| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | VT Group, UK |
| Operators |  Oman |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| General characteristics[1] | |
| Class & 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 | 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 & processing systems |
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| Armament |
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TheQahir class is a class of twocorvettes designed and built byVT Group in theUnited Kingdom for 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]
Oman placed an order for two corvettes from Vosper Thornycroft as part of ProjectMuheet 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] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
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