[1][2][3] A contract for the construction Alexandria shipyard and the supply of its shop's equipment was signed in 1962 with the government of the Soviet Union.

[6] In 1968 the rest of the shipyard area was reclaimed from the sea and the building of two semi submerged inclined berths were completed.

[7] In 2004 the shipyard ownership was transferred to the Ministry of Defense under the Maritime Industries and Services Organization (MIASO).

[8][9] In 2014, the Egyptian Ministry of Defense signed an agreement for the construction of four El Fateh-class corvette.

The first vessel[10] was built in Lorient site of DCNS (later Naval Group) and delivered to Egypt in September 2017.