AL-SHAQRA 422

AL-SHAQRA 422

 

Royal Suadi Navy Minehunter

Class…………………………… Sandown -class (UK) minehunters. Differ from British ships in armament carried. (Saudi Class Name …………….AL FAWF)

Builder……………………….. Vosper Thornycroft Ltd., Southampton, Woolston yard

Yard number……………….4260

Laid down..………………….14 May 1990

Launched….…………………15 May1991

Completed.………………….8 February 1993

Propulsion.………………….. 2 vertical cycloidal propellers : 2 Paxman Valenta 6RP200E diesels / 2 electric motors

Speed..…………………………14 knots

Range………………………….. 3000 nm at 12 knots

Fate…………………………….Still in service(2020)

 

DOD CAPTION

Saudi, UK, U.S. Naval Forces Conduct Mine Countermeasures Training

201111-RX269-A-1289 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 11, 2020) Royal Saudi Naval Force mine countermeasures vessel Al-Shaqra (MCMV 422) sails in formation during mine countermeasures interoperability training , led by Commander, Task Force (CTF) 52 in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 11. CTF 52 provides command and control of all mine warfare assets in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. The 5th Fleet area of operations encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The expanse is comprised of 20 countries and includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the southern tip of Yemen.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist William Gore

©USN Official Photo

See also :

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