ENS El Fateh (971)

ENS El Fateh (971) is a Gowind-class corvette of the Egyptian Navy, ordered in 2014 and laid down on 30 September 2015 at the Lorient shipyard in France. Launched on 17 September 2016, she was commissioned into the Egyptian fleet on 22 September 2017 and is homeported in Alexandria. The vessel has a displacement of about 2,500–2,600 tons, measures approximately 102 meters in length with a 16 meter beam, and is powered by a combined diesel-electric and diesel-mechanical (CODED) propulsion system. Equipped with modern sensors including the SETIS combat management system and SMART-S Mk2 radar, her armament comprises an OTO Melara 76 mm main gun, Nexter Narwhal 20 mm cannons, vertical launch systems for VL MICA surface-to-air missiles, Exocet anti-ship missiles, and torpedo launchers. ENS El Fateh’s design supports a crew plus special forces contingent and operations ranging from maritime surveillance to escort and combat tasks in littoral waters.