A small but prosperous Navy Cartography
Of the entire Qatari land aera, the water was “negligible”.
Coastline: 563 km, a EEZ of 31,590 km2.
Personnal Strenght +/- 1800
+/- 7 Fast Attack Missile Crafts
4 Vita
(375 tons, 53+ meters (British FAC design).
3 Combattante III
(Damsah, Al Ghariyah, R’Biva). 340/390 tons, 56 meters (late 1970’s French Combattante III FAC design). Commissioned by 1982/1983.
6 Mid Shore Patrol Vessels
Up to 6 Barzan
(Barzan, Hwar, That Assuari, Al Wusaail, Fateh al Khair, Tariq). 120 tons, 33+ meters (1970’s British PB design). Commissioned by 1975/1976, may be 2 ships already retired ?
In Shore Patrol Vessels
6 Damen Polycat 1450
(Q 31/36). 18 tons, 13+ meters (Dutch design), built by 1980.
2 Keith Nelson
45 foot 13 tons, 13+ meters (British design). Built by early 1970’s.
2 Marine Interceptor
1+ tons, built by 1975.
4 MV-45
17 tons, 13+ meters, built by 1989.
25 Spear
(Q 70/95). 4/10 tons, 9+ meters (British design). Built by 1974/1977.
5 P 1500 ? ou P1200
7 P1200
12+ tons, built by 1980
4 DV 15.
15 meters.
3 Helmatic M160
2 Helmatic Pilot crafts
4 Rotrork
1 Small Amphibious
1 Robha LCT
Others
11 RHIB
Coastal Battery
3 X 4 MM-40 missiles.
As usual, It may be that in my opinion, I forgot programs ? (or made few mistakes ?, especially for the auxiliary and smaller ships), then SAID IT ! Feel free to comment and give your opinion !
Of the entire Qatari land aera, the water was “negligible”.
Coastline: 563 km, a EEZ of 31,590 km2.
Personnal Strenght +/- 1800
+/- 7 Fast Attack Missile Crafts
4 Vita
(375 tons, 53+ meters (British FAC design).
3 Combattante III
(Damsah, Al Ghariyah, R’Biva). 340/390 tons, 56 meters (late 1970’s French Combattante III FAC design). Commissioned by 1982/1983.
6 Mid Shore Patrol Vessels
Up to 6 Barzan
(Barzan, Hwar, That Assuari, Al Wusaail, Fateh al Khair, Tariq). 120 tons, 33+ meters (1970’s British PB design). Commissioned by 1975/1976, may be 2 ships already retired ?
In Shore Patrol Vessels
6 Damen Polycat 1450
(Q 31/36). 18 tons, 13+ meters (Dutch design), built by 1980.
2 Keith Nelson
45 foot 13 tons, 13+ meters (British design). Built by early 1970’s.
2 Marine Interceptor
1+ tons, built by 1975.
4 MV-45
17 tons, 13+ meters, built by 1989.
25 Spear
(Q 70/95). 4/10 tons, 9+ meters (British design). Built by 1974/1977.
5 P 1500 ? ou P1200
7 P1200
12+ tons, built by 1980
4 DV 15.
15 meters.
3 Helmatic M160
2 Helmatic Pilot crafts
4 Rotrork
1 Small Amphibious
1 Robha LCT
Others
11 RHIB
Coastal Battery
3 X 4 MM-40 missiles.
As usual, It may be that in my opinion, I forgot programs ? (or made few mistakes ?, especially for the auxiliary and smaller ships), then SAID IT ! Feel free to comment and give your opinion !
In 1992 Qatar ordered four Barzan (Vita) Class fast strike craft for the Qatar Emiri Navy from British shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft at Southampton. The first two ships QENS Barzan and Huwar were handed over in 1996 and the final two ships QENS Al Udeid and QENS Al Deebel were delivered in 1998. (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/qatar/)
ReplyDeleteToday Vita class ships are known as Barzan class.