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Thursday, 21 December 2017

Algerian frigate El-Moudamir (911) 2013-



Kiel, Germany 3 May 2016

Algeria-flagged, MMSI 605126440 and call sign 7TLT. MEKO A200AN-design which is an improved Valour-class design . El Radii-class consisting of the El Radii and El Moudamir. Departed in May 2017 towards Algeria. Probably ordered on 26 March 2012. Displacement 3.700 tons and dimensions 121 x 16 metres? Built by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Armament consists of 1x Oto Melara 127/64 LW 127mm main gun (VULCANO ammunition?), 2-3cm MSI guns (SEAHAWK A2 model?), 16x SAAB RBS 15 Mk3 anti-ship missiles, 32x VLS for Denel Umkhonto-IR surface to air missiles, 2x MU90 torpedo launchers, 4x Rheinmetall MASS decoy launchers and2x WASS/Finmeccanica MORPHEUS acoustic countermeasures launching systems (on each side of the VLS cells. Building started in 2013, launched on 1 August 2016 and flag ceremony on 8 December 2016.