ENS Tahya Misr
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- Tahya Misr
- (تحيا مصر)
- Tahya Misr
- (Long live Egypt)
 Tahya Misr underway on 10 March 2016 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Egypt | |
| Name |
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| Namesake |
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| Ordered | 16 February 2015 |
| Builder | DCNS, Lorient |
| Laid down | 8 October 2008 |
| Launched | 18 October 2012 |
| Commissioned | 17 March 2016 |
| Renamed | From Normandie |
| Home port | Alexandria |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Aquitaine-class frigate |
| Displacement | 6,000 tons |
| Length | 466 ft (142.0 m) |
| Beam | 65 ft (19.8 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); max cruise speed 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 145 |
| Sensors & processing systems | Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × NH90 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Single hangar |
ENS Tahya Misr (FFG 1001) is a FREMM multipurpose frigate of the Egyptian Navy. Tahya Misr was originally constructed as the Aquitaine-class Normandie before being acquired by Egypt and being renamed.[1]
Three original variants of the FREMM were proposed; an anti-submarine variant (ASW) and a general-purpose variant (GP) and a land-attack variant (AVT) to replace the existing classes of frigates within the French and Italian navies. A total of 27 FREMM were to be constructed - 17 for France and 10 for Italy - with additional aims to seek exports, however budget cuts and changing requirements has seen this number drop significantly for France, while the order for Italy remained unchanged. The land-attack variant (AVT) was subsequently cancelled.
On 16 February 2015, the Egyptian Navy ordered one FREMM vessel to enter service before the opening of the New Suez Canal, as part of a larger deal (including 24 Rafales and a supply of missiles) worth US$5.9 billion (€5.2 billion).[2][3] The SYLVER A70 VLS and NETTUNO-4100 jamming equipment were removed due to export limitations for such sensitive equipment.[4] The crew will be around 126 sailors compared to 108 in the French Navy.[5] The SATCOM antenna for the French Syracuse satellites was also taken down; however, Egypt will use its own military telecommunications satellite, supplied by Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space, in conjunction with its naval vessels.[6] From March 2015, DCNS trained the Egyptian crew in the technology of the ship and DCNS and its partners accompanied the crew for a period of 15 months.
