Khareef-class Corvette

The Khareef-class are three corvettes operated by the Royal Navy of Oman. The ships were built by BAE Systems Maritime - Naval Ships at their shipyard in Portsmouth Naval Base, as part of a £400m deal which will also include training by VT Group.

Specifications

 * Type: Corvette
 * Service Period: 2013-Present
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 325 feet (99.06 meters)
 * Beam: 48 feet (14.63 meters)
 * Draught: 13 feet (3.96 meters)
 * Displacement: 2,660 tonnes
 * Crew: 100
 * Endurance: 21 days
 * Propulsion: 2 x MTU diesel engines
 * Range: 4,500 nautical miles (8,334 kilometers)
 * Speed: 28 knots (51.86 km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * SMART-S Mk.2 3D S-Band Multifunction Radar
 * TACTICOS combat management system
 * Thales Nederland Sting electro-optic weapons director
 * Armament:
 * 1 x Oto Melara 76mm/62-caliber naval gun
 * 2 x 30mm DS30M auto-cannons
 * 8 x MM40 Exocet AShMs
 * 12 x VL-MICA SAMs
 * Aircraft Carried: 1 x Westland Super Lynx Mk.120 maritime helicopter
 * Aviation Facilities: Enclosed Hangar

Unit Run

 * Al-Shamikh (Q40)
 * Al-Rahmani (Q41)
 * Al-Rasikh (Q42)