First Egypt-built Gowind 2500 launched
Alexandria Shipyard has launched the first Egypt-built Gowind 2500 corvette, Port-Said, for the Egyptian Navy, Naval Group announced on 6 September.
The vessel is the second of four Gowind 2500 corvettes being built for the Egyptian Navy by France’s Naval Group. The first Gowind corvette, El-fateh, was delivered to the navy in September 2017. The first corvette was built at the Naval Group facility in Lorient, France, and the next three are being built in Alexandria, Egypt, as part of a construction technology transfer agreement.
The Gowind corvette integrates the latest generation of the SETIS combat system, and a panoramic sensors and intelligence module - a combination of an integrated mast with its various sensors and an operational centre and associated technical premises.
The 102m long vessel has a displacement of 2,600t with a maximum speed of 25kt. The corvette can accommodate a crew of 65 and has a range of 3,700 nautical miles.
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