47 new naval units join Egypt’s armed forces

CAIRO – 3 July 2021: A total of 47 new naval units joined the Egyptian Armed Forces, after raising the Egyptian flag on them, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the July 3 Naval Base in Gargoub, Marsa Matrouh, near western border with Libya

The 47 new items include:

• 2 Italian-manufactured Bergamini-class frigates.
• Egyptian manufactured Gowind-class Corvette
• Type 209 diesel-electric attack submarine
• 10 long range coastal patrol boats.
• Four 28-meter-long coastal patrol boats.
• 28 armored combat ribs for special forces.
• One tugboat

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated on Saturday Egypt’s latest naval base, the 3 July Base, in Gargoub on the northwestern coast near Libya. Sisi accompanied Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed and Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohammed Menfi in his tour at the 3 July Base.

The base is a huge scope that extends over an area of over 10 million square meters and a unique geographic location that achieves more additional capabilities for securing the northern coasts, the Egyptian the military said in a video on Saturday.

The base’s facilities conform to the code of the global military bases, the video added.

The base includes 74 facilities and contains a lot of combat units, operations center, joint exercise center, 7 training fields and a military pier at a length of 1000 meters and a depth of 14 meters.

The base includes a number of commercial piers at a length of 2200 meters and a depth of 17 meters and a watchtower for the port at a height of 29 meters.

The base includes two breakwaters at a length of 3,650 meters, a medical point, fences with monitoring cameras and gates with strong barriers.