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| Class overview |
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| Builders | VT Group, UK |
| Operators |  Oman |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| General characteristics [1] |
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| Class and type | Corvette |
| Displacement |
- 1,185 long tons (1,204 t)
- 1,450 long tons (1,470 t) full load
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| Length |
- 83.70 m (274 ft 7 in) oa
- 78.50 m (257 ft 7 in) pp
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| Beam | 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 3.50 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
- 2 shafts, 4× Crossley-SEMP-Pielstck 16PA6 V280 STC Diesels
- 32,000 bhp (24,000 kW)
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| Speed | 31 kn (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
| Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Crew | 60 |
Sensors and
processing systems |
- 1× Kelvin-Hughes Type 1007 Navigation radar
- 1× HSA MW-08 3D air/surface search radar
- 1× Thomson-CSF Castor IIJ MRR Fire control radar
- 1× HSA STING radar/optical fire control
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| Armament | |
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.[2] 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.[1][3]
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.[1][3]
| Ship |
Pennant Number[1] |
Laid Down[1] |
Date Launched[1] |
Date Commissioned[1]
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| Qahir Al Amwaj
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C 31
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17 May 1993
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21 September 1994
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3 September 1996
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| Al Mua'zzar
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C 32
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4 April 1994
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26 September 1995
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13 April 1997[3]
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