QENS Damsah

History
Qatar
Name	Damsah; (دامسة);
Ordered	June 2016
Builder	Fincantieri, Italy
Launched	13 February 2021
Commissioned	28 April 2022
Identification	Pennant number: F102
Status	Launched, will be put in service
General characteristics
Class and type	Doha-class corvette
Displacement	3,250 long tons (3,300 t)
Length	107 m (351 ft 1 in)
Beam	14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	Combined diesel and diesel
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi)
Endurance	21 days
Complement	112
Sensors and ; processing systems	Thesan mine avoidance sonar; Kronos main radar system; Athena combat system;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	4 × Sylena Mk2 decoy launchers
Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun; 16 × Aster 30 Block 1 surface-to-air missiles; 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles; 2 × 2 Marlins remote weapons; 1 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile;
Aircraft carried	1 × NHIndustries NH90 helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck ; Enclosed hangar;

Damsah (F102) is the second ship of the Doha-class corvettes built for the Qatari Emiri Navy.

History

Qatar
Name	Damsah (دامسة)
Ordered	June 2016
Builder	Fincantieri, Italy
Launched	13 February 2021
Commissioned	28 April 2022
Identification	Pennant number: F102
Status	Launched, will be put in service
General characteristics
Class and type	Doha-class corvette
Displacement	3,250 long tons (3,300 t)
Length	107 m (351 ft 1 in)
Beam	14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	Combined diesel and diesel
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi)
Endurance	21 days
Complement	112
Sensors and processing systems	Thesan mine avoidance sonar Kronos main radar system Athena combat system
Electronic warfare & decoys	4 × Sylena Mk2 decoy launchers
Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 16 × Aster 30 Block 1 surface-to-air missiles 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles 2 × 2 Marlins remote weapons 1 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
Aircraft carried	1 × NHIndustries NH90 helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck Enclosed hangar