Navy of Egypt

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The Egyptian Navy is the smallest branch of the Egyptian military. The navy's diverse and challenging missions include protection of more than 2,000 kilometers of coastline of the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, defense of approaches to the Suez Canal, and support for army operations.

The navy's main operational subdivisions are the Frigate, Submarine, Mine Warfare, Missile Boat, and Coastal Patrol Boat commands. Commanding the naval forces is Vice Admiral Tamer Abd El Aleem Mohamed Ismail.

The navy lacks its own air arm and depends on the air force for maritime reconnaissance and protection against submarines. The air force equipment that supports the navy includes 12 Gazelle, 13 SH-2G Seasprite and 5 Sea King helicopters mounted with antiship and antisubmarine missiles. In mid-1988 the air force also took delivery of the first of six Grumman E-2C Hawkeye aircraft with search and side-looking radar and also operates 6 Beech 1990C aircraft for maritime surveillance purposes. The Egyptian navy also uses Mi-8 and H-3 Sea King helicopters to transport troops.

The Egyptian Navy has adopted the 60m, diesel-powered Ambassador MK III fast missile patrol craft and construction of the boats began in spring 2001. Egypt already had an older version of the Ambassador patrol craft in service, but the new boats would contain an update in design meant to make the vessels more resistant to radar detection. Design was conducted with the assistance of Lockheed Martin.

Contents 1 The Current Fleet 1.1 Submarine Force 1.2 Surface Combattant Force 1.2.1 Guided Missile Frigates 1.2.2 General Purpose & ASW Frigrates 1.3 Littoral Warfare Force 1.3.1 Large Fast Attack Crafts (FAC) Missile 1.3.2 Coastal Fast Attack Crafts (FAC) Missile 1.3.3 ASW Coastal Patrol Boats 1.3.4 Coastal Patrol Boats 1.4 Amphibious Forces 1.5 Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMVs) 1.6 Auxilliary Ships 1.7 Trainning Ships 2 The Egyptian Coast Guard (ECG) 2.1 Patrol Boats 2.2 Patrol Crafts 3 Weaponry 3.1 Ship to Ship/Surface Missiles 3.2 Surface to Ship/Surface Missile (Costal Defence) 3.3 Air to Surface/Ship Missiles 4 Bases 5 See also 6 References

[edit] The Current Fleet

The Egyptian Navy (EN) currently consists of one hundred fourteen ships and craft:

[edit] Submarine Force

• 4 Improved Romeo class

[edit] Surface Combattant Force

[edit] Guided Missile Frigates

• 4 Mubarak (Oliver Hazard Perry) class
• 2 Domyat (Knox) class

[edit] General Purpose & ASW Frigrates

• 2 Descubierta class
• 2 Jianghu class

[edit] Littoral Warfare Force

[edit] Large Fast Attack Crafts (FAC) Missile

• 4 Ambassador MK III class
• 4 Osa I (Type 205) class
• 5 Tiger (Type 148) class
• 6 Ramadan class
• 4 Helsinki class - on order ex-Finnish navy

[edit] Coastal Fast Attack Crafts (FAC) Missile

• 4 October class
• 5 Hegu class

[edit] ASW Coastal Patrol Boats

• 8 Hainan class

[edit] Coastal Patrol Boats

• 6 Shershen class
• 4 Shanghai II class

[edit] Amphibious Forces

• 3 Polnocny A class Landing Ships, Medium (LSMs)
• 9 Vydra class Landing Craft, Utility (LCU)
• 8 Seafox class Landing Craft, Assault (LCA)

[edit] Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMVs)

• 6 T-43 class Fleet Minesweepers (MSFs)
• 4 Yurka class Fleet Minesweepers (MSFs)
• 3 Swiftships Coastal Mine Hunters (MHCs)
• 2 Swiftships Route Survey Vessels (MSIs)

[edit] Auxilliary Ships

• 6 Okhtenskiy Ocean Tug
• 8 Toplivo II Coastal Tankers

[edit] Trainning Ships

• 1 El Fateh (Z) class Destroyer
• 1 Tariq (Blackswan) class Frigate(Sloop)
• 1 Intissar class Ship
• 1 El Horeya Yacht
• 1 El Quosseir Yacht

[edit] The Egyptian Coast Guard (ECG)

The Coast Guard is responsible for the onshore protection of public installations near the coast and the patrol of coastal waters to prevent smuggling. Currently consists of one hundred five ships and craft.

[edit] Patrol Boats

• 21 Timsah class
• 9 Swiftships class

[edit] Patrol Crafts

• 9 Type 83 class
• 6 Crestitalia class
• 12 Spectre class
• 12 Petersen class
• 5 Nisr class
• 29 DC class

[edit] Weaponry

[edit] Ship to Ship/Surface Missiles

• Harpoon with 120km range and 220kg payload.
• Exocet (MM-38) with 65km range and 165kg payload.
• HY-2 Silkworm with 95km range and 513kg payload.
• Otomat Mk1 with 80km range and 210kg payload.
• SS-N-2a Styx with 43km range and 513kg payload.

[edit] Surface to Ship/Surface Missile (Costal Defence)

• FL-1 with 95km range and 513kg payload.
• AS-5 Kelt with 250km-400km range and 1000kg payload. (Modified from air launched version)
• Otomat MkII with 180km+ range and 210kg payload.
• Exocet (MM-40) with 180km range and 165kg payload.

[edit] Air to Surface/Ship Missiles

• Exocet (AM-39) with 70km range and 165kg payload.

See also: List of naval ships of Egypt

[edit] Bases

The Egyptian navy's main base is at Alexandria. There are also bases in Hurghada ,Safaga and Suez.

[edit] See also

• Egyptian Armed Forces

[edit] References

• Globalsecurity.org - egyptian navy