Barzan-class fast attack craft

{{Short description|Class of missile boats of the Qatari Navy}}

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|Ship image= Q06 Al Udeid.jpg

|Ship caption= 006 Al Udeid fitting out at VTS Woolston

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|Name= Barzan, Super Vita

|Builders=*Vosper Thornycroft

|Operators={{navy|Qatar}}

|Class before=La Comabattante III

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|In commission range=1996 - present day

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|Total ships planned=4

|Total ships completed=4

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|Total ships active=4

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|Ship displacement= {{ubl|Standard: {{cvt|380|t}}|Full load: {{cvt|530|t}}}}

|Ship length= {{cvt|62|m}}

|Ship beam= {{cvt|9.5|m}}

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|Ship draught= {{cvt|2.6|m}}

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|Ship power= 4 × MTU 16V595 TE90 diesel engines {{cvt|23,500|hp|order=flip}}

|Ship propulsion= 4 propellers

|Ship speed= {{convert|35|kn}}

|Ship range= {{cvt|1,800|miles}} @ {{cvt|12|kn}}

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|Ship complement= 35

|Ship sensors=

{{ubl| Thales MW08 3D G-band surveillance radar|Thales Mirador electro-optical target tracker|Thales Scout MkII low probability of intercept radar|Sperry Marine Bridgemaster-E navigation radar|Tacticos combat management system|Aeromaritime IFF Mk12|ICS 2000 integrated communications system}}

|Ship EW=

{{ubl|DR 3000 ESM system|Argo AR 900 ESM system|1 SRBOC decoy launcher}}

|Ship armament=

{{ubl|1 x OTO Melara 76mm|1 x 30mm Goalkeeper|2 x Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles|1 x Mistral 6-cell launcher}}

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The Barzan class is a class of 4 British-designed fast attack missile boats for the Qatari Emiri Navy, also known as Super Vita.{{Cite web|title=Barzan (Vita) Class Fast Strike Craft|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/qatar/|access-date=2020-09-25|website=Naval Technology|language=en-GB}}

History

The Barzan class was ordered by the Qatari Emiri Navy in 1992. Vosper Thornycroft was chosen to build the 4 ships of the class. The 4 ship’s names are QENS Barzan, QENS Huwar, QENS Al Udied and QENS Al Deebeel.

Barzan and Huwar were the first batch to arrive in Qatar in 1996 while Al Udied and Al Deebel arrived as the second batch in 1998.{{Cite web|title=BARZAN (VITA) CLASS|url=http://defencejournal.com/dec99/barzan.htm|access-date=2020-09-25|website=defencejournal.com|archive-date=2019-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908140408/http://www.defencejournal.com/dec99/barzan.htm|url-status=dead}}

Design

The craft are developments of the VT 56m patrol boats delivered to the Kenyan and Omani navies. The hull is made of steel and the superstructure is made of aluminium, while Vosper Thornycroft, now BAE Systems Surface Ships, provided the electricity transmission system, the management board, electrical equipment and countermeasure systems.{{Cite web|url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2020/september/9019-united-kingdom-to-provide-8-barzan-class-fast-attack-craft-to-ukraine.html|access-date=2020-09-25|website=www.navyrecognition.com|title=United Kingdom to provide 8 Barzan-class fast attack craft to Ukraine}}

Ships

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004

|Barzan برزان

| rowspan="4" |Vosper Thornycroft

|1996

|Active

005

|Huwar حوار

|1996

|Active

006

|Al Udied العديد

|1998

|Active

007

|Al Deebeel الدبل

|1998

|Active

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