According to a PR published by Fincantieri on September 13, 2022, the arrival in Qatar of the Al Zubarah corvette and the OPV Musherib, built at the integrated military shipyard of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano as part of the naval acquisition program of the Ministry of Defense of Qatar, was celebrated with a ceremony at the Umm Al Houl base.
For the occasion, the company was represented by Chairman Claudio Graziano and Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Pierroberto Folgiero.
Al Zubarah (F101) is the lead ship of the Doha-class corvettes built for the Qatari Emiri Navy. The ship was laid down in June 2018 in Fincantieri shipyard in Muggiano, Italy. She was launched on 27 February 2020.
They will be about 107 meters long, 14.70 meters wide, and equipped with a combined diesel and diesel plant (CODAD), with a maximum speed of 28 knots. The units will be able to accommodate 112 persons on board.
The corvette is armed with OTO Melara 76 mm gun, 16 Aster 30 Block 1 surface-to-air missiles, 8 Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles, two Hitrole remote weapons, and RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile.