Khareef-class corvette

Al-Rahmani, outbound from Portsmouth Naval Base June 2013.
Class overview
NameKhareef class
BuildersBAE Systems
Operators Oman
Planned3
Completed3
Active3
General characteristics [1]
TypeCorvette
Displacement2,660 tonnes
Length99 m (325 ft)
Beam14.6 m (48 ft)
Draught4.1 m (13 ft)
PropulsionTwo MTU 4000 series diesel engines
Speed28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Endurance21 days
Complement100
Sensors and
processing systems
  • SMART-S Mk2 3D S-band multibeam radar
  • TACTICOS combat management system
  • Thales Nederland Sting electro-optic weapons director
Armament
Aircraft carried1 x medium helicopter
Aviation facilitiesEnclosed hangar

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[2] Launched Commissioned Status
Al-Shamikh Q40 22 July 2009[3] (IA 2013) In active service
Al-Rahmani Q41 23 July 2010[4] 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[5] during testing off the Dorset coast.

References

  1. ^ ""БАе системз" начала морские испытания головного корвета типа "Кариф" ВМС Омана" (in Russian). flot.com. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Khareef Class". Military Edge. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Al-Shamikh launched", www.bvtsurfacefleet.com, 22 July 2009, archived from the original on 18 November 2009
  4. ^ "Al-Rahmani launched", www.baesystems.com, 23 July 2010, archived from the original on 3 August 2010
  5. ^ Whitehead, Tom (18 March 2012). "BAE staff injured in gun test". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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