- Royal Navy of Oman
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The Royal Navy of Oman was formed in the early 1950s
Contents
Ships
- Qahir class corvettes (1996-7) built by Vosper Thornycroft United Kingdom
- Q31 Qahir Al Amwaj
- Q32 Al Mua'zzar
- 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
- 50 VT-1Crotale NG SAMs France
- 162 Exocet MM-40 (122 Block-1+ 40 Block-2) France
- Exocet MM-38 France
- Harpoon Block-II United States
- Mica-SAM France
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
- Four Brooke Marine patrol craft
Notes and references
- ^ 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]
- ^ Oman Corvette Heads To Sea For The First Time
See also
Categories:- Military units and formations established in the 1950s
- Military of Oman
- Royal Navy of Oman
- Oman stubs
- Navy stubs
- Qahir class corvettes (1996-7) built by Vosper Thornycroft United Kingdom
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