27 September 2021
by Jeremy Binnie
The Qatari touchdown ship
Al-Abrar Fuwairat
earlier than it was launched at Anadolu Shipyard in Istanbul.
(Qatari Ministry of Defence)
Turkey's Anadolu shipyard launched a touchdown ship that it's constructing for the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) on 25 September.
The Qatari Ministry of Defence (MoD) recognized the vessel
Al-Abrar Fuwairat
, saying it's an LCT80-type touchdown ship, and added that the launch ceremony was attended by QENF commander Major General Abdullah bin Hassan al-Sulaiti and his Turkish counterpart.
The two commanders additionally inspected
Al-Doha
, the primary of two coaching ships Anadolu Shipyard has constructed for the QENF.
The shipyard has already constructed eight LCT80s for the Turkish Naval Forces, however that is the primary export order for the sort.
Turkey's
Maritime Magazine
reported that the touchdown ship is the most important of 4 vessels that have been ordered for the QENF from Anadolu Shipyard in 2020, the others being two LCM40s and one LCVP.
It mentioned
Al-Abrar Fuwairat
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