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Al Zubarah-class corvette
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<h2 id="development">Development</h2> <p>On 16 June 2016,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> Qatar awarded <a href="/facts/Fincantieri/QXvzckty">Fincantieri</a> a €4 billion contract that included the construction of the four <i>Al Zubarah</i> corvettes. The ships were delivered between 2021 and 2023.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>In 2023, Fincantieri offered <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a> a derivative of the <i>Al Zubarah</i>, the FCx30.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="ships-in-class">Ships in class</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Hull no.</th><th>Builder</th><th>Laid down</th><th>Launched</th><th>Commissioned</th><th>Status</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/QENS_Al_Zubarah/qXbNhe15"><i>Al Zubarah</i></a></td><td>F101</td><td rowspan="4"><a href="/facts/Fincantieri/QXvzckty">Fincantieri</a>, <a href="/facts/Lerici/8MPCYDmo">Muggiano</a></td><td>June 2018</td><td>27 February 2020<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td><td>28 October 2021 (delivered)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td><td>In service</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/QENS_Damsah/Bz8d8LX2"><i>Damsah</i></a></td><td>F102</td><td></td><td>13 February 2021<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td>28 April 2022 (delivered)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td><td>In service</td></tr><tr><td><i>Al Khor</i></td><td>F103</td><td></td><td>30 September 2021<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td>22 December 2022 (delivered)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td>In service</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/QENS_Sumaysimah/r1jdehPA"><i>Sumaysimah</i></a></td><td>F104</td><td>13 February 2021<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td><td>29 March 2022<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td><td>16 May 2023 (delivered)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td><td>In service</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Littoral_combat_ship/Cf65xpI3">Littoral combat ship</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kamorta-class_corvette/jLr9SQfw"><i>Kamorta</i>-class corvette</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Steregushchiy-class_corvette/CHM6CPSS"><i>Steregushchiy</i>-class corvette</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/MILGEM_project/hSzhoIds">MILGEM project</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Formidable-class_frigate/anCk7tYD"><i>Formidable</i>-class frigate</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gepard-class_frigate/cE2VH9pv">Gepard-class frigate</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Incheon-class_frigate/371WTIjr"><i>Incheon</i>-class frigate</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Guaiquer%25C3%25AD-class_patrol_boat/p3pmcKr1"><i>Guaiquerí</i>-class patrol boat</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Abu_Dhabi-class_corvette/wJz1abkC"><i>Abu Dhabi</i>-class corvette</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Tringham, Kate (2023-05-17). "Fincantieri delivers final Al Zubarah-class corvette to Qatar". Janes. Retrieved 2023-12-30. <a href="https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar" target="_blank">https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Al Zubarah Class". Fincantieri. Retrieved 2023-12-30. <a href="https://www.fincantieri.com/en/products-and-services/naval-vessels/al-zubarah-class/" target="_blank">https://www.fincantieri.com/en/products-and-services/naval-vessels/al-zubarah-class/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Onex And Fincantieri Unveil The Strategy For The Hellenic Navy Corvettes". Fincantieri. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2023-12-30. <a href="https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2023/onex-and-fincantieri-unveil-the-strategy-for-the-hellenic-navy-corvettes/" target="_blank">https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2023/onex-and-fincantieri-unveil-the-strategy-for-the-hellenic-navy-corvettes/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Second Doha-class corvette Damsah launched". Qatar Tribune. 14 February 2021. <a href="https://www.qatar-tribune.com/news-details/id/207580/second-doha-class-corvette-damsah-launched" target="_blank">https://www.qatar-tribune.com/news-details/id/207580/second-doha-class-corvette-damsah-launched</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Tringham, Kate (2023-05-17). "Fincantieri delivers final Al Zubarah-class corvette to Qatar". Janes. Retrieved 2023-12-30. <a href="https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar" target="_blank">https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Undersecretary of State for Defence Pucciarelli delivers corvette Al Zubarah to the Qatari Navy". Ministry of Defence of Italy. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2023-12-30. <a href="https://www.difesa.it/EN/Primo_Piano/Pagine/Undersecretary-of-State-for-Defence-Pucciarelli-delivers-corvette-Al-Zubarah-to-the-Qatari-Navy.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.difesa.it/EN/Primo_Piano/Pagine/Undersecretary-of-State-for-Defence-Pucciarelli-delivers-corvette-Al-Zubarah-to-the-Qatari-Navy.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Tringham, Kate (2023-05-17). "Fincantieri delivers final Al Zubarah-class corvette to Qatar". Janes. Retrieved 2023-12-30. <a href="https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar" target="_blank">https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Onex And Fincantieri Unveil The Strategy For The Hellenic Navy Corvettes". Fincantieri. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2023-12-30. <a href="https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2023/onex-and-fincantieri-unveil-the-strategy-for-the-hellenic-navy-corvettes/" target="_blank">https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2023/onex-and-fincantieri-unveil-the-strategy-for-the-hellenic-navy-corvettes/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Fincantieri Launches Qatar's 1st Air Defense Corvette "Al Zubarah"". Naval News. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-11-23. <a href="https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/02/fincantieri-launches-qatars-1st-air-defense-corvette-al-zubarah/" target="_blank">https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/02/fincantieri-launches-qatars-1st-air-defense-corvette-al-zubarah/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Tringham, Kate (2023-05-17). "Fincantieri delivers final Al Zubarah-class corvette to Qatar". Janes. Retrieved 2023-12-30. <a href="https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar" target="_blank">https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Fincantieri launches the second corvette for Qatar". 13 February 2021. <a href="https://www.edrmagazine.eu/fincantieri-launches-the-second-corvette-for-qatar" target="_blank">https://www.edrmagazine.eu/fincantieri-launches-the-second-corvette-for-qatar</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Second Doha-class corvette Damsah launched". Qatar Tribune. 14 February 2021. <a href="https://www.qatar-tribune.com/news-details/id/207580/second-doha-class-corvette-damsah-launched" target="_blank">https://www.qatar-tribune.com/news-details/id/207580/second-doha-class-corvette-damsah-launched</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Tringham, Kate (2023-05-17). "Fincantieri delivers final Al Zubarah-class corvette to Qatar". Janes. Retrieved 2023-12-30. <a href="https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar" target="_blank">https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"RID Rivista Italiana Difesa". www.rid.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-30. <a href="https://www.rid.it/shownews/4430" target="_blank">https://www.rid.it/shownews/4430</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Tringham, Kate (2023-05-17). "Fincantieri delivers final Al Zubarah-class corvette to Qatar". Janes. Retrieved 2023-12-30. <a href="https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar" target="_blank">https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>Tringham, Kate (2023-05-17). "Fincantieri delivers final Al Zubarah-class corvette to Qatar". Janes. Retrieved 2023-12-30. <a href="https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar" target="_blank">https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"RID Rivista Italiana Difesa". www.rid.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-03-31. <a href="https://www.rid.it/shownews/4845" target="_blank">https://www.rid.it/shownews/4845</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>Tringham, Kate (2023-05-17). "Fincantieri delivers final Al Zubarah-class corvette to Qatar". Janes. Retrieved 2023-12-30. <a href="https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar" target="_blank">https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/fincantieri-delivers-final-al-zubarah-class-corvette-to-qatar</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>