Khareef-class corvette explained

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.

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

Photo	Ship	Hull number^[1]	Launched	Commissioned	Status
	Al-Shamikh	Q40	22 July 2009	(IA 2013)	In active service
	Al-Rahmani	Q41	23 July 2010		In active service
	Al-Rasikh	Q42	27 June 2011		In active service

Incidents

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

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Khareef Class . Military Edge . 8 October 2016 . 9 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161009224928/http://militaryedge.org/armaments/khareef-opvs/ . dead .
2. News: BAE staff injured in gun test . The Daily Telegraph. 18 March 2012 . Whitehead . Tom . 18 October 2014 . subscription.