Qahir-class corvette


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. 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.
ShipPennant NumberLaid DownDate LaunchedDate Commissioned
Qahir Al AmwajC 3117 May 199321 September 19943 September 1996
Al Mua'zzarC 324 April 199426 September 199513 April 1997