The ''Baynunah'' class are
corvette
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s for the
United Arab Emirates Navy (UAE Navy). The
lead ship, ''Baynunah'', is named after the
Baynunah region in
Abu Dhabi
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. Six ships are planned for this class at a total price of US$820 million.
Sea trial
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s are currently underway. Platform and combat systems trials are expected to continue through 2011, after which time the lead ship will be delivered to the UAE Navy.
Description
This class is based on the CMN Group's Combattante BR70 design. The ''Baynunah'' class is designed for "patrol and surveillance, minelaying, interception and other anti-surface warfare operations in the United Arab Emirate's territorial waters and exclusive economic zone."
History
In 2004, to replace the , the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defence awarded a contract to Abu Dhabi Ship Building for the ''Baynunah'' class.
[ The lead ship, ''Baynunah'', was built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie, while the rest are being built in the UAE by Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB).][
The lead ship was launched on 25 June 2009. ]Sea trial
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s commenced in January 2010..
The fourth ship of the class, ''Mezyad'', was launched by ADSB on 15 February 2012. ADSB hopes to secure further orders for the class from the Saudi Saudi may refer to:
* Saudi Arabia
* Saudis, people from Saudi Arabia
* Saudi culture, the culture of Saudi Arabia
* House of Saud
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and Kuwaiti navies (but Saudi and Kuwaiti are not interested anymore).Yemeni Civil War Yemeni Civil War may refer to several historical events which have taken place in Yemen:
*Alwaziri coup, February – March 1948
*Yemeni–Adenese clan violence, 1956–60
*North Yemen Civil War, 1962–70
*Aden Emergency, 1963–67
*South Yemen#Di ...
, a number of the class took part in a naval blockade of Yemen
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References
External links
Abu Dhabi Ship Building
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20160611113615/http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2005/May/Pages/Local_Shipbuilder5763.aspx National Defense Magazine article
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Corvette classes
Corvettes of the United Arab Emirates
Corvettes of the United Arab Emirates Navy