Global InformationENS Anwar El Sadat information
 Sevastopol fitting out in Saint-Nazaire, December 2014
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Russia | |
| Name | Sevastopol |
| Ordered | June 2011 |
| Builder |
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| Laid down | 18 June 2013[2] |
| Launched | 20 November 2014[1] |
| Status | Contract cancelled |
 Egypt | |
| Name | Anwar El Sadat |
| Namesake | Anwar Sadat |
| Acquired | 16 September 2016[3] |
| Homeport | Alexandria |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mistral-class amphibious assault ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Beam | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Draught | 6.3 m (21 ft) |
| Installed power | 3 × Wärtsilä 16V32 (3 × 6,200 kW (8,300 hp)) |
| Speed | 18.8 knots (34.8 km/h; 21.6 mph) |
| Range |
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| Armament | 4 × AN/TWQ-1 Avenger mobile SAM (32 FIM-92 Stinger missiles)[5] |
| Aircraft carried |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck and hangar |
ENS Anwar El Sadat (L1020) is an Egyptian Navy amphibious assault ship, a type of helicopter carrier, of the French Mistral class. It was originally built in France for the Russian Navy as part of a contract for two of these warships and underwent sea trials.[6] The contract with Russia was subsequently cancelled by France and an agreement on compensation was reached with the Russian government. Egypt and France eventually concluded a deal to acquire the two warships for roughly 950 million euros.[7] Egypt is considered the first and only country in Africa and the Middle East to possess a helicopter carrier of such type.[8]
- ^ Второй вертолетоносец типа "Мистраль" спущен на воду во Франции
- ^ "Франция закладывает второй корабль типа "Мистраль" для России | РИА Новости". Ria.ru. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "DCNS delivers the second mistral-class helicopter carrier to the Egyptian Navy, the LHD Anwar El Sadat". 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Russia's Mistrals will be rapid response ships - News - Society - The Voice of Russia: News, Breaking news, Politics, Economics, Business, Russia, International current events, Expert opinion, podcasts, Video". 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Egyptian Mistrals using Avengers for air defence". 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Mistral : sortie en mer du "Vladivostok" à Saint-Nazaire, des marins russes à bord" (in French). clicanoo.re. 13 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Egypt agrees to buy warships built for Russia from France". BBC News. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Egypt is only Middle East country to own Mistral helicopter carriers". 8 October 2016.