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But the FREMM Bergamini from what it offers from capabilities it's a destroyer
And yeah they have strongest Navy in middle east but always remember that our Navy never lost a single Battle in it's entire history (Correct me if am wrong)
Even in 1967 defeat the navy was the weapon that didn't lose in fact it stopped an Israeli Submarine from mining the Egyptian Fleet near coast of Alexandria and the crew was captured
You know what the letter 'F' in FREMM stands for, bro? lol. Frégate Européenne Multi-Mission Just messing with you, BTW.
The 3 main differences between destroyers and frigates is in their displacement, dimensions and capabilities but the latter two are very similar these days as both can carry the same weapons and number and essentially have the same capabilities. Understandably, destroyers are usually larger, more capable and faster than frigates so the major difference is the size measured in the displacement. The average displacement of a frigate is around 6,000 tons and for destroyers, it's around 10,000+ tons, almost double in most cases.
Hard to believe, really, when you look at the size of Al-Galala, it seems larger than its French sister, but I think the towers and double masts on the ship compared to the Tahya Misr make it appear much larger. I think also a lot of what is in those towers also offer a lot more than it's French counterpart.
If they could trade the French FREMM for another Italian one, they should do it. Simply for the sake of commonality since they'll be adding to the number of Italian FREMMs as well as adding the German Mekos. Having 4 or 6 Mekos and 2 or 4 Italian FREMMS makes getting rid of the French-built Tahya Misr a no-brainer IMO. But that's just me.
As far as the Egyptian Navy's record AND the interesting "coincidence" that the Eilat was considered a destroyer, this little article describes a lot of what we're talking about - the EGY Navy record (if you consider missile boats actually part of the record or not?) And, how the sinking of the Eilat was retaliatory to the sinking of two EGY Navy missile boats 3 days prior AND, how it was a huge & important milestone in naval surface warfare but of course, doesn't get mentioned as it should.
CAIRO – 29 May 2018: Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi decreed issuing a commemorative Golden Jubilee medal for the Egyptian naval forces on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the sinking of Israeli Eilat destroyer.
The medal will be awarded to all members of the naval forces in service until October 21, 2017. The presidential decree no. 236/2018 was published in the Gazette.
Eilat, built in 1944, was originally serving in the British Royal Navy under the name of HMS ZEALOUS during the Second World War, participating in operations in the North Sea and off the Norwegian coast, before taking part in some of the Arctic convoys. It was sold to the Israeli Navy and participated in the Suez Crisis in 1956, attacking Egyptian ships and was still active by the outbreak of the Six-Day War in 1967.
In July 1967, the Eilat along with two motor torpedo boats (MTBs) encountered two Egyptian torpedo boats during one of its patrols off the northern Sinai shore. Giving chase, Eilat eventually sank both boats with the loss of all hands – but the chase took them into Egyptian waters. While celebrated in Israel, it was roundly condemned in Egypt, which began planning a suitable response.
Only three months after this incident, Eilat was sunk. on October 21, 1967, an Egyptian Komar-class missile boat positioned within the harbor at Port Said fired two missiles at the Israeli destroyer. Eilat's radar did not reveal any suspicious activity or movements because the Egyptians launched the missiles from within the port. Eilat's captain ordered evasive action when the missiles were detected, but the first missile hit the ship just above the waterline. Two minutes later the second missile struck, causing additional casualties.
ِِAround an hour later another Egyptian Komar-class missile boat from Port Said harbor fired two more Styx missiles at Eilat. The third missile hit Eilat amidships, causing more damage and further fires, while the fourth went astray and crashed in the water nearby. Eilat sank about two minutes later. Out of a crew of 199 members, 47 were killed and more than a hundred were wounded.
This made Eilat the first vessel to be sunk by a missile boat in wartime. It was an important milestone in naval surface warfare.
Nice new pic of an EAF Rafale in house for what looks like either a pylon inspection or a pylon change.
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