title: Saudi corvette Al Jubail
text: # Saudi corvette Al Jubail
  
  Al Jubail (828) 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 Jubail was laid down on 15 January 2020 and launched on 2 July 2020 at the Navantia yard in San Fernando.
  
  