Saudi frigate Al Dammam

"Al Dammam" (816) is an "Al Riyadh"-class frigate of the Royal Saudi Navy.
Development and design.
The frigate "Al Dammam", is an expanded anti-air version of the French , displacing about and extended to in length.
The ships' combat system, produced by Armaris (a Direction des Constructions Navales/Thales Group joint venture), is armed with Aster 15 Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) launched from SYLVER vertical launchers (SYLVER - "SYstème de Lancement VERtical"). As with the "La Fayette" class, the primary offensive weapon is the anti-surface Exocet missile. The ships' main gun is the OTO Melara 76 mm super-rapid firing gun replacing the modèle 100 TR automatic gun of the "La Fayette". There are also four aft-mounted torpedo tubes, firing DTCN F17 heavyweight anti-submarine torpedoes. "Al Riyadh" is capable of a maximum speed of ~ with a maximum range of .
Construction and career.
"Al Dammam" was launched on 7 September 2002 at the DCNS shipyard in Lorient and commissioned on 23 October 2004.
"Al Riyadh"-class frigates.
Three "Al Riyadh"-class frigates have been built: