Khareef-class corvette

The Khareef class are three corvettes operated by the Royal Navy of Oman. The ships were built by BAE Systems at their shipyard in Portsmouth, as part of a £400m deal it also included training by VT Group.

Al-Rahmani, outbound from Portsmouth Naval Base June 2013.
Class overview
NameKhareef class
BuildersBAE Systems
Operators Oman
Planned3
Completed3
Active3
General characteristics [1]
TypeCorvette
Displacement2,660 tonnes
Length99 m (325 ft)
Beam14.6 m (48 ft)
Draught4.1 m (13 ft)
PropulsionTwo MTU 4000 series diesel engines
Speed28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Endurance21 days
Complement100
Sensors and
processing systems
  • SMART-S Mk2 3D S-band multibeam radar
  • TACTICOS combat management system
  • Thales Nederland Sting electro-optic weapons director
Armament
Aircraft carried1 x medium helicopter
Aviation facilitiesEnclosed hangar

Role

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The three vessels are capable of:

  • Protection of maritime areas of interest including EEZ
  • Extended surveillance patrols
  • Deterrent operations during times of tension
  • Fully interoperable with joint and coalition operations
  • Special operations
  • Search and rescue
  • Maritime disaster relief operations

Ships in class

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Photo Ship Hull number[2] Launched Commissioned Status
  Al-Shamikh Q40 22 July 2009[3] (IA 2013) In active service
  Al-Rahmani Q41 23 July 2010[4] In active service
  Al-Rasikh Q42 27 June 2011 In active service

Incidents

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In March 2012 three BAE engineers were injured after a gun misfired[5] during testing off the Dorset coast.

References

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  1. ^ ""БАе системз" начала морские испытания головного корвета типа "Кариф" ВМС Омана" (in Russian). flot.com. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Khareef Class". Military Edge. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Al-Shamikh launched", www.bvtsurfacefleet.com, 22 July 2009, archived from the original on 18 November 2009
  4. ^ "Al-Rahmani launched", www.baesystems.com, 23 July 2010, archived from the original on 3 August 2010
  5. ^ Whitehead, Tom (18 March 2012). "BAE staff injured in gun test". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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