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 ==