Class profile
Adhafer Class Corvette
Algeria - Corvette
Class facts
Country
Algeria
Type
Corvette
Length
120 m
Displacement
2880 t
Speed
27 kn
Public ships
3
Public description
Adhafer Class Corvette is Algeria's Chinese-built C28A heavy corvette class. The Adhafer-class corvette is a type of stealth corvette for the Algerian Navy, built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation. Three ships were commissioned between 2015 and 2016, with an option for three more. Operationally, the class is oriented toward local air defence, anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, embarked helicopter operations, as well as situational awareness and combat direction.
Public ships in class
Equipment summary
Weapon
C-802 anti-ship missile
8 missiles
FM-90N surface-to-air missile
8 missiles
76 mm naval gun
Type 730 CIWS
2 mounts
Lightweight torpedo launcher
2 mounts | secondary
Sensor
SMART-S Mk2 radar
Type 364 radar
secondary
Type 345 fire-control radar
secondary
Type 347 fire-control radar
2 mounts | secondary
Hull-mounted sonar
secondary
Propulsion
Diesel propulsion
Aircraft
Super Lynx helicopter
optional
Electronic warfare
Electronic warfare suite
secondary
Type 726 decoy launcher
2 mounts | secondary
Other
Combat management system
Shipborne helicopter facilities
secondary