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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

New Khareef Class Corvette Enters Service with the Royal Omani Navy

Khareef class corvetteThe Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) has recently accepted a new corvette – Al Shamikh – the lead ship of Khareef class. The 99 meter corvette has a displacement of 2,660 ton.

It was constructed by BAE Systems at Portsmouth, UK and is designated ‘Ocean Patrol Vessel’ (OPV). Al Shamikh was launched in 2009 and accepted by the Royal Oman Navy in the UK June this year.

Work at Portsmouth continues on the other two vessels of the class – Al Rahmani and Al Rasikh.

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