Saudi corvette Al Diriyah

History
Saudi Arabia
Name	Al Diriyah ; (الدرعية);
Namesake	Al Diriyah
Builder	Navantia, San Fernando
Laid down	2019
Launched	14 November 2020
Identification	Pennant number: 830
Status	Fitting out
General characteristics
Class & type	Avante 2000 corvette
Displacement	2,419 tons
Length	99 m (324 ft 10 in)
Beam	13.6 m (44 ft 7 in)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	CODAD, 4 × MTU 12V-1163-TB93 rated at 4,440 kW (5,950 hp) each; 2 × shaft with Wärtsilä 5C11 controllable pitch propeller;
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) max
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	60 + 32
Sensors &; processing systems	Thales SMART-S Mk-2 multifunction radar; Thales Mirador EOTS; Thales Vigile 100 ESM; Thales Scout Mk2 LPI; Thales Sting 1.2; Thales TACTICOS CMS;
Armament	1 × Oto Melara 76 mm ('A' position); 1 × Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System; 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns; 16-cell VLS(Saudi Arabia variant) ; 16 x VL Mica ; 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon block II anti-ship missiles; 2 × triple torpedo tubes;
Aviation facilities	Flight deck, hangar

Name

Laid down2019

Construction and career

History




Saudi Arabia
Name	Al Diriyah (الدرعية)
Namesake	Al Diriyah
Builder	Navantia, San Fernando
Laid down	2019
Launched	14 November 2020
Identification	Pennant number: 830
Status	Fitting out


General characteristics
Class & type	Avante 2000 corvette
Displacement	2,419 tons
Length	99 m (324 ft 10 in)
Beam	13.6 m (44 ft 7 in)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	CODAD, 4 × MTU 12V-1163-TB93 rated at 4,440 kW (5,950 hp) each 2 × shaft with Wärtsilä 5C11 controllable pitch propeller^[1]
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) max
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	60 + 32
Sensors & processing systems	Thales SMART-S Mk-2 multifunction radar Thales Mirador EOTS Thales Vigile 100 ESM Thales Scout Mk2 LPI Thales Sting 1.2 Thales TACTICOS CMS
Armament	1 × Oto Melara 76 mm ('A' position) 1 × Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns 16-cell VLS^[2](Saudi Arabia variant) 16 x VL Mica 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon block II anti-ship missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes
Aviation facilities	Flight deck, hangar