The ''Qahir'' class is a class of two
corvette
A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...
s designed and built by
VT Group in the
United Kingdom for the
Royal Navy of Oman.
[Todd and Lindberg 1996, p. 32.] The hull and superstructure has been designed with features including the cladding of surfaces with radar absorbent material and angled sides to reduce the radar cross section.
Ships in Class
Oman placed an order for two corvettes from Vosper Thornycroft as part of Project ''Muheet'' on 5 April 1992, work beginning in September 1992. The two ships were completed in 1996, with the final ship, ''Al Mua'zzar'' being delivered to Oman and commissioned in 1997.
See also
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Khareef-class corvette
The Khareef class are three corvettes operated by the Royal Navy of Oman. The ships were built by BAE Systems at their shipyard in Portsmouth, as part of a £400m deal it also included training by VT Group
VT Group is a privately held United S ...
Notes and references
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Corvettes of the Royal Navy of Oman
Corvettes of the United Kingdom
Ships built in Southampton
1996 ships
Corvettes of Oman
Corvette classes
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