Djebel Chenoua-class corvette
# Djebel Chenoua-class corvette

The Djebel Chenoua-class corvettes are ships of Algerian design and assembly, developed in the shipyards of Mers el-Kebir near Oran and built in the 1980s. The 4 units are specialized in anti-ship warfare and search and rescue operations.

## Design

All four ships are now equipped with four C-802 missiles made in China. The missile was derived from the French Exocet, has a 120 km range and an automatic guidance system. The ships are armed with a Russian AK-176 76 mm main gun with a high rate of fire installed at the bow and a Gatling-type AK-630 30 mm air defense gun installed aft.

## Ships

| Name | Pennant number | Ship builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Djebel Chenoua | 351 | ECRN, Mers-el-Kebir | 3 February 1985 | November 1988 | In service |
| El Chihab | 352 | ECRN, Mers-el-Kebir | February 1990 | June 1995 | In service |
| El Kirch | 353 | ECRN, Mers-el-Kebir | July 2000 | 2002 | In service |
| Hassan Barbiear | 807 | ECRN, Mers-el-Kebir | 2017 | 2017 | In service |
