Avante 2200
 PC-21 Guaiquerí
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Navantia, Cadiz, Puerto Real Yard |
| Operators | |
| Built | 2009–present |
| In commission | 2011–present |
| Planned |
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| Building | 3 (Saudi Arabia) |
| Completed |
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| Active | 4 (Venezuela) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement | 2,419 tons |
| Length | 99 m (324 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 13.6 m (44 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)Error: has synonymous parameter (help) |
| Draft | 3.8 m (12 ft)Error: has synonymous parameter (help) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) maximum |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 60 + 32 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck, hangar |
The Avante 2000 is a corvette design by the Navantia shipyard of Spain.
Variants
Guaiquerí-class patrol boat
Four Avante 2000 corvettes were built by Navantia to the Guaiquerí-class design for the Venezuelan Navy with the first ship commissioned in April 2011 and the last in January 2012.
| Name | Pennant | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guaiquerí | PC-21 | 11 September 2008 | 24 June 2009 | 14 April 2011[2] | |
| Warao | PC-22 | 12 May 2009 | 3 November 2009 | August 2011 | out of service after grounding incident in 2012. |
| Yekuana | PC-23 | 22 September 2009 | 1 March 2010 | 9 December 2011 | |
| Kariña | PC-24 | 17 February 2010 | 13 July 2010[3] | January 2012 |
Al Jubail-class corvette
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.[4]
| Name | Hull number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jubail | 828 | Navantia, Spain | 15 January 2019 | 22 July 2020[5] | |
| Al Diriyah | 830 | 2019 | 14 November 2020[6] | ||
| Hail[7] | 6 August 2020[8] | ||||
| Jazan | 1 December 2020[9] | ||||
| Unayzah[10] |
References
- ^ "Wartsila Propulsion Solutions for OPVs" (PDF).
- ^ Indodefensa (15 de abril de 2011): Navantia entrega a la Armada venezolana el primer Patrullero Oceánico de Vigilancia
- ^ "Botadura del buque AB Kariña" (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 2020-07-13.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia signs deal with Spanish firm for five warships". Arabian Business. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ White, Ryan (2020-07-22). "Navantia launches the first Corvette for Saudi Arabia". Naval News. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ Archus, Dorian (2020-11-15). "Navantia launches 2nd Avante-2200 class corvette for the Royal Saudi Navy". Naval News. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ "Navantia San Fernando pone la quilla de la cuarta corbeta para Arabia Saudí, que se llamará Jazán". defensa.com (in Spanish). 2020-12-01.
- ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (2020-08-07). "Navantia Lays Keel of 3rd Avante 2200 Corvette For Royal Saudi Navy". Naval News. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ "Navantia pone la quilla de la corbeta Jazan, la cuarta para Arabia Saudí". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 2020-12-02.
- ^ "Navantia corta la primera chapa de la quinta corbeta del programa saudí". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 2020-07-16.