Saudi corvette Al Jubail (original) (raw)
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Al Jubail class corvette
| History | |
 Saudi Arabia |
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| Name | Al Jubail (الجبيل) |
| Namesake | Al Jubail |
| Builder | Navantia, San Fernando |
| Laid down | 15 January 2019 |
| Launched | 22 July 2020 |
| Acquired | 31 March 2022 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 828 |
| Status | Fitting out |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Avante 2200 corvette |
| Displacement | 2,419 tons |
| Length | 99 m (324 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 13.6 m (44 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | CODAD, 4 × MTU 12V-1163-TB93 rated at 4,440 kW (5,950 hp) each 2 × shaft with Wärtsilä 5C11 controllable pitch propeller[1] |
| Speed | Maximum: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) Cruising: 22 knots Economy: 18 knots |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 60 + 32 |
| Armament | 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm ('A' position) 1 × Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns 16-cell VLS[2](Saudi Arabia variant) 16 x VL Mica 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon block II anti-ship missiles 2 × 3 torpedo tubes |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck, hangar |
Al Jubail (828) is an _Al Jubail_-class corvette of the Royal Saudi Navy.
Development and design
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In July 2018 it was announced that Navantia had signed an agreement with the Royal Saudi Navy for the production of five Avante 2000 corvettes with the last to be delivered by 2022 at a cost of approximately 2 billion Euros.[3]
Construction and career
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Al Jubail was laid down on 15 January 2020 and launched on 2 July 2020 at the Navantia yard in San Fernando.[4]
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