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 | |
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| Name: | Khareef class |
| Builders: | BAE Systems |
| Operators: |
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| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Active: | 3 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Corvette |
| Displacement: | 2,660 tonnes |
| Length: | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.6 m (48 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.1 m (13 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Two MTU diesel engines |
| Speed: | 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range: | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) |
| Endurance: | 21 days |
| Complement: | 100 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 x medium helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | Enclosed hangar |
Role
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
| Photo | Ship | Hull number[2] | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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Al-Shamikh | Q40 | 22 July 2009[3] | (IA 2013) | In active service |
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Al-Rahmani | Q41 | 23 July 2010[4] | In active service | |
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Al-Rasikh | Q42 | 27 June 2011 | In active service |
Incidents
In March 2012 three BAE engineers were injured after a gun misfired[5] during testing off the Dorset coast.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Khareef-class corvette. |
- ""БАе системз" начала морские испытания головного корвета типа "Кариф" ВМС Омана". flot.com. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2014. (Russian)
- "KHAREEF CLASS". Military Edge. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Al-Shamikh launched, www.bvtsurfacefleet.com, 22 July 2009 Archived 18 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Al-Rahmani launched, www.baesystems.com, 23 July 2010 Archived 3 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Whitehead, Tom (18 March 2012). "BAE staff injured in gun test". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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