ENS Anwar El Sadat

Sevastopol fitting out in Saint-Nazaire, December 2014
History
Russia
NameSevastopol
OrderedJune 2011
Builder
Laid down18 June 2013
Launched20 November 2014
StatusContract cancelled
Egypt
NameAnwar El Sadat
NamesakeAnwar Sadat
Acquired16 September 2016
Home portAlexandria
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeMistral-class amphibious assault ship
Displacement
  • 16,500 tonnes (empty)
  • 21,300 tonnes (full load)
  • 32,300 tonnes (with ballasts)
Length199 m (653 ft)
Beam32 m (105 ft)
Draught6.3 m (21 ft)
Installed power3 × Wärtsilä 16V32 (3 × 6,200 kW (8,300 hp))
Speed18.8 knots (34.8 km/h; 21.6 mph)
Range
  • 10,800 km (5,800 nmi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
  • 19,800 kilometres (10,700 nmi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Armament4 × AN/TWQ-1 Avenger mobile SAM (32 FIM-92 Stinger missiles)
Aircraft carried2 unmanned helicopters Schiebel Camcopter S-100
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter deck and hangar

ENS Anwar El Sadat (L1020) is an Egyptian Navy amphibious assault ship, a type of helicopter carrier, of the French Mistral class. It was built in France originally for the Russian Navy as part of a contract for two of these warships and underwent sea trials. The contract with Russia was subsequently cancelled by France and an agreement on compensation was reached with the Russian government. Egypt and France eventually concluded a deal to acquire the two warships for roughly 950 million euros.