Arialah-class offshore patrol vessel

Arialah at NAVDEX, February 2017
Class overview
Name	Arialah class
Builders	Damen Shipyards Galați Abu Dhabi Ship Building
Operators	UAE Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Agency
Built	2013–2018
In commission	2017–present
Planned	2
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Length	67 m (220 ft)[1]
Beam	11 m (36 ft)
Draft	5.4 m (18 ft)
Propulsion	4 × MTU diesel engines
Speed	20+ knots
Endurance	21 days
Complement	42 officers and crew + berthing for 35 troops
Sensors and processing systems	Thales STIR fire control and Thales Smart-S Mark 2 search radar Mirador electro-optical system
Electronic warfare & decoys	Multi Ammunition Softkill System
Armament	1 × Bofors 57 mm gun Mk3 2 × OTO Melara 30 mm guns 1 × mk49 mod2 11-cell RAM launcher for RAM missile system
Aviation facilities	Aft helicopter deck

The Arialah class are patrol boats for the United Arab Emirates Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Agency (CICPA). Two ships are planned for this class.^[2]

The class was designed by Damen Group, based on its "sea axe" design. The hull was constructed at Damen's Galați shipyard in Romania, with fit out by Abu Dhabi Ship Building and systems integration by Thales Group.^[1]

The contract was originally awarded in December 2013.^[2] The lead ship Arialah (P6701) was handed over to CICPA on 21 February 2017 and commissioned the same year.^[1][3] The second off-shore patrol boat in the class, Hmeem (P6702), was commissioned a year later in 2018.^[4]

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  Arialah bridge
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  Arialah midship

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