ENS Anwar El Sadat

Sevastopol fitting out in Saint-Nazaire, December 2014
History
Russia
NameSevastopol
OrderedJune 2011
Builder
Laid down18 June 2013[2]
Launched20 November 2014[1]
StatusContract cancelled
Egypt
NameAnwar El Sadat
NamesakeAnwar Sadat
Acquired16 September 2016[3]
HomeportAlexandria
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeMistral-class amphibious assault ship
Displacement
  • 16,500 tonnes (empty)
  • 21,300 tonnes (full load)
  • 32,300 tonnes (with ballasts)
Length199 m (653 ft)
Beam32 m (105 ft)
Draught6.3 m (21 ft)
Installed power3 × Wärtsilä 16V32 (3 × 6,200 kW (8,300 hp))
Speed18.8 knots (34.8 km/h; 21.6 mph)
Range
  • 10,800 km (5,800 nmi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
  • 19,800 kilometres (10,700 nmi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Armament4 × AN/TWQ-1 Avenger mobile SAM (32 FIM-92 Stinger missiles)[5]
Aircraft carried
  • Former Russian aircraft:
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter deck and hangar

ENS Anwar El Sadat (L1020) is an Egyptian Navy amphibious assault ship, a type of helicopter carrier, of the French Mistral class. It was originally built in France for the Russian Navy as part of a contract for two of these warships and underwent sea trials.[6] The contract with Russia was subsequently cancelled by France and an agreement on compensation was reached with the Russian government. Egypt and France eventually concluded a deal to acquire the two warships for roughly 950 million euros.[7] Egypt is considered the first and only country in Africa and the Middle East to possess a helicopter carrier of such type.[8]

  1. ^ Второй вертолетоносец типа "Мистраль" спущен на воду во Франции
  2. ^ "Франция закладывает второй корабль типа "Мистраль" для России | РИА Новости". Ria.ru. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. ^ "DCNS delivers the second mistral-class helicopter carrier to the Egyptian Navy, the LHD Anwar El Sadat". 16 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Russia's Mistrals will be rapid response ships - News - Society - The Voice of Russia: News, Breaking news, Politics, Economics, Business, Russia, International current events, Expert opinion, podcasts, Video". 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Egyptian Mistrals using Avengers for air defence". 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Mistral : sortie en mer du "Vladivostok" à Saint-Nazaire, des marins russes à bord" (in French). clicanoo.re. 13 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Egypt agrees to buy warships built for Russia from France". BBC News. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Egypt is only Middle East country to own Mistral helicopter carriers". 8 October 2016.