HOUKU** class (Egypt)

 6 HOUKU-class GUIDED MISSILE PATROL CRAFT (PTG)
     (Chinese HOUKU design)

 Pendant     Commissioned

 609         October 1984
 611         October 1984
 613         October 1984
 615         October 1984
 617         October 1984
 619         October 1984

These six craft were built in China specifically for Egypt. They all were delivered in September of 1984. The design is based on the Russian KOMAR** class.**

HULL:The class has a steel hull instead of the wood hull of the...