Baynunah-class corvette

The Baynunah class are corvettes for the United Arab Emirates Navy (UAE Navy). The lead ship, Baynunah, 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]

Baynunah-class corvette Al Dhafra at NAVDEX, February 2015
Class overview
Builders:
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 (233 ft 11 in)
Beam: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft: 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion:
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)+
Range: 2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance: 14 days
Complement: 37
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:
Aviation facilities: Aft helicopter deck and hangar
Notes: Cost, as of February 2009, is US$820 million for the entire 6 ship programme.[2]

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 craft, the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defence awarded a contract to Abu Dhabi Ship Building for the Baynunah class.[5] The lead ship, Baynunah, 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 25 June 2009. Sea trials commenced in January 2010..

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

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

See also

References
  2. Jane's 2009 IDEX Article
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Baynunah Class Corvettes". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  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 (26 March 2016). "Gulf Coalition Operations in Yemen (Part 3): Maritime and Aerial Blockade". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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