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)