Algerian National Navy 🇩🇿
Key facts
| Official Name | Algerian National Navy |
| Country | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| World rank | #22 |
| Ships in service | 104 (as of 2026) |
| Total ships | 104 |
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Number of active ships by category
| Ship category | Active | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrol boats | 65 | |
| Corvettes | 11 | |
| Other ships | 8 | |
| Frigates | 8 | |
| Submarines | 6 | |
| Mine Warfare ships | 3 | |
| Amphibious ships | 3 | |
Global Navy Index
| 🚢 Capital Ships | 0 | Aircraft carriers & cruisers (highest weight) |
| ⚓ Major Combatants | 14 | Destroyers, submarines & frigates |
| 🚤 Light Combatants | 14 | Corvettes & amphibious vessels |
| ⛵ Minor Vessels | 68 | Patrol, coastal & mine warfare |
| 📊 Total Active | 104 | Combat vessels (auxiliaries excluded) |
Methodology: Square root scaled index weighted by ship combat capability. Capital ships score highest due to force projection capability. Auxiliary vessels are excluded.
Overview
The Algerian Naval Force, the naval branch of the Algerian military, operates along the country's approximately 1,440 km coastline. Its primary role is to monitor and defend Algeria's territorial waters against foreign military or economic intrusion, with additional missions including coast guard and maritime safety duties. It plays a significant role in the Western Mediterranean.
The Algerian Navy was developed with assistance from the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Post-Cold War, Russia has remained a key partner, but Algeria has diversified its sources for naval equipment and has developed domestic shipbuilding capabilities.
Key naval bases include Algiers, Annaba, Mers el-Kebir, Oran, Jijel, and Tamentfoust. Mers el-Kebir hosts shipbuilding facilities, and Tamentfoust is the site of the naval academy and a technical training school.
The fleet primarily consists of smaller ships designed for coastal and Exclusive Economic Zone patrol, led by three Koni class frigates, with plans to add MEKO A-200 frigates. The navy also has a mix of corvettes, patrol vessels, and a number of Osa class fast attack craft from the Cold War era, although their operational status is uncertain. Submarine presence in the Mediterranean is modest but growing, with a pair of Kilo class submarines and plans to add more. Amphibious capabilities, historically limited, are set to improve with the acquisition of an amphibious transport dock.
Notably, the Algerian military maintains secrecy over its organization and equipment, leading to variations in open-source reports about its naval capabilities.
Detailed inventory of Algerian Navy
Amphibious ships
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landing ships | Kalaat Beni Hammed | Kalaat Beni Hammed | Active | 1984 | |
| Kalaat Beni Hammed | Kalaat Beni Rached | Active | 1984 | ||
| Amphibious transport dock | San Giorgio | Kalaat Béni Abbès | Active | 2015 |
Corvettes
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corvette | Djebel Chenoua | Djebel Chenoua | Active | 2002 | |
| Djebel Chenoua | El Chihab | Active | 2002 | ||
| Djebel Chenoua | El Kirch | Active | 2002 | ||
| Djebel Chenoua | Hassan Barbiear | Active | 2002 | ||
| Nanuchka | Ras Hamidou | Active | 1982 | ||
| Nanuchka | Salah Reis | Active | 1982 | ||
| Nanuchka | Reis Ali | Active | 1982 | ||
| Steregushchiy | (3 ships) | Active | 2022 | ||
| Type 056 | El Moutassadi | Active | 2023 |
Frigates
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frigate | Adhafer | Adhafer | Active | 2015 | |
| Adhafer | El Fatih | Active | 2015 | ||
| Adhafer | Ezzadjer | Active | 2016 | ||
| Koni | Mourad Rais | Active | 1980 | ||
| Koni | Rais Kellik | Active | 1982 | ||
| Koni | Rais Korfou | Active | 1985 | ||
| MEKO A200 | Erradii | Active | 2016 | ||
| MEKO A200 | El Moudamir | Active | 2018 |
Mine Warfare ships
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine countermeasures | Lerici | El-Kasseh 1 | Active | 2016 | |
| Lerici | El-Kasseh 2 | Active | 2019 | ||
| Lerici | El-Kasseh 3 | Active | 2021 |
Other ships
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training ship | EL Mellah | El Mellah | 938 | Active | 2017 |
| Survey ship | El Idrissi | El Idrissi | 673 | Active | 1980 |
| High seas tow vessel | El Mounjid | El Mounjid | 701 | Active | 2012 |
| El Mounjid | El Moussif | 702 | Active | 2012 | |
| El Mounjid | El Moussanid | 703 | Active | 2012 | |
| Salvage ship | El Mourafik | El Mourafik | 261 | Active | 1990 |
| Survey ship | OSV-95 | El Masseh | 205 | Active | 2021 |
| Training ship | Soummam | Soummam | 937 | Active | 2006 |
Patrol boats
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrol boats | Alusafe 2000 | El Mounkid | (12 ships) | Active | 2016 |
| FPB98 MKI Ocea | Denebi | (31 ships) | Active | 2008 | |
| Kebir-class | El Yadekh | (14 ships) | Active | 1982 | |
| Osa II | (8 ships) | Active | 1978 |
Submarines
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submarine | Project 636 | Messali el Hadj | 021 | Active | 2010 |
| Project 636 | Akram Pacha | 022 | Active | 2010 | |
| Project 636 | El Ouarsenis | 031 | Active | 2019 | |
| Project 636 | El Hoggar | 032 | Active | 2019 | |
| Project 877EKM | Rais Hadj Mubarek | 012 | Active | 1987 | |
| Project 877EKM | El Hadj Slimane | 013 | Active | 1988 |