Al Zubarah-class corvette

The Al Zubarah-class corvette,^[1][2] sometimes called the Doha class,^[3][4] is a class of multi-role corvette operated by the Qatari Emiri Navy. Four were built by Fincantieri.^[1]

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	3,250 long tons (3,300 t)[1]
Length	107 m (351 ft 1 in)[1]
Beam	14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)[1]
Propulsion	Combined diesel and diesel CODAD 4 MAN 22/38D [1]
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)[1]
Boats & landing craft carried	Rigid-hulled inflatable boats[2]
Complement	98 (capacity for 112)[1]
Armament	1 × Leonardo 76 mm/62 Super Rapid gun[1] 16 × Aster 30 Block 1 surface-to-air missiles[1] 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles[1] 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles[1]
Aircraft carried	1 × NHIndustries NH90 helicopter[2]
Aviation facilities	Flight deck[2] Hangar[2]

Development

On 16 June 2016,^[5] Qatar awarded Fincantieri a €4 billion contract that included the construction of the four Al Zubarah corvettes. The ships were delivered between 2021 and 2023.^[1]

In 2023, Fincantieri offered Greece a derivative of the Al Zubarah, the FCx30.^[3]

Ships in class

Name	Hull no.	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Status
Al Zubarah	F101	Fincantieri, Muggiano	June 2018	27 February 2020[6]	28 October 2021 (delivered)[1]	In service
Damsah	F102			13 February 2021[7][4]	28 April 2022 (delivered)[1]	In service
Al Khor	F103			30 September 2021[8]	22 December 2022 (delivered)[1]	In service
Sumaysimah	F104		13 February 2021[1]	29 March 2022[9]	16 May 2023 (delivered)[1]	In service

See also

• Littoral combat ship
• Kamorta-class corvette
• Steregushchiy-class corvette
• MILGEM project
• Formidable-class frigate
• Gepard-class frigate
• Incheon-class frigate
• Guaiquerí-class patrol boat
• Abu Dhabi-class corvette