Qahir-class corvette explained

The Qahir class is a class of two corvettes designed and built by VT Group in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy of Oman.^[1] 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.

Ship	Pennant Number	Laid Down	Date Launched	Date Commissioned
Qahir Al Amwaj	C 31	17 May 1993	21 September 1994	3 September 1996
Al Mua'zzar	C 32	4 April 1994	26 September 1995	13 April 1997^[2]

See also

• Khareef-class corvette

External links

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Notes and References

1. Todd and Lindberg 1996, p. 32.
2. Saunders 2002, p. 503.