List of ships of the Egyptian Navy

This is a list of Egyptian Navy ships including all ships of the Egyptian Navy.

The Egyptian Navy is the largest navy in the Middle East and Africa.[1] Since 2013, the Egyptian Navy made a modernization project in which new vessels were acquired from western sources such as the United States, Germany, Italy and France.[2][3]

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 Name Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement
Mistral-class Gamal Abdel Nasser (ex-Vladivostok) (L1010)

Anwar El Sadat (ex-Sevastopol) (L1020)

 France Landing helicopter dock (LHD) 2 active[4] 21,500 tons

Frigates (13)

Class Name Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement
FREMM multipurpose frigate Tahya Misr (ex-Normandie) (FFG-1001)  France Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate 1 active[4] 6,000 tons
FREMM multipurpose frigate Al-Galala (ex-Spartaco Schergat) (FFG-1002)

Bernees (ex-Emilio Bianchi) (FFG-1003)

 Italy 2 active[4] 6,700 tons
(MEKO A200-class) Al-Aziz (F-904)

Al-Qahhar (F-905)

Al-Qadeer (F-909)

Al-Jabbar (F-910)

 Germany

 Egypt

4 active (+2 on order) [5][4] 3,700 tons
(Oliver Hazard Perry-class) Sharm El-Sheik (ex-USS Fahrion) (F-901)

Toushka (ex-USS Lewis B. Puller) (F-906)

Alexandria (ex-Mubarak and USS Copeland) (F-911)

Taba (ex-Gallery) (F-916)

 United States Guided missile frigate 4 active[4] 4,200 tons
(Knox-class) Dumyat (ex-USS Jesse L. Brown) (F-961)

Rasheed (ex-USS Moinester (F-962)

 United States
2 active[4] 4,130 tons

Corvettes (7)

Class Name Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement
(Gowind 2500-class) El-Fateh (971)

Port Said (976)

El Moez (981)

Luxor (986)

 France  Egypt Multi-purpose & Guided missile corvette 4 active 2,500 tons
(Descubierta-class) Abu Qir (F-941)

El Suez (F-946)

 Spain Multi-purpose corvette 2 active[4] 1,482 tonnes
(Pohang-class) Shabab Misr (1000)  South Korea ASW corvette 1 active[4] 1,220 tonnes

Fast Attack Craft (30)

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement
Ezzat

(Ambassador Mk III-class)

 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 8 active[4] 235 tonnes
Ramadan-class  United Kingdom 6 active[4] 317 tonnes
Tiger-class  West Germany 1 active[4] 265 tonnes
Shanghai II-class  People's Republic of China Gunboat 4 active[4] 135 tonnes

Submarine chasers (8)

Class Origin Image 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 Image Type Quantity Combat displacement
Cyclone class  United States Fast patrol craft 3 active[4]
Type-024

(Hegu-class)

China 4 active[4] 2 in reserve[4]
Shershen-class  Soviet Union Torpedo boat 4 active[4]
Project 205

(Osa II-class)

 Soviet Union

 Finland

Patrol boat 4 active[4]
Kaan 20-class  Turkey Fast patrol boat 6 active[4]

Mine warfare vessels (17)

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement Ships Note
Assiut

(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 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 — 3[4] 203 tonnes Dhat Al Sawari Armament:
  • Two 12.7 mm machineguns
Navarine
Al Burullus
Al Siddiq

(Osprey-class minehunter)

 United States 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.[6][7]
Armament:
  • Two 12.7 mm machine guns
Al Seddiq (521)
Safaga-class  United States — Survey vessel 2[4] 165 tonnes Safaga —
Abu El Ghosn

Landing crafts (15)

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement Ships Note
Vydra-class landing ship  Soviet Union Landing craft mechanized 9[4] 600 tonnes 330 [8]

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 [9]

Armament:

  • two 12.7 mm machine guns
  • two 7.62 mm machine guns.
AS 021
CTM-NG-class landing craft  France Landing craft mechanized 4[4] GN 012 150 tonnes [9]
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 I(233) [10]

Armament:

  • - 2 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm automatic cannon for close combat
  • - 2 20 mm cannon
  • - 4 7.62 mm machine guns
Abu Simbel II
Westerwald-class transport ship  Germany Ammunition ship 1[4] 3,469 tonnes Halayib (231) —
Lüneburg-class replenishment ship

Type 701E

 Germany Replenishment ship 1[4] 3,680 tonnes Shalatin (230) Armament:
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
 United States 		Tugboat 5[4] 940 tonnes El Max (103)
El Agamy (105)
El Kantara (107)
El Dekheila (109)
El Eskandarany (111)
Natick-class harbor tug  Egypt
 United States 		2 560 tonnes —
—

Miscellaneous vessels

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement Ships Note
El Mahrousa super yacht  United Kingdom Presidential yacht and ceremonial ship 1 3,762 tonnes El Mahrousa —
Black Swan-class sloop  United Kingdom Training ship 1 1,490 tonnes Tariq (F931) Armament:
Z-class destroyer  United Kingdom 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.
Intisar training ship — 1 1,000 tonnes — —
El Kousseir yacht — — Presidential yacht 1[4] 500 tonnes — —

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[11][12]

See also

References

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  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.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Military Balance 2024. IISS. 2024. ISBN 978-1032780047.
  5. ^ "ships on order". Wikipedia. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Egyptian Navy In-Country Technical Assistance and Support".
  7. ^ "L3 Maritime Systems Wins Contract to Provide Machinery Control Systems for Egyptian Minehunters".
  8. ^ "Project 106 class".
  9. ^ a b "Le premier catamaran de débarquement égyptien rejoint Saint-Nazaire". 18 April 2016.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "قائد القوات البحرية: أحدث لنشات الصواريخ تنضم للخدمة 2013.. وبناء غواصتين من الجيل المتقدم بألمانيا - بوابة الأهرام". Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  12. ^ "First Turkish Interceptor Delivered To Egyptian Navy |". 14 December 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
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