Egyptian Navy

The Egyptian Navy is the maritime branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. It is the largest navy in the Middle East and Africa, and is the seventh largest in the world measured by the number of vessels. The navy's missions include protection of more than 2,000 kilometers of coastline of the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, defense of approaches to the Suez Canal, and support for army operations. The majority of the Egyptian Navy was created with the help of the Soviet Union in the 1960s. The navy received ships in the 1980s from the Republic of China and other, western, sources. In 1989, the Egyptian Navy had 18,000 personnel as well as 2,000 personnel in the Coast Guard.

Egyptian Navy ships have the navy prefix as SAA or safinat albahriat almisria (Egyptian Navy Ship) although this is only used externally by other countries.

Active Ships

• Sangamon-class Frigate (2)
  • SAA Domyat (F961)
  • SAA Rashid (F966)
• Defiant-class Guided Missile Frigate (4)
  • SAA Sharm El-Sheikh (F901)
  • SAA Toshka (F906)
  • SAA Alexandria (F911)
  • SAA Taba (F916)
• Taizhou-class Guided Missile Frigate (2)
  • SAA Najm al Zafer (F951)
  • SAA Al Nasser (F956)
• Descubierta-class Corvette (2)
  • SAA Abou Qir (F941)
  • SAA El Suez (F946)
• Gowind-class Corvette (1, 1 UC, 2 planned)
  • SAA El Fateh (971)
  • SAA Unnamed - under contruction
  • SAA Unnamed - planned for construction
  • SAA Unnamed - planned for construction
• Pohang-class Corvette (1) - 2017
  • SAA Shabab Misr (1000)
• Type 033 Submarine (4)
  • SAA SS-849
  • SAA SS-852
  • SAA SS-855
  • SAA SS-858
• Type 209/1400mod submarine (4)
  • SAA S41
  • SAA S42
  • SAA S43
  • SAA S44

Aircraft Inventory

• Aérospatiale Gazelle x 9
• Bloomfield HF SH-2/93G x 13
• Westland Commando x 5

Future Acquisitions

• Kunlun Shan-class amphibious transport dock x 1
• Gowind-class Corvette x 4
• Mistral-class Amphibious Assault Ships x 2
• Type 209/1400Mod Submarine x 4