Baynunah-class corvette

	Baynunah-class corvette Al Dhafra P-173 at NAVDEX, February 2015
Class overview
Builders:	Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (lead ship only); Abu Dhabi Ship Building;
Operators:	United Arab Emirates Navy
Preceded by:	Ardhana class patrol craft
Planned:	6
Completed:	6
Active:	6
General characteristics
Type:	Corvette
Displacement:	915 tons[1]
Length:	71.3 m (234 ft)
Beam:	11 m (36 ft)
Draft:	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion:	4 × MTU 12V595 TE90 diesel engines; 3 × Kamewa Waterjets models 112S11 and 125B11;
Speed:	30+ knots
Range:	2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance:	14 days
Complement:	37 officers and crew
Sensors and ; processing systems:	Saab Microwave Systems Sea Giraffe AMB surveillance radar; Terma I-band navigation radar; Selex Orion RTN 25 Fire Control X-band radar; NDS 3070 Vanguard hull-mounted mine and obstacle avoidance sonar;
Armament:	1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun; 2 × Rheinmetall MLG 27 27 mm guns; 4 × mk56 dual-pack VLS with 8 × RIM-162 ESSM; 1 × mk49 mod3 21-cell RAM launcher for RAM block 1A missile system; 8 × MBDA MM40 block 3 Exocet missiles;
Aviation facilities:	Aft helicopter deck and hangar
Notes:	Cost, as of February 2009, is US$820 million for the entire 6 ship programme.[2]

The Baynunah class are corvettes for the United Arab Emirates Navy. The lead ship is named after the Baynunah region in Abu Dhabi. Six ships are planned for this class at a total price of US $820 million. Sea trials are currently underway. Platform and combat systems trials are expected to continue through 2011, after which time the lead ship will be delivered to the UAE Navy.[3]

Description

This class is based on the CMN Group's Combattante BR70 design.[4] The Baynunah class is designed for "patrol and surveillance, minelaying, interception and other anti-surface warfare operations in the United Arab Emirate's territorial waters and exclusive economic zone."[5]

History

In 2004, to replace the Ardhana class patrol boat, the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defence awarded a contract to Abu Dhabi Ship Building for the Baynunah class of corvettes.[5] The first was built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie, while the rest are being built in the UAE by Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB).[3]

The lead ship was launched on June 25, 2009. Sea trials commenced in January 2010.

The fourth ship of the class, the Mezyad was launched by ADSB on 15 February 2012. ADSB hopes to secure further orders for the class from the Saudi and Kuwaiti navies (but Saudi and Kuwaiti are not interested anymore).[6]

The last ship, the Al-Hili was launched on 6 February 2014.[7]

During the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in the Yemeni Civil War, a number of these corvettes from the UAE Navy took part in a naval blockade of Yemen.[8]

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Similar ships

Abu-Dhabi class corvette
Braunschweig class corvette
Milgem class corvette
Sa'ar 5 class corvette
Sa'ar 72-class corvette
Visby class corvette

References

http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jni/jni090824_1_n.shtml
Jane's 2009 IDEX Article
http://www.janes.com/news/defence/naval/idr/idr100212_1_n.shtml
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/baynunah/%5B%5D
Black, David (16 February 2012). "Warships made in Abu Dhabi to be sold abroad". The National via thenational.ae. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
Binnie, Jeremy (2014-02-06). "UAE's final Baynunah launched". IHS Jane 360. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
Pollak, Nedav. Knights, Michael. Gulf Coalition Operations in Yemen (Part 3): Maritime and Aerial Blockade. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Published 26 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

External links

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[1] ttp://www.janes.com/news/defence/jni/jni090824_1_n.shtml

[2] Jane's 2009 IDEX Article

[janes100212-3] ttp://www.janes.com/news/defence/naval/idr/idr100212_1_n.shtml

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[navaltech-5] ttp://www.naval-technology.com/projects/baynunah/%5B%5D

[6] Black, David (16 February 2012). "Warships made in Abu Dhabi to be sold abroad". The National via thenational.ae. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

[7] Binnie, Jeremy (2014-02-06). "UAE's final Baynunah launched". IHS Jane 360. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

[8] Pollak, Nedav. Knights, Michael. Gulf Coalition Operations in Yemen (Part 3): Maritime and Aerial Blockade. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Published 26 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.