Al Riyadh-class frigate
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The Al Riyadh-class frigate is a French-designed, Saudi Arabian Navy warship class based on the La Fayette design, optimized for air defense and multi-role operations in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frigate class
ⓘ
warship class ⓘ |
| antiShipMissile | Exocet MM40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | La Fayette-class frigate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder |
DCNS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Direction des Constructions Navales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canEmbark |
AS565 Panther helicopter
ⓘ
similar medium naval helicopter ⓘ |
| closeInWeaponSystem | 30 mm guns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 150 ⓘ |
| designedBy | French naval architects ⓘ |
| designedForOperationIn |
Persian Gulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 4650 tons full load ⓘ |
| hasStealthFeatures | yes ⓘ |
| helicopterFacility |
flight deck
ⓘ
hangar ⓘ |
| hullDesign | stealthy La Fayette-type hull ⓘ |
| intendedMission |
air defense of naval task groups
ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ maritime security operations ⓘ surface warfare ⓘ |
| length | approximately 133 meters ⓘ |
| mainGun | 100 mm naval gun ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 25 knots ⓘ |
| navy | Royal Saudi Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Saudi Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | air defense ⓘ |
| primarySurfaceToAirMissile | Aster 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Middle East maritime region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionDetail | 4 SEMT Pielstick diesel engines ⓘ |
| propulsionType | CODAD ⓘ |
| range | approximately 7000 nautical miles at 15 knots ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | multi-role operations ⓘ |
| sensorSuite |
3D air search radar
ⓘ
electronic warfare systems ⓘ fire control radar ⓘ sonar ⓘ surface search radar ⓘ |
| serviceEntryDecade | 2000s ⓘ |
| shipInClass |
Al Dammam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Al Riyadh NERFINISHED ⓘ Makkah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | lightweight torpedo launchers ⓘ |
| VLSSystem | Sylver vertical launch system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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