December 2019. The Mediterranean Sea. Photo from the archives of А. Andreev.

Country: Egypt.
Class, [Type]: Gowind, [FS].
Homeport: Alexandria.

Builder: DCNS, Lorient, France.
Launch date: 30 September 2015.
Launch date: 17 September 2016.
Commission date: 22 September 2017.

Displacement ( tons ): 2600 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 102 x 16 x 5,4.
Main machinery: CODAD; 2 MTU 20V 8000 diesels.
Speed ( knots ): 25.
Range ( miles ): 3700 at 15 knots.
Complement: 80.

Guns: 1 x 1 76mm Oto Melara Super Rapid, 2 x 1 20mm Nexter.
Missiles: SSM: 2 x 4 Exocet MM40 Block 3; SAM: 1 x 16 MBDA VL MICA.
Torpedoes: 2 x 3 324mm tubes ( MU 90 ).

Radars: Air/Surface search: SMART-S Mk2.
Sonars: Kingclip, Captas 2.
Countermeasures: Decoys: Sylene Mk 2.
Helicopters: 1 x Cougar EC-725.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  2020