Kalaat Beni Hammad Class Corvette

Kalaat Beni Hammad Class Corvette

Type: Corvette

Domain: sea

Country of Origin: China

Manufacturer: CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corporation)

First Deployed: 2014

Overview

The Kalaat Beni Hammad-class corvettes are Chinese-built C-28A derivative vessels operated by the Algerian Navy. Complementing the MEKO A-200 frigates, these corvettes extend Algeria's naval reach with anti-ship and anti-air capabilities across the Western Mediterranean. Algeria operates three vessels of this class alongside the C-28A Adhafer-class.

Technical Specifications

crew~85
range4,000 nm
length~100 m
armamentC-802A anti-ship missiles, HQ-7 SAM system, 76mm gun, torpedo tubes, 1x helicopter
max_speed25 knots
displacement~2,200 tonnes

Operators

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