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
== Incidents == In March 2012 three BAE engineers were injured after a gun misfired during testing off the Dorset coast.
References
External links
BVT News Release regarding Al Shamikh launch Naval Technology "Khareef class Ocean Patrol Vessel (OPV) - Royal Navy of Oman". navyrecognition.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016.