''Musherib'' (Q61) is the

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of the

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built for the

Qatari Emiri Navy The Qatari Emiri Navy () (QEN), is the naval branch of the armed forces of the State of Qatar. History The State of Qatar did not possess any ships originally upon gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1971, but by 1992 the country's ...

Development

Fincantieri Fincantieri S.p.A. () is an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. Already the largest shipbuilder in Europe, after the acquisition of Vard in 2013, Fincantieri group doubled in size to become the fourth largest in the world (2014 ...

showcased the ''Musherib''-class offshore patrol vessels for the

during DIMDEX 2018. In August 2017,

Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...

officially announced for the order of the two ships of the class after signing the contract in June 2016. They are able to operate high speed boats such as rigid-hulled inflatable boats with the help of lateral cranes and hauling ramps.

Construction and career

''Musherib'' was laid down in August 2017 in Fincantieri shipyard in

Muggiano Lerici (, locally ) is a ''comune'' in the province of La Spezia, in the Italian region of Liguria, part of the Italian Riviera. It is situated on the coast of the Gulf of La Spezia, southeast of La Spezia. It is known as the place where the p ...

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. She was launched on 18 September 2020, and expected to arrive in Qatar in 2022.

References

External links

Military Factory
{{DEFAULTSORT:Musherib (Q61) 2020 ships Ships of the Qatari Emiri Navy Musherib-class offshore patrol vessels