| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Al Zubarah class |
| Builders | Fincantieri,Muggiano |
| Operators |  Qatari Emiri Navy |
| Built | 2018–2023 |
| In service | 2021–present |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement | 3,250long tons (3,300 t)[2] |
| Length | 107 m (351 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Beam | 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)[2] |
| Propulsion | Combined diesel and diesel CODAD4 MAN 22/38D[2] |
| Speed | 28knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)[2] |
| Boats & landing craft carried | Rigid-hulled inflatable boats[1] |
| Complement | 98 (capacity for 112)[2] |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | 1 ×NHIndustries NH90 helicopter[1] |
| Aviation facilities | |
TheAl Zubarah-class corvette,[2][1] sometimes called theDoha class,[3][4] is aclass of multi-rolecorvette operated by theQatari Emiri Navy. Four were built byFincantieri.[2]
On 16 June 2016,[5] Qatar awardedFincantieri a€4 billion contract that included the construction of the fourAl Zubarah corvettes. The ships were delivered between 2021 and 2023.[2]
In 2023, Fincantieri offeredGreece a derivative of theAl Zubarah, the FCx30.[3]
| Name | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Zubarah | F101 | Fincantieri,Muggiano | June 2018 | 27 February 2020[6] | 28 October 2021 (delivered)[2] | In service |
| Damsah | F102 | 13 February 2021[7][4] | 28 April 2022 (delivered)[2] | In service | ||
| Al Khor | F103 | 30 September 2021[8] | 22 December 2022 (delivered)[2] | In service | ||
| Sumaysimah | F104 | 13 February 2021[2] | 29 March 2022[9] | 16 May 2023 (delivered)[2] | In service |