Algerian aircraft carrier Qalaat Beni Abbas
Channel: Tarsana ترسانة
Date: 2023-04-07

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The vessel was built in the workshops of the Italian marine engineering and systems company, Orizonte Systeme Navalli, which is a subsidiary of the Italian giant of the military and maritime industries, Fincantieri, in the Riva Trigoso region of La Spezia, northwestern Italy.  Version enlarged and improved Italian amphibious ships of the San Giorgio class.
It has a length of 143 meters and a width of 21.5 meters, and its displacement reaches 9,000 tons at full load. She speed reaches 20 knots, thanks to two diesel engines, with a range of 6,000 nautical miles at cruising speed.
The deck contains the castle or command  and  direction cockpit  and two locations for receiving and landing helicopters forward and aft. 
 by providing it with a logistics transport vessel manufactured by the Italian company "Orizonte Systeme Navali",   the case concerns the ship  of the "San Giorgio"  class, after the  rejection of the French offers of DCNS proposing its carrier  Mistral and the German company TKMS offering its carrier MHD-200, because of their refusal to meet the Algerian requirement in terms of  local construction. 
The first sheet of  steel was cut  in the workshops of the port of Riva Trigozo in  February 2012, in the presence  of representatives of the Algerian Navy and representatives of the firm Fincantieri and the port of La Spezia.
The command and deployment ship "Qala at Bani Abbas" docked at the Admiralty Naval Forces Command Headquarters in the Algerian capital on March 27, 2015.
The propulsion system is based on two Wärtsilä 12v32 diesel engines  with a capacity of 6 megawatts each, which allow the ship to reach a maximum speed of 20 knots. It also contains 4 generators to generate electrical power, in addition to another generator for emergencies.
The Qal'at Bani Abbas ship is equipped with a state-of-the-art electronic system that competes with global naval forces. It is equipped with an Athena-C ESA (command, control,  communications, computer and intelligence) radar system to manage combat systems, coordinate between naval groups and direct integrated air defense command and post-landing operations for dismounted forces, as well as the Russian-made navigation and flight control system and the European Empar radar.  for research, control and guidance of missiles in three dimensions with an angular coverage of 360° for a range of up to 500 km, similar to that installed in  the Orizonte-class frigate, and this radar is intended to guide the Aster 15 and 30 missile system
The ship's electronic warfare wing was equipped by  Italian companies Electronica and France's Thales and its equipment also includes   jamming missile launchers, while telecommunications was outsourced to an Italian company. The firing system of the Otto Melara front gun  is controlled by radar. This radar makes the Qalaat Bani Abbas ship comparable in capability to the Freem-class frigates.
The ship is equipped with a launch system of 16 surface-to-air missiles of the Aster-15 type placed on the Silver vertical launch system  for air and  missile defenses, and a 76 mm forward gun produced by the Italian company Otto-Melara that can be used for air defense or against surface targets, the artillery is complemented by the presence of two side guns of 25 mm caliber

The Qalaat Bani Abbas ship  can carry 3 attack helicopters (Mil Mi-24/Mil Mi-28 helicopters) and 5 T-90 tanks for ground forces in the hangar, in addition to carrying heavy equipment. It also carries 450 soldiers from the landing and assault teams with all their equipment. 
The ship has large amphibious capabilities, as it contains a submersible basin inside to allow landing ships to enter its hull through the aft door, and the same basin can be emptied and use the space to ship 15 tanks, infantry vehicles or five heavy helicopters, bringing the carrying capacity to a total of 8 heavy helicopters  or 12 light helicopters and 20 tanks,   as well as to store equipment with the possibility of accessing either  the cockpit and the deck via a lift lift with a load lifting capacity of more than 30 tons for airborne maneuvers. 
 The dock in the basin is submerged to accommodate the  three LCP vessels  designed to transport troops or armoured vehicles  from the ship to shore, and three smaller LCVP vessels, which are suspended    to the cranes on the left side of the ship, the LCM-type wide landing craft, and two inflatable boats are used by the special forces to make  quick dockingson enemy coasts in difficult conditions, making the ship an effective surprise tool of war. The ship also contains a hospital with a capacity of 60 beds, including 2 for resuscitation, and surgery rooms equipped with everything necessary.