ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser

	ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser in 2022
Russia
Name	Vladivostok
Ordered	June 2011
Builder	STX France Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, Saint-Nazaire, France; United Shipbuilding Corporation Baltiysky Zavod shipyard, St. Petersburg, Russia;
Laid down	1 February 2012
Launched	15 October 2013
Status	Sea trials completed, Contract cancelled
Egypt
Name	Gamal Abdel Nasser
Namesake	Gamal Abdel Nasser
Acquired	23 September 2015
Commissioned	2 June 2016
Homeport	Safaga, Egypt
Identification	MMSI number: 622121040; Callsign: SUAJ; Hull number: L1010; Deck Code: GN;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Mistral-class amphibious assault ship
Displacement	16,500 tonnes (empty); 21,300 tonnes (full load); 32,300 tonnes (with ballasts);
Length	200 m (660 ft)
Beam	32 m (105 ft)
Draught	6.3 m (21 ft)
Installed power	3 × Wärtsilä 16V32 (3 × 6,200 kW (8,300 hp))
Speed	18.8 knots (34.8 km/h; 21.6 mph)
Range	10,800 km (5,800 nmi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph); 19,800 kilometres (10,700 nmi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph);
Armament	4 × AN/TWQ-1 Avenger mobile SAM (32 FIM-92 Stinger missiles)
Aircraft carried	Former Russian aircraft:; 8 × Kamov Ka-52K attack helicopters (Naval version of Ka-52 which is under construction); 4 × Kamov Ka-29TB transport helicopters; 4 × Kamov Ka-27P ASW helicopters.;
Aviation facilities	Helicopter deck and hangar

ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser (L1010) is an Egyptian Navy amphibious assault ship, a type of helicopter carrier, of the French-designed Mistral class. She was originally built for the Russian Navy and underwent sea trials. Subsequently, the contract was cancelled by France and agreement on compensation reached with the Russian government. Egypt and France concluded the deal to acquire the two former Russian Mistral for roughly 950 million euros.

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