Algerian National Navy

Algerian National Navy
Active	January 2, 1962 – Present
Country	Algeria
Branch	Navy
Size	6000 personnel [1]
Garrison/HQ	L'AMIRAUTE, Algiers
Anniversaries	February 2, 1967
Equipment	28 vessels, 10 helicopters
Commanders
Current commander	Malek Necib
Insignia
Naval Ensign
Naval Jack

The Algerian National Navy (ANN; Arabic: القوات البحرية الجزائرية‎) is the naval branch of the Military of Algeria. The navy operates from multiple bases along the country's nearly 1,000 km (620 mi) coastline, fulfilling its primary role of monitoring and defending Algeria's territorial waters against all foreign military or economic intrusion. Additional missions include coast guard and maritime safety missions as well a projection of marine forces (fusillers marins). Algerian forces are an important player in the Western Mediterranean.

As with other Algerian military branches, the navy was built and structured with assistance from the Soviet Union during the Cold War, but has also relied on other sources for equipment in some areas. Since the end of the Cold War, Russia has remained an important partner, but Algeria has increasingly sought additional sources for equipment as well as building its own shipbuilding capacity.

Bases

Principal naval bases are located at Algiers, Annaba, Mers el-Kebir, Oran, Skikda and Tamentfoust. Mers el Kébir is home to the OMCN/CNE shipbuilding facilities where several Algerian vessels have been built. Algeria's naval academy at Tamentfoust provides officer training equivalent to that of the army and the air force academies. The navy also operates a technical training school for its personnel at Tamentfoust.

Equipment

The bulk of the Algerian Navy is still based on Cold War designs, although work is being done to both acquire new platforms as well as modernize existing equipment. The surface fleet is equipped with a mixture of smaller ships well suited to coastal and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) patrol work. The fleet is led by three Koni class frigates which have been updated with more modern systems. These are due to be augmented in the coming years by a pair of MEKO A-200 frigates which will represent the most modern equipment of the navy when they enter service, also, Algeria signed a contract with China Shipbuilding Trading Company for the construction of three light frigates about 2,800 tons full load. A mixture of six corvettes and off-shore patrol vessels complement the frigates, while a large number of smaller boats cover the role of coastal patrol. Algeria had maintained a relatively large fleet of Osa class fast attack craft by the end of the Cold War, but it is questionable whether any of these remain in operational use.

Algeria has had a small submarine presence in the Mediterranean with a pair of Kilo class patrol submarines, though the recent acquisition of an additional two upgraded boats will expand this presence significantly. Their amphibious warfare capacity has traditionally been limited with a small group of landing ships essentially for coastal transport roles. This capacity will be greatly upgraded with the planned acquisition of an amphibious transport dock capable of supporting more robust operations. In the area of civil support, the purchase of seagoing rescue tugs will mark the first ability of an African nation to provide valuable services to economic and commercial operators in the Western Mediterranean.

The Algerian military has long maintained a strong veil of secrecy over its organization and equipment, making an exact accounting of operational vessels difficult to ascertain. Open sources are known to vary widely in their reports of several aspects of Algerian equipment.

Submarines

Class	Photo	No.	Ship	Year Commissioned	Note
Patrol Submarines (6)
Kilo Class 636M				2018	[2][3] [4][5][6]
				2018	[2][3] [4][5][6]
Kilo Class 636M		021	Messali el Hadj	2010	Project 636M 'Improved Kilo' submarine built by Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia
		022	Akram Pacha	2010	Project 636M 'Improved Kilo' submarine built by Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Kilo Class 877EKM		012	Rais Hadi Mubarek	1987	Project 877EKM Paltus (Kilo) submarines built in Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg
		013	El Hadj Slimane	1988

Amphibious warfare vessels

Class	Photo	No.	Ship	Displacement	Year Commissioned	Note
Amphibious Assault Ships (1+1option)
Kalaat Béni Abbès Class		474	Kalaat Béni Abbès	9,000 tonnes	2015	Improved San Giorgio, Ordered in 2011(+1 in option)[7][8][9]'
Landing Ships (3)
Kalaat Beni Hammed		472	Kalaat Beni Hammed	2,450 tonnes	1984	Built by Brooke Marine in Lowestoft, UK
		473	Kalaat Beni Rached	2,450 tonnes	1984	Built by Vosper Thornycroft in Woolston, UK
Polnocny		471		834 tonnes	1976	Built by Stocznia Północna at Gdańsk, Poland

