Saudi corvette Al Jubail

History
Saudi Arabia
Name	Al Jubail (الجبيل)
Namesake	Al Jubail
Builder	Navantia, San Fernando
Laid down	15 January 2019
Launched	22 July 2020
Acquired	31 March 2022
Identification	Pennant number: 828
Status	Fitting out
General characteristics
Class and type	Avante 2200 corvette
Displacement	2,419 tons
Length	99 m (324 ft 10 in)
Beam	13.6 m (44 ft 7 in)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	CODAD, 4 × MTU 12V-1163-TB93 rated at 4,440 kW (5,950 hp) each 2 × shaft with Wärtsilä 5C11 controllable pitch propeller
Speed	Maximum: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) Cruising: 22 knots Economy: 18 knots
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	60 + 32
Armament	1 × Oto Melara 76 mm ('A' position) 1 × Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns 16-cell VLS(Saudi Arabia variant) 16 x VL Mica 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon block II anti-ship missiles 2 × 3 torpedo tubes
Aviation facilities	Flight deck, hangar

Al Jubail (828) is an Al Jubail-class corvette of the Royal Saudi Navy.

Development and design

In July 2018 it was announced that Navantia had signed an agreement with the Royal Saudi Navy for the production of five Avante 2000 corvettes with the last to be delivered by 2022 at a cost of approximately 2 billion Euros.

Construction and career

Al Jubail was laid down on 15 January 2020 and launched on 2 July 2020 at the Navantia yard in San Fernando.