Khareef-class corvette

Al-Rahmani, outbound from Portsmouth Naval Base June 2013.
Class overview
Builders	BAE Systems Maritime - Naval Ships
Operators	Oman
Planned	3
Completed	1
Active	1
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Corvette
Displacement	2,660 tonnes
Length	99 m (325 ft)
Beam	14.6 m (48 ft)
Draught	4.1 m (13 ft)
Decks	6
Propulsion	Two MTU diesel engines
Speed	28 knots
Range	4,500 nm
Endurance	21 days
Complement	100
Sensors and processing systems	list error: <br /> list (help) SMART-S Mk2 3D S-band multibeam radar TACTICOS combat management system Thales Nederland Sting electro-optic weapons director
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help) 1 x 76mm Oto Melara Cannon 2 x 30mm MSI DS30M 30mm cannon 8 x MM-40 Block III Exocet SSM 12 x MBDA VL Mica SAM
Aircraft carried	1 x medium helicopter

The Khareef class are 3 Corvettes currently under construction for the Royal Navy of Oman.

The ships are being 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. In March 2012 three BAE engineers were injured after the gun misfired ^[2] during testing off the Dorset coast.

The three vessels will be capable for:-

• 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

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  Al Rahmani departing Portsmouth Naval Base 27 June 2013 flying the Red Ensign.
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  Al Rahmani departing Portsmouth Naval Base 27 June 2013 on builder's trials.
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  Al Rahmani departing Portsmouth Naval Base 27 June 2013.
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  Al Rahmani departing Portsmouth Naval Base 27 June 2013.
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  Al Shamikh at Portsmouth Naval Base December 2011.

• BVT News Release regarding Al Shamikh launch
• Naval Technology
• Khareef class Ocean Patrol Vessel (OPV) - Royal Navy of Oman at navyrecognition.com