Al-Rahmani, outbound from Portsmouth Naval Base June 2013.
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Class overview | |
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Name: | Khareef class |
Builders: | BAE Systems Maritime - Naval Ships |
Operators: | Oman |
Planned: | 3 |
Completed: | 3 |
Active: | 3 |
General characteristics | |
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 |
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.
The three vessels are capable of:
In March 2012 three BAE engineers were injured after a gun misfired during testing off the Dorset coast.