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:- 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 | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
| Al-Shamikh | Q40 | 22 July 2009 | In active service | ||
| Al-Rahmani | Q41 | 23 July 2010 | In active service | ||
| Al-Rasikh | Q42 | 27 June 2011 | In active service |