Th? ??liv??? ?? th? c??v?tt? “S?m?ism?”, th? ????th ?n? l?st ?? th? Al Z?????h-cl?ss ??????? t? Finc?nti??i ?? th? Q?t??i Minist?? ?? D???nc? within th? n?ti?n?l n?v?l ?c??isiti?n ??????m, t??k ?l?c? t???? ?t th? M???i?n? (L? S??zi?) shi?????. All ???? ?? th? Al Z?????h-cl?ss will s??v? ?s th? ??ck??n? ?? th? Q?t??i Emi?i N?v?. S?m??sim?’s ?i?st st??l w?s c?t ?n 18 S??t?m??? 2018 ?n? l?i? ??wn ?n 13 F??????? 2021 ?t Finc?nti??i shi????? in M???i?n?, It?l?. Sh? w?s l??nch?? ?n 29 M??ch 2022.
Th? c???m?n? w?s ?tt?n??? ??, ?m?n? ?th??s, ?? St??? M?j?? G?n???l (S??) A???ll?h H?ss?n Al-S?l?iti, C?mm?n??? ?? Q?t?? Emi?i N?v?l F??c?s, H.E. Kh?li? ?in Y??s?? Al-S???, th? Am??ss???? ?? th? St?t? ?? Q?t?? t? It?l?, M?j?? G?n???l H?ss?n R?shi? Al Ali, H??? ?? Q?t?? A?m?? F??c?s P??j?cts, St??? M?j?? G?n???l Hil?l Al M?h?nn??i, D???ns? Att?ché ?? th? St?t? ?? Q?t?? in R?m?, Vic? A?mi??l S?lv?t??? Viti?ll?, C?mm?n?in? O??ic?? ?? It?li?n N?v? L??istic C?mm?n? ?n? N?v?l E??i?m?nt Ins??ct??, ?n? D??i? D?st?, G?n???l M?n???? N?v?l V?ss?ls Divisi?n ?? Finc?nti??i.
Th? Al Z?????h-cl?ss c??v?tt?s, will ?? hi?hl? ?l?xi?l? ?n? c????l? ?? ??l?illin? ?i?????nt kin?s ?? t?sks, ???m s??v?ill?nc? with s?? ??sc?? c???citi?s t? ??in? ?i?htin? v?ss?ls. Th? D?h?-cl?ss c??v?tt?s will ??im??? s??v? ??? ?i? ????ns? missi?ns ?n? th??????? will h?v? ? v??? s??st?nti?l ?i????w?? ??? th?i? siz?. Th?? will ?? ?itt?? with 16 Ast?? 30 Bl?ck 1NT s????c?-t?-?i? missil?s , 8 Ex?c?t MM40 Bl?ck 3 ?nti-shi? missil?s, ? 76mm m?in ??n, 2 M??lins ??m?t? w????ns st?ti?ns, t?????? t???s ? RAM l??nch?? (21 missil?s) ?n? 4 S?l?n? Mk2 ??c?? l??nch??s.
Th? shi? ??si?n?? c?nsist?nt with th? RINAMIL ??l?s. F??th??m???, th? c??v?tt?s will ?? c????l? ?? ?????tin? hi?h-s???? ???ts s?ch ?s RHIB (Ri?i? H?ll In?l?t??l? B??t) th????h l?t???l c??n?s ?? ? h??lin? ??m? l?c?t?? ?t th? ??? st??n. Th? ?li?ht ??ck ?n? h?n??? ??? siz?? ??? h?stin? ?n? NH90 h?lic??t??. Th?? will ?? ????t 107 m?t??s l?n?, 14.70 m?t??s wi??, ?n? ???i???? with ? c?m?in?? ?i?s?l ?n? ?i?s?l ?l?nt (CODAD), with ? m?xim?m s???? ?? 28 kn?ts. Th? ?nits will ?? ??l? t? ?cc?mm???t? 112 ???s?ns ?n ?????.