Al Zubarah-class corvette

Class overview
Name	Al Zubarah class
Builders	Fincantieri, Muggiano
Operators	Qatari Emiri Navy
Built	2018–2023
In service	2021–present
Planned	4
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Corvette
Displacement	3,250 long tons (3,300 t) [1]
Length	107 m (351 ft 1 in) [1]
Beam	14.7 m (48 ft 3 in) [1]
Propulsion	Combined diesel and diesel CODAD 4 MAN 22/38D [1]
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) [1]
Boats & landing craft carried	Rigid-hulled inflatable boats [2]
Complement	98 (capacity for 112) [1]
Armament	1 × Leonardo 76 mm/62 Super Rapid gun [1] 16 × Aster 30 Block 1 surface-to-air missiles [1] 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles [1] 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles [1]
Aircraft carried	1 × NHIndustries NH90 helicopter [2]
Aviation facilities	Flight deck [2] Hangar [2]

The Al Zubarah-class corvette, ^{[1] [2]} sometimes called the Doha class, ^{[3] [4]} is a class of multi-role corvette operated by the Qatari Emiri Navy. Four were built by Fincantieri. ^[1]

Development

On 16 June 2016, ^[5] Qatar awarded Fincantieri a €4 billion contract that included the construction of the four Al Zubarah corvettes. The ships were delivered between 2021 and 2023. ^[1]

In 2023, Fincantieri offered Greece a derivative of the Al Zubarah, the FCx30. ^[3]

Ships in class

Name	Hull no.	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Status
Al Zubarah	F101	Fincantieri, Muggiano	June 2018	27 February 2020 [6]	28 October 2021 (delivered) [1]	In service
Damsah	F102			13 February 2021 [7] [4]	28 April 2022 (delivered) [1]	In service
Al Khor	F103			30 September 2021 [8]	22 December 2022 (delivered) [1]	In service
Sumaysimah	F104		13 February 2021 [1]	29 March 2022 [9]	16 May 2023 (delivered) [1]	In service

See also

• Littoral combat ship
• Kamorta-class corvette
• Steregushchiy-class corvette
• MILGEM project
• Formidable-class frigate
• Gepard-class frigate
• Incheon-class frigate
• Guaiquerí-class patrol boat
• Abu Dhabi-class corvette

References

1. Tringham, Kate (2023-05-17). "Fincantieri delivers final Al Zubarah-class corvette to Qatar". Janes. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
2. "Al Zubarah Class". Fincantieri. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
3. "Onex And Fincantieri Unveil The Strategy For The Hellenic Navy Corvettes". Fincantieri. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
4. "Second Doha-class corvette Damsah launched". Qatar Tribune. 14 February 2021.
5. "Undersecretary of State for Defence Pucciarelli delivers corvette Al Zubarah to the Qatari Navy". Ministry of Defence of Italy. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
6. "Fincantieri Launches Qatar's 1st Air Defense Corvette "Al Zubarah"". Naval News. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
7. "Fincantieri launches the second corvette for Qatar". 13 February 2021.
8. "RID Rivista Italiana Difesa". www.rid.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-30.
9. "RID Rivista Italiana Difesa". www.rid.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-03-31.