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Corvette
Baynunah-class corvette is a corvette. It was built by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (lead ship only) Abu Dhabi Ship Building. Reported operators include United Arab Emirates Navy Angolan Navy.
United Arab EmiratesConstructions Mécaniques de Normandie (lead ship only) Abu Dhabi Ship Building
United Arab Emirates Navy Angolan Navy
Ardhana -class patrol craft
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Corvette
915 tons
71.3 m (233 ft 11 in)
11 m (36 ft 1 in)
2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
4 × MTU 12V595 TE90 diesel engines 3 × Kamewa Waterjets models 112S11 and 125B11
30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)+
2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
14 days
37
Saab Microwave Systems Sea Giraffe AMB surveillance radar Terma I-band navigation radar Selex Orion RTN 25 Fire Control X-band radar NDS 3070 Vanguard hull-mounted mine and obstacle avoidance sonar
1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × Rheinmetall MLG 27 27 mm guns 4 × Mk 56 dual-pack VLS with 8 × RIM-162 ESSM 1 × Mk 49 mod3 21-cell RAM launcher for RAM block 1A missile system 8 × MBDA MM40 block 3 Exocet missiles
Aft helicopter deck and hangar
Cost, as of February 2009, is US$820 million for the entire 6 ship programme.
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 71.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Baynunah-class corvette equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
United Arab EmiratesNavy exact named equipment holdings: Baynunah. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS / FSGHM. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.