Qatari Emiri Navy 🇶🇦
Key facts
| Official Name | Qatari Emiri Navy |
| Country | 🇶🇦 Qatar |
| World rank | #45 |
| Ships in service | 126 (as of 2026) |
| Total ships | 126 |
| Naval ensign |
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Number of active ships by category
| Ship category | Active | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrol boats | 107 | |
| Support ships | 9 | |
| Amphibious ships | 6 | |
| Corvettes | 4 | |
Global Navy Index
| 🚢 Capital Ships | 0 | Aircraft carriers & cruisers (highest weight) |
| ⚓ Major Combatants | 0 | Destroyers, submarines & frigates |
| 🚤 Light Combatants | 10 | Corvettes & amphibious vessels |
| ⛵ Minor Vessels | 107 | Patrol, coastal & mine warfare |
| 📊 Total Active | 126 | 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 Qatar Emiri Navy (QEN) main mission is to protect Qatar's extensive maritime domain, which is critical to its economy due to its reliance on offshore oil and gas production and seaborne trade. The nation's maritime strategy focuses on deterring and repelling incursions into its territorial waters, safeguarding critical infrastructure, and countering threats such as terrorism, piracy, and smuggling.
A cornerstone of its modernization is a major fleet renewal and expansion program. A multi-billion-euro contract with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, signed in 2016, is delivering a range of advanced warships. This includes Doha-class corvettes equipped with sophisticated air defense and anti-ship missiles, large offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), and an amphibious transport dock (LPD) that will be the largest vessel in the QEN fleet. The LPD provides a significant boost to operational reach, enabling sustained operations and force projection. Additionally, Qatar has acquired fast patrol boats from Turkey's ARES Shipyard and ordered cadet training ships from Anadolu Shipyard, indicating a long-term commitment to developing its naval personnel.
These acquisitions dramatically enhance the QEN's capabilities. The new corvettes provide robust anti-aircraft and anti-surface warfare capabilities previously lacking. The introduction of an LPD and OPVs extends the navy's endurance and ability to operate further from shore for longer periods. Future plans reportedly include acquiring minesweepers and developing a naval helicopter fleet, which would further broaden the navy's operational scope. There has also been a reported interest in acquiring submarines, which would represent another leap in strategic capability.
To support this expanded fleet, Qatar is investing heavily in shore-based infrastructure, including the development of a new, technologically advanced naval base. The operational readiness of the QEN is being bolstered through comprehensive training programs for crews, often in partnership with the Italian Navy, ensuring that personnel can effectively operate the new platforms. While historically reliant on external security partners, Qatar is now shouldering more responsibility for its own maritime security, reflecting a broader trend among Gulf states.
Detailed inventory of Qatari Navy
Amphibious ships
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landing ship utility | - | (4 ships) | Active | - | |
| Landing Platform Dock | Al Fulk | Al Fulk | Active | - | |
| Landing ship tank | Robha | Active | - |
Corvettes
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corvette | Doha | Al Zubarah | F101 | Active | - |
| Doha | Damsah | F102 | Active | - | |
| Doha | Al Khor | F103 | Active | - | |
| Doha | Sumaysimah | F104 | Active | - |
Patrol boats
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast interceptor boat | - | (11 ships) | Active | - | |
| Offshore patrol vessel | Ares 150 Hercules | QC 901 | QC 901 | Active | 2020 |
| Ares 150 Hercules | QC 902 | QC 902 | Active | 2020 | |
| Fast attack craft | Barzan | Barzan | Q04 | Active | 1996 |
| Barzan | Huwar | Q05 | Active | 1996 | |
| Barzan | Al Udied | Q06 | Active | 1996 | |
| Barzan | Al Deebeel | Q07 | Active | 1996 | |
| Patrol craft | DV-15 | (4 ships) | Active | - | |
| Damen Polycat 1,450 | (6 ships) | Active | - | ||
| Fast attack craft | Damsah | Damsah | Q01 | Active | 1982 |
| Damsah | Al Ghariyah | Q02 | Active | 1982 | |
| Damsah | Rbigah | Q03 | Active | 1982 | |
| Patrol craft | Fairey Marine Interceptor | (2 ships) | Active | - | |
| Fairy Marine Spear | (25 ships) | Active | - | ||
| Helmatic M-160 | (3 ships) | Active | - | ||
| Keith Nelson type 44 ft. | (2 ships) | Active | - | ||
| Fast attack craft | MRTP 16 | Q49 | Q49 | Active | 2012 |
| MRTP 16 | (2 ships) | Active | 2012 | ||
| MRTP 20 | (10 ships) | Active | - | ||
| MRTP 24/U | (4 ships) | Active | 2018 | ||
| Fast missile craft | MRTP 24/U | (4 ships) | Active | 2018 | |
| Fast attack craft | MRTP 34 | Q31 | Q31 | Active | 2013 |
| MRTP 34 | Q32 | Q32 | Active | 2013 | |
| MRTP 34 | Q33 | Q33 | Active | 2013 | |
| Patrol craft | MV-45 | (4 ships) | Active | - | |
| Offshore patrol vessel | Musherib | Musherib | Q61 | Active | - |
| Musherib | Sheraouh | Q62 | Active | - | |
| Patrol craft | P-1500 | (5 ships) | Active | - | |
| Patrol boat | Vosper | (4 ships) | Active | - | |
| Patrol craft | Vosper 110 ft. | (6 ships) | Active | - |
Support ships
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support ship | - | Active | - | ||
| Training ship | Al Doha | Al Doha | QTS 91 | Active | - |
| Al Doha | Al Shamal | QTS 92 | Active | - | |
| Pilot craft | Halmatic | (2 ships) | Active | - | |
| Utility craft | Rotrork | (4 ships) | Active | - |