List of ships of the Egyptian Navy

Last updated December 12, 2024

This is a list of Egyptian Navy ships including all ships of the Egyptian Navy as well as its predecessors.

Current and future ships

Submarines (8)

Class	Name	Origin	Image	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement
Type 209(1400) class	S41 (861) S42 (864) S43 (867) S44 (870)	Germany		Attack submarine	4 active^[4]	1,600 tons
Type 033 submarine	831 842 852 858	China		Attack submarine	4 active^[4]	1,475 tons surfaced 1,830 tons submerged

Helicopter Carrier (2)

Class	Origin	Image	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement
Anwar El Sadat (Mistral-class)	France		Landing helicopter dock (LHD)	2 active^[4]	21,500 tons

Frigates (13)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement
Tahya Misr (FREMM)	France	Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate	1 active^[4]	6,000 tons
Al-Galala(FREMM)	Italy	Multi-purpose frigate	2 active^[4]	6,700 tons
Al-Aziz (MEKO A200)	Germany Egypt	Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate	4 active^[4]	3,700 tons
Alexandria (Oliver Hazard Perry)	United States	Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate	4 active^[4]	4,200 tons
Damyat(Knox)	United States	Guided missile frigate	2 active^[4]	4,130 tons

Corvettes (7)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement
Al-Fateh (Gowind 2500)	France Egypt	Multi-purpose & Guided missile corvette	4 active	2,500 tons
Abu Qir (Descubierta-class)	Spain	Multi-purpose corvette	2 active^[4]	1,482 tonnes
Shabab Misr (Pohang-class)	South Korea	ASW corvette	1 active^[4]	1,220 tonnes

Fast Attack Craft (31)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement
Ezzat(Ambassador Mk III)	United States	Fast missile craft	4 active^[4]	600 tonnes
Project 12418 (Tarantul-class)	Russia	Fast missile craft	1 active^[4]	550 tonnes
October class	Egypt	Missile boat	6 active^[4]	82 tonnes
Osa class	Soviet Union	Missile boat	8 active^[4]	235 tonnes
Ramadan class	United Kingdom	Missile boat	6 active^[4]	317 tonnes
Tiger-class	West Germany	Missile boat	1 active^[4]	265 tonnes
Shanghai II-class	People's Republic of China	Gunboat	4 active^[4]	135 tonnes

Submarine chasers (8)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships	Note
Hainan-class submarine chaser	People's Republic of China	Anti-submarine vessel	8^[4]	430 tonnes	Al Nour (430)	Armament: Two twin 57 mm AA guns Two twin 23 mm AA guns Two triple 12.75-inch (324 mm) torpedo tubes Four BU-1200 anti-submarine rocket launchers Two depth-charge mortars Two depth-charge racks Mines
					Al Hadi (433)
					Al Hakeem (436)
					Al Wakeel (439)
					Al Kdar (442)
					Al Samad (445)
					Al Salam (448)
					Al Rafe (451)

Patrol vessels(23)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement
Cyclone class	United States	Fast patrol craft	3 active^[4]
Type-024 (Hegu class)	China	Fast patrol boat	4 active^[4]	2 in reserve^[4]
Shershen class	Soviet Union	Torpedo boat	4 active^[4]
Kaan 20 class	Turkey	Fast patrol boat	6 active^[4]
Project 205 (Osa II class)	Soviet Union Finland	Patrol boat	4 active^[4]

Mine warfare vessels (17)

Class	Origin	Image	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships	Note
Assiot (T43-class minesweeper)	Soviet Union		Minesweeper	3^[4]	460 tonnes	Gharbia (501)	Armament: Two twin 30 mm AA guns Ten mines
						Daqahlia (507)
						Baharia (510)
						Sinai (513)
						Assuit (516)
Aswan (Yurka-class minesweeper)	Soviet Union		Minesweeper	4^[4]	569 tonnes	Giza (530)	Armament: Two twin 37 mm AA guns Four twin 12.7 mm machine guns Two depth-charge mortars Mines
						Aswan (533)
						Qena (536)
						Sohag (539)
Dhat Al Sawari-class	United States	—	Minehunter	3^[4]	203 tonnes	Dhat Al Sawari	Armament: Two 12.7 mm machineguns
						Navarine
						Al Burullus
Al Siddiq (Osprey-class minehunter)	United States		Minehunter	2^[4]	904 tonnes	Al Farouk (534)	The vessels are to receive in-country modernization and technical Support, including the supply of new L3 Machinery Control Systems.^[5]^[6] Armament: Two 12.7 mm machine guns
Al Siddiq (Osprey-class minehunter)	United States		Minehunter	2^[4]	904 tonnes	Al Seddiq (521)
Safaga-class	United States	—	Survey vessel	2^[4]	165 tonnes	Safaga	—
Safaga-class	United States	—	Survey vessel	2^[4]	165 tonnes	Abu El Ghosn	—

Landing crafts (15)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships	Note
Vydra-class landing ship	Soviet Union	Landing craft mechanized	9^[4]	600 tonnes	330	^[7] Armament: Two twin 40 mm AA guns
					332
					334
					336
					338
					340
					342
					344
					346
EDA-R-class landing craft	France	Landing craft tank	2^[4]	300 tonnes	GN 011	^[8] Armament: two 12.7 mm machine guns two 7.62 mm machine guns.
EDA-R-class landing craft	France	Landing craft tank	2^[4]	300 tonnes	AS 021
CTM-NG-class landing craft	France	Landing craft mechanized	4^[4]	GN 012	150 tonnes	^[8]
				GN 013
				AS 022
				AS 023

