Class profile

Djebel Chenoua Class Corvette

Algeria - Corvette

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Djebel Chenoua Class Corvette — Algerian corvette El Kirch in 2006

Class facts

Country

Algeria

Type

Corvette

Length

58 m

Displacement

540 t

Speed

26 kn

Public ships

Public description

Djebel Chenoua Class Corvette is Algeria's domestically built patrol/corvette family. Operationally, the class is oriented toward anti-surface warfare, as well as situational awareness and combat direction.

Public ships in class

Djebel Chenoua351 - active El Chihab352 - active El Kirch353 - active Rais Hassan Barbiar807 - active

Equipment summary

Weapon

C-802 anti-ship missile

secondary

76 mm naval gun

30 mm naval gun

secondary

Sensor

Surface-search radar

Fire-control radar

secondary

Propulsion

Diesel propulsion

Other

Patrol mission system