Khareef-class corvette
# 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

| Ship | Hull number | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Al-Shamikh | Q40 | 22 July 2009 | (IA 2013) | In active service |
| Al-Rahmani | Q41 | 23 July 2010 | | In active service |
| Al-Rasikh | Q42 | 27 June 2011 | | In active service |

## Incidents

In March 2012 three BAE engineers were injured after a gun misfired during testing off the Dorset coast.