Surface combatants

Class	Photo	No.	Ship	Displacement	Year Commissioned	Note
Frigates
MEKO A200		910		3,700 tonns	2015-2016	Under construction.[10][11]
		911			2015-2016	Under construction.
C28A		920		2,800 tonns	2015	Under construction.
		921			2015	Under construction.[12]
		922			2015	Under construction.
Koni-class frigate		901	Mourad Rais	1,440 tonns	1980	Ex-Soviet SKR-482, re-fitted in 2011 at Kronshtadt
		902	Rais Kellich		1982	Ex-Soviet SKR-35, currently being re-fitted at Kronshtadt
		903	Rais Korfo		1985	Ex-Soviet SKR-129, re-fitted in 2000 at Kronshtadt
Corvettes
Project 20382 "Tigr" corvette [13][14]					2014-2015	Under construction.
					2014-2015	Under construction.
Nanuchka-class corvette[15]		801	Rais Hamidou[16]	660 tonns	1980	Ex-Soviet MRK-21, Project 1234E built by Vympel Shipyards in Rybinsk, Russia
		802	Salah Rais		1981	Ex-Soviet MRK-23, Project 1234E built by Vympel Shipyards in Rybinsk,
		803	Rais Ali		1982	Ex-Soviet MRK-22, Project 1234E built by Vympel Shipyards in Rybinsk,
Djebel Chenoua Class corvette		351	Djebel Chenoua	540 tonns	1988	. Built by OMCN / CNE in Mers-el-Kebir, Algeria.
		352	El Chihab		1995
		353	El Kirch		2002
Patrol Boats
Osa II class missile boat		644		1978
		645		1978
		646		1978
		647		1978
		648		1978
		649		1978
		650		1978
		651		1978
Kebir class patrol boat		341	El Yadekh	1982	Built by Brooke Marine
		342	El Morakeb	1983
		343	El Kechef	1984
		344	El Moutarid	1985	Built by ONCM / CNE at Mers el-Kebir in Algeria
		345	El Rassed	1985
		346	El Djari	1985
		347	El Saher	1993
		348	El Moukadem	1993
		349	El Wafi	1993
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Fleet auxiliaries

Class	Photo	No.	Ship	Displacement	Year Commissioned	Note
Survey ship
El Idrissi		673	El Idrissi	540 tonnes	1980	Ship built by Matsukara Zosen in Hirao, Japan
Training ship
Soummam		937	Soummam	5,500 tonnes	2006	5500 tons (full load)
Salvage ship
El Mourafik		261	El Mourafik	600 tonnes	1990	Built in China
High Seas Tow Vessel
El Mounjid	701	El Mounjid	3,200 tonnes	2012	The Ships are type UT 515 CD built in Norway and Motorization buy Rolls-Royce.
	702	El Moussif	3,200 tonnes	2012
	703	El Moussanid	3,200 tonnes	2012

Aircraft

Modernization

Algerian Sailors conduct Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO).

The Navy is upgrading itself with thefollowing technological developments. The existing units were modernized, the submarine force strengthened by two new Kilo class submarines(last generation).^[20]

• three corvettes C28A. Radar and electronic equipment will be supplied by Thales, and mounted in Algeria. They will be built at Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard.^[21][22][23]
• 21 units of the type FPB98 MKI Ocea -patrol boat- ^[24][25]
• 12 units of Alusafe 2000 high speed rescue and patrol vessel ^[26]

Gallery

Munitions

Anti-ship Missiles

• RBS-15 Mk. III ^[21][27][28] III will equip the two MEKO 200 frigates under construction for the Algerian National Navy. Delivery is scheduled for 2015-2016.
• SS-N-25 ^[21]
• C-802 ^[21]
• SSC-3 Styx ^[21]
• 3M-14E ^[21][29]
• SS-N-2C

See also

• List of Algerian ships

References

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

External links

• Algerian Navy ships and equipment