Support ships (6)

Class	Origin	Image	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships	Note
Fort Rosalie-class replenishment ship	United Kingdom		Replenishment ship	2	23,482 tonnes	Abu Simbel (233)	^[9] Armament: - 2 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm automatic cannon for close combat - 2 20 mm cannon - 4 7.62 mm machine guns
Fort Rosalie-class replenishment ship	United Kingdom		Replenishment ship	2	23,482 tonnes	Luxor
Lüneburg-class replenishment ship Type 701E	Germany		Replenishment ship	1^[4]	3,680 tonnes	Shalatin (230)	Armament: Two 40 mm 70-caliber Bofors AA
Westerwald-class transport ship	Germany		Ammunition ship	1^[4]	3,469 tonnes	Halayib (231)	—
Poluchat-II-class torpedo retriever	Soviet Union	—	Torpedo retriever	2	95 tonnes	—	—

Fuel tankers (8)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships
Toplivo II-class tanker	Soviet Union	Coastal tanker	8^[4]	1,200 tonnes	Maryut (211)
					Al Furat (212)
					Al Nil (213)
					Ekdu (214)
					Atbarah (215)
					Aida 3 (216)
					Al Manzalla (217)
					Al Burulus (218)

Tugboats (7)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships
Okhtenskiy-class oceangoing tug	Egypt	Tugboat	5^[4]	940 tonnes	El Max (103)
					El Agamy (105)
					El Kantara (107)
					El Dekheila (109)
					El Eskandarany (111)
Natick-class harbor tug	United States Egypt	Tugboat	2	560 tonnes	—
Natick-class harbor tug	United States Egypt	Tugboat	2	560 tonnes	—

Miscellaneous vessels

Class	Origin	Image	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships	Note
Black Swan-class sloop	United Kingdom		Training ship	1	1,490 tonnes	Tariq (F931)	Armament: 6 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk XVI AA guns (3 × 2) 4 × 2-pounder AA pom-pom 4 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) AA machine guns (original) 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA (6 × 2) (modified) Depth charges 40 (110 modified)
Intisar training ship		—	Training ship	1	1,000 tonnes	—	—
Z-class destroyer	United Kingdom		Training ship	1	2,570 tonnes	ex-Al Fateh, ex HMS Zenith (R95)	Harbour training vessel. Name transferred to first Gowind-class corvette September 2017; report did not specify ship was decommissioned.
El Kousseir yacht	—	—	Presidential yacht	1^[4]	500 tonnes	—	—
El Mahrousa super yacht	United Kingdom		Presidential yacht	1	3,762 tonnes	El Mahrousa	—

Egyptian Coast Guard

The Egyptian Coast Guard is responsible for the onshore protection of public installations near the coast and the patrol of coastal waters to prevent smuggling.

Patrol boats

22 Timsah I/II class
12 Sea Spectre PB Mk III class
9 Swiftships class
6 MV70 class
5 P-6 (Project 183) class
3 Textron class

Patrol crafts

25 Swiftships 26m class
16 SR.N6 class
9 Type 83 class
6 Crestitalia class
12 Spectre class
12 Peterson class
5 Nisr class
29 DC-30 class
3 of 6 MRTP-20 Yonka Onuk MRTP-20 class ^[10]^[11]

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↑ "Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
↑ GDC (2020-06-15). "Italy approves the sale of two Fincantieri FREMM frigates for Egyptian Navy". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Military Balance 2024. IISS. 2024. ISBN 978-1032780047.
↑ "Egyptian Navy In-Country Technical Assistance and Support".
↑ "L3 Maritime Systems Wins Contract to Provide Machinery Control Systems for Egyptian Minehunters".
↑ "Project 106 class".
1 2 "Le premier catamaran de débarquement égyptien rejoint Saint-Nazaire". 18 April 2016.
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[1] GDC (2021-05-03). "Why Egypt Intensifying Its Military Modernization, Training And Exercises In MENA Regions". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-16.

[naval-technology.com-2] "Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.

[3] GDC (2020-06-15). "Italy approves the sale of two Fincantieri FREMM frigates for Egyptian Navy". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-16.

[:0-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Military Balance 2024. IISS. 2024. ISBN 978-1032780047.

[5] "Egyptian Navy In-Country Technical Assistance and Support".

[6] "L3 Maritime Systems Wins Contract to Provide Machinery Control Systems for Egyptian Minehunters".

[7] "Project 106 class".

[meretmarine.com-8] 1 2 "Le premier catamaran de débarquement égyptien rejoint Saint-Nazaire". 18 April 2016.

[9] McGrath, Rebecca (18 July 2022). "Ex-navy ship towed across River Mersey for renaming". Wirral Globe. Warrington. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

[10] "قائد القوات البحرية: أحدث لنشات الصواريخ تنضم للخدمة 2013.. وبناء غواصتين من الجيل المتقدم بألمانيا - بوابة الأهرام" . Retrieved 2014-06-05.

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