Gowind 2500 Class
Owned By
| Operator: | Egypt |
| Status: | On Order |
| Number: | 4 |
| Ships: | Unknown |
| Cost: | €1 billion |
| Acquired: | Ordered June 2014; Delivery expected in 2017 |
| General Specs: | |
| Country of origin: | France |
| Class: | Corvette |
| Manufacturer: | DCNS |
| Introduced: | 2010 |
| Displacement: | 2,600 tons |
| Length: | 333.4 ft (102 m) |
| Beam: | 52.5 ft (16 m) |
| Draft: | 11.8 ft (3.6 m) |
| Hull Material: | Unknown |
| Propulsion: | Diesel/Electric |
| Speed: | 28.8 mph (25 kt) |
| Range: | 4,257.9 miles (6,852 km/3,700 nm) @15 kt |
| Endurance: | 3 weeks without replenishment |
| Fuel Capacity: | Unknown |
| Crew: | 65 |
| Armament: | |
| Guns: | 1 x 57mm or 76mm gun |
| 2 x remote control small caliber guns | |
| Anti-air: | 16 x MICA VL |
| Anti-ship: | 8 x Exocet MM40 |
| Other: | Torpedo launching system |
| Radar/Sensors: | SETIS combat system |
| 3D search radar | |
| Sonar suite | |
| Defense/ Countermeasures: | Electronic warfare (EW) suite |
| Other: | Landing deck for 10 ton helicopter |
| UAV operations capability |
Sources:
- “Corvette Gowind Combat.” DCNS. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 June 2014.
- “Gowind Combat Corvette.” Gowind Family (2012): 3. DCNS Group. Oct. 2012. Web. 3 June 2014.
- “DCNS Wins €1Bn Egyptian Order for Corvettes.” Defense-Aerospace. N.p., 3 June 2014. Web. 03 June 2014.
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