Egypt boosts naval power in deal with German shipbuilder

Rasha Mahmoud

Sep 23, 2020

Egyptian navy vessels patrol off the coast of the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on February 17, 2011. Tourists have started trickling back to Egypt's balmy Red Sea coast in the wake of its national uprising, but ghost-town resorts are still reeling from crises that preceded the unrest. AFP PHOTO/MARCO LONGARI (Photo credit should read MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images) — Egyptian navy vessels patrol off the coast of the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Feb. 17, 2011. — MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images

Egypt’s Alexandria Shipyard Company officially announced the start of the implementation of a contract for the local manufacturing of the first Egyptian Meko A-200EN class frigate next year.

On Sept. 17, the company stated on its official website that the frigate has a displacement capacity of 3,400 tons, with a length of 118 meters (387 feet), a beam of 14.8 meters (48.5 feet), a draught of 4.3 meters (14 feet) and a maximum speed up to 32 knots.