L141 Al Fulk Amphibious Transport Dock LPD Qatari Emiri Navy

Qatar / Qatari Emiri Navy - Amphibious Ship
L141 QENS Al Fulk

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Specifications:

Type: modified San Giorgio class Amphibious Transport Dock / LPD

Builder: Fincantieri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

STATUS:
Laid down: June 5, 2021
Launched: January 24, 2023
Commissioned: 2024/25 ?
TRIALS > awaiting commissioning

Technical Data:
Displacement: 8800 tons
Length: 142.9 meters (469 feet) over all
Beam: 21.5 m (71 ft)
Draft: 5.3 m (17 ft)
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h)
Range: 7,000 NM (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: 150

Propulsion:
2 x Wärtsilä 12V32 diesel engines (12,000 kW / 16,000 hp)
2 shafts / 2 propellers / bow thruster

Armament:

Naval Group Sylver A50 Vertical Launching System / VLS (2 x 8 cells)
for
MBDA Aster 15 and/or Aster 30 SAM missiles

1 x Leonardo 76/62 super rapid gun

4 x Leonardo MARLIN 30 Weapon Systems

Amphibious:
400+ troops
vehicle deck
floodable dock for landing craft, mechanized (LCM)
landing crafts on davits

Systems:
Leonardo Combat Management System (CMS)
Leonardo Kronos Power Shield Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Long-Range Multifunction Radar
Leonardo NA-30S Mk 2 dual-band radar and EO/IR Fire Control System (for 76/62)
Leonardo Medusa MK4/B Electro-Optical Fire Control System /EO-FCS (for Marlin WS)
Lacroix Sylenia decoy launching system

Aviation:
flight deck with 2 landing spots / hangar up to 3 helicopters (NH90)

The ship was built by Fincantieri, Palermo shipyard, Sicily as an enlarged and improved version of the Italian Navy San Giorgio class LPD.

L141 QENS Al Fulk has a continuous flight deck with two deck-landing spots for helicopters at the bow and stern.

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Fincantieri press release - Trieste, January 24, 2023:

At the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, and Italian Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, the launching ceremony of “Al Fulk”, the amphibious vessel (LPD - Landing Platform Dock) ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took place at the Palermo shipyard.

The ceremony was attended, among others, by Staff Major General (Sea) Abdullah Hassan Al Sulaiti, Commander of Qatar Emiri Naval Forces, Admiral Enrico Credendino, Chief of Staff of Italian Navy, Lieutenant General Luciano Portolano, Secretary General of Defence and National Armaments Director, H.E. Khalid bin Yousef Al-Sada, the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Italy, Paolo Toschi, Ambassador of Italy to Qatar, Renato Schifani, President of Sicily, Roberto Lagalla, Mayor of Palermo, welcomed by Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO of Fincantieri.

The LPD, built entirely by Italian shipyards, is designed consistent with the RINAMIL (rules for naval ships classification) rules to ensure extremely efficient land-air-marine connections. It will be highly flexible and capable of fulfilling different kinds of tasks, from humanitarian interventions to support the Armed Forces and land operations.

The ship is about 143 meters long, 21.5 meters wide and it will be able to accommodate about 550 persons on board, equipped with two vehicle ramps and an internal floodable dock, capable of accommodating a ready-to-go LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) that can also be stored on garage deck, and can be deployed using a system of davits. Furthermore, the flight deck is sized for hosting NH90 helicopter.

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