QENS Sumaysimah

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Name
  • Sumaysimah
  • (سُمَيْسِمَة)
Namesake Sumaysimah
OrderedJune 2016
Builder Fincantieri, Italy
Laid down13 February 2021
Launched29 March 2022
Identification Pennant number: F104
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class and type Doha-class corvette
Displacement3,250 long tons (3,300 t)
Length107 m (351 ft 1 in)
Beam14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
Propulsion Combined diesel and diesel
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range3,500  nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi)
Endurance21 days
Complement112
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Thesan mine avoidance sonar
  • Kronos main radar system
  • Athena combat system
Electronic warfare
& decoys		4 × Sylena Mk2 decoy launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × NHIndustries NH90 helicopter
Aviation facilities
  • Flight deck
  • Enclosed hangar

Sumaysimah (F104) is the fourth and last ship of the Doha-class corvettes built for the Qatari Emiri Navy.

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Development

Fincantieri showcased for the first time the multi-role air defence corvettes for the Qatari Emiri Navy during DIMDEX 2018. In August 2017, Qatar officially announced for the order of the four ships of the class after signing the contract in June 2016. [1] [2]

They are able to operate high speed boats such as rigid-hulled inflatable boats with the help of lateral cranes and hauling ramps. All four of the Doha class will serve as the backbone of the Qatari Emiri Navy.

Construction and career

Sumaysima's first steel was cut on 18 September 2018 [3] [4] and laid down on 13 February 2021 at Fincantieri shipyard in Muggiano, Italy. [5] She was launched on 29 March 2022. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "DIMDEX 2018: Fincantieri Unveils Qatari Navy Air Defense Corvette Design". navyrecognition.com. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Fincantieri Launches Qatar's 1st Air Defense Corvette "Al Zubarah"". Naval News. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "First Patrol Vessel of Qatari Naval Program Launched". www.defense-aerospace.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Editorial, Defense Brief (18 September 2020). "Italy's Fincantieri launches first Qatari OPV". Defense Brief. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Ruzhelnyk, Olga (13 February 2021). "Fincantieri launches the second corvette for Qatar". EDR Magazine. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ↑ Vavasseur, Xavier (29 March 2022). "Fincantieri Launches Qatar's Fourth Air Defense Corvette". Naval News. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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