Posted on 08/14/2015 7:34:14 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
According to pictures taken by Chinese spotters, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a wholly owned subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC, the largest shipbuilding group in China) started sea trials of the first C28A Corvette on order for the Algerian Navy. Algeria signed a contract with China Shipbuilding Trading Co (CSTC) for construction of three C28A corvettes in March 2012.
Chinese spotters took pictures showing the first of three future Algerian Navy C28A Corvette (hull number 920) sailing out of Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard near Shanghai under her own power for builder trials in the East China Sea.
CSTC representatives at DSA 2014 explained to Navy Recognition that the ship would be about 120 meters in length, a breadth of 14.4 meters and a draft of 3.87 meters for a displacement of about 2880 tons.
The three corvettes are fitted with a mix of Chinese and Western systems. The hull mounted sonar will be of Chinese origin, but Algeria has selected Thales Smart-S Mk2 3D air and surface surveillance radar and Kelvin Hughes for the navigation radar.
According to the CSTC representatives, the weapons fit will be of Chinese origin exclusively and will consist in:
- A single barreled 76mm main gun
- 8x C802 anti-ship missiles
- 1x FM90N launcher with 8x surface to air missiles
- 2x Type 730 CIWS located on top of the helicopter hangar
The corvette has some stealth attributes, such as the exhaust gases funnels located right on the water line on the sides of the hull in order to reduce its IR signature.
Delivery of the first C28A Corvette to the Algerian Navy (initially expected for May 2015) should occur by the end of the year if trials at sea go according to plan.
East China Sea? I think you mean the West Philippine Sea.
I thought the Corvettes were only up to C7. :>}
Does that run on a LS3 or an LT1 <|:^)
Little “Red” Corvette.
Algeria’s going to have a better navy than Canada does!
Almost looks like a frigate.
Do the Algerians want that so the Euros will not dare to interdict the waves invasion craft sallying from north Africa?
You don’t intimidate me.
It’s a good looking warship, I have only one real concern/question.
Are the instruction manuals in Chinese or Algerian and are they legible and make sense?
Its not the first ship China has built for export. Thailand, Pakistan and Egypt(not sure about current status) have operated Chinese warships/subs. Don’t think any of them use Chinese as a medium of instruction.
It does. I'd call it a light frigate. My classification is a frigate has good allround capacity against all threats, while a corvette, patrol vessel, cough-LCS-cough, is absent in one or more.
Biggest weakness I see is no VLS SAM system
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