Khareef-class corvette

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

Incidents
In March 2012 three BAE engineers were injured after a gun misfired during testing off the Dorset coast.