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Thursday, January 18, 2007

Oman orders 3 patrol vessels

Southampton-based shipbuilder VT Group announced today it had signed a £400 million contract to supply three ocean patrol vessels to Oman.

Work on the three ships will begin at the company's Portsmouth shipbuilding centre immediately, with the first of the vessels scheduled to be handed over to the Royal Navy of Oman in 2010.

The remaining ships, which are approximately 300ft in length, will be delivered at six-month intervals under the contract worth £400 million over a five-year period.

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