Egypt’s third Gowind-class Corvette Completes First Sea Trials
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The ship is built in Egypt by Alexandria Shipyard Company. Egypt signed a €1 billion contract with Naval Group in 2014 to purchase four Gowind 2,500-ton corvettes, with two more options. Alexandria Shipyard will build three of the corvettes under a technology transfer agreement.El Moez was laid down in July 2018 and will be launched on May 12, 2019.