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.

Role

The three vessels are capable of:
PhotoShipHull numberLaunchedCommissionedStatus
Al-ShamikhQ4022 July 2009In active service
Al-RahmaniQ4123 July 2010In active service
Al-RasikhQ4227 June 2011In active service

Incidents

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