Gamal Abdel Nasser (ship)
 Gamal Abdel Nasser , formerly Vladivostok , in Saint-Nazaire , June 2014 |
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| Order | June 17, 2011 |
| Keel laying | February 1, 2012 |
| Launch | 15 October 2013 |
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The Gamal Abdel Nasser is an amphibious assault ship and helicopter carrier the Mistral class . It is now in service with the Egyptian Navy .
The ship was ordered by Russia together with its sister Sevastopol as Vladivostok on June 17, 2011 , after a preliminary contract had already been concluded on February 8, 2010. The ship was laid down at STX France in Saint-Nazaire in 2012 . The launch took place on October 15, 2013. In August 2015 the treaty was terminated amicably against the background of the Russian annexation of Crimea . In September 2015 the ship was sold to Egypt together with the sister ship Anwar al-Sadat , originally Sevastopol , and delivered on June 2, 2016.
See also
Web links
Commons : Gamal Abdel Nasser - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36433948
- ↑ Le BPC Gamal Abdel Nasser livré à la Marine Egyptienne. (No longer available online.) June 2, 2016, archived from the original on June 3, 2016 ; accessed on June 3, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
