The Arialah class are patrol boats for the United Arab Emirates Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Agency (CICPA). Two ships are planned for this class.
Description The class was designed by Damen Group, based on its "sea axe" design. The hull was constructed at Damen's Galați shipyard in Romania, with fit out by Abu Dhabi Ship Building and systems integration by Thales Group.
They are armed with a Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun, Mk 49 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher and two OTO Melara Marlin 30mm automatic guns.
History The contract was originally awarded in December 2013. The lead ship Arialah (P6701) was handed over to CICPA on 21 February 2017 and commissioned the same year. The second off-shore patrol boat in the class, Hmeem (P6702), was commissioned a year later in 2018.
Ships in class Ship nameIdentificationBuilderOrderedCommissionedArialahP6701Damen Shipyards Galați Abu Dhabi Ship Building20132017HmeemP6702Damen Shipyards Galați Abu Dhabi Ship Building20132018
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See also United Arab Emirates Navy
References
External links Abu Dhabi Ship Building Arialah Class (6711 OPV) Strange-looking UAE Warship with ‘Sea Axe Bow’ Draws Attention at IDEX 2017 Arialah