Qahir-class corvette
Appearance
(Redirected fromQahir Al Amwaj)
Class overview | |
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Builders | VT Group,UK |
Operators | ![]() |
Planned | 2 |
Completed | 2 |
General characteristics[1] | |
Class and type | Corvette |
Displacement |
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Length | |
Beam | 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 3.50 m (11 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 31kn(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 |
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Armament |
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TheQahirclassis a class of twocorvettesdesigned and built byVT Groupin theUnited Kingdomfor theRoyal 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
[edit]Oman placed an order for two corvettes from Vosper Thornycroft as part of ProjectMuheeton 5 April 1992, work beginning in September 1992. The two ships were completed in 1996, with the final ship,Al Mua'zzarbeing 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 | C 31 | 17 May 1993 | 21 September 1994 | 3 September 1996 |
Al Mua'zzar | C 32 | 4 April 1994 | 26 September 1995 | 13 April 1997[3] |
See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- Baker, A.D. (1998),The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999,Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press,ISBN1-55750-111-4
- Saunders, Stephen,Jane's Fighting Ships 2002–2003,Coulsdon, Surry, UK: Jane's Information Group,ISBN0710624328
- Todd, Daniel; Lindberg, Michael (1996),Navies and Shipbuilding Industries: The Strained Symbiosis,Greenwood Publishing,ISBN978-0-275-95310-2
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