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The Djebel Chenoua-class corvettes are ships of Algerian design and assembly, developed in the shipyards of Mers el-Kebir near Oran and built in the 1980s. The 4 units are specialized in anti-ship warfare and search and rescue operations.
 Algerian Navy corvette El Kirch | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | ECRN Mers el Kebir |
| Operators | Algerian National Navy |
| In service | 1980–present |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement | 550 tons (full load) |
| Length | 58.40 m (191.6 ft) |
| Beam | 8.50 m (27.9 ft) |
| Draught | 2.59 m (8.5 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h) |
| Range | 1.000 Nmi (1.852 km) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | Rigid-hulled inflatable boat |
| Complement | 52 (including 6 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Countermeasures; 2 × Decoy launchers. |
| Armament | |
All four ships are now equipped with four C-802 missiles made in China. The missile was derived from the French Exocet, has a 120 km range and an automatic guidance system. The ships are armed with a Russian AK-176 76 mm main gun with a high rate of fire installed at the bow and a Gatling-type AK-630 30 mm air defense gun installed aft.
| Name | Pennant number | Ship builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djebel Chenoua | 351 | ECRN, Mers-el-Kebir | 3 February 1985[1] | November 1988[1] | In service |
| El Chihab | 352 | ECRN, Mers-el-Kebir | February 1990[1] | June 1995[1] | In service |
| El Kirch | 353 | ECRN, Mers-el-Kebir | July 2000[1] | 2002 | In service |
| Hassan Barbiear | 807 | ECRN, Mers-el-Kebir | 2017[2] | 2017 | In service |