title: Saudi corvette Al Diriyah
text: # Saudi corvette Al Diriyah
  
  Al Diriyah (830) is an Al Jubail-class corvette of the Royal Saudi Navy.
  
  ## Development and design
  
  In July 2018, it was announced that Navantia had signed an agreement with the Royal Saudi Navy for the production of five Avante 2000 corvettes with the last to be delivered by 2022 at a cost of approximately 2 billion euros.
  
  ## Construction and career
  
  Al Diriyah was laid down in 2019 and launched on 14 November 2020 at the Navantia in San Fernando.
  
  It was involved in 2023 in evacuations from Sudan.
  
  