The Khareef class are three corvettes operated by the Royal Navy of Oman. The ships were built by

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at their shipyard in Portsmouth, as part of a £400m deal it also included training by VT Group.

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

Incidents

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

References

External links

{{portal, Oman
BVT News Release regarding Al Shamikh launch

Naval Technology

Khareef class Ocean Patrol Vessel (OPV) - Royal Navy of Oman
at navyrecognition.com Corvettes of the Royal Navy of Oman Ships built in Southampton Corvette classes