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
Name: Khareef class
Builders: BAE Systems
Operators:  Oman
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:
  • SMART-S Mk2 3D S-band multibeam radar
  • TACTICOS combat management system
  • Thales Nederland Sting electro-optic weapons director
Armament:
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

PhotoShipHull number[2]LaunchedCommissionedStatus
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

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

References

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