Royal Navy of Oman

Royal Navy of Oman

The Royal Navy of Oman was formed in the early 1950s

Naval Ensign of Oman

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Ships

  • Qahir class corvettes (1996-7) built by Vosper Thornycroft  United Kingdom
  • Dhofar (Province class fast attack craft) (1982–1989) - MM40 Exocet SSMs, Oto 76 mm gun; sisters to Kenya's Nyayo class built by Vosper Thornycroft  United Kingdom
    • B10 Dhofar
    • B11 Al Sharquiyah
    • B12 Al Bat'nah
    • B14 Mussandam
  • Al Bushra class 54 m / 450 tonnes patrol craft (1995-6) -
    • Z1 Al Bushra
    • Z2 Al Mansoor
    • Z3 Al Najah
  • Al Mabrukah - former royal yacht now used as a patrol ship
  • Amphibious ships :
    • L3 Fulk al Salamah - 10,000 ton amphibious transport
    • L2 Nasr al Bahr - small British-built landing ship
    • A2 Al Sultana - small Dutch-built logistics ship
  • Al Said - royal yacht
  • S1 Shabab Oman - training ship

Missiles

Electronics

  • MASS Ship protection system  Germany
  • 3x SMART-S MK-II Ship sensors  Holland
  • 2x MW-8 Air search radar  Holland
  • 5x Sting fire control radar  Holland
  • 2x DRBV-51C fire control radar  France
  • 3x RA-20S air search radar  France
  • 4x 9LV radar  Sweden
  • 3x CEROS-200 radar  Sweden

Future ships

  • 3 Offshore patrol vessels known the Khareef Class Corvettes  United Kingdom are currently under construction at BAE Systems Surface Ships, in the United Kingdom, for delivery in 2010. They will feature a 12-cell VL Mica launcher, MM40 Exocet Block 3 SSMs, an Oto Melara 76/62 Super Rapid gun, 2 MSI DS 30M 30 mm guns and MASS decoy system.[1] The first vessel Al-Shamikh is undergoing sea trials.[2]

Former ships

Notes and references

  1. ^ Scott, Richard (2007-01-24). "VT clinches Khareef OPV deal with Oman". Janes Defence Weekly (Jane's Information Group). http://www.janes.com/defence/naval_forces/news/jni/jni070118_1_n.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-18. [dead link]
  2. ^ Oman Corvette Heads To Sea For The First Time

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