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The Qahir class is a class of two corvettes designed and built by VT Group in the United Kingdom for the Royal 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]

BuildersVT Group, UK
Operators Oman
Planned2
Completed2
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Al Mua’zzar (lower right) during a training exercise with Japanese destroyer Akebono (upper left) in 2024
Class overview
BuildersVT Group, UK
Operators Oman
Planned2
Completed2
General characteristics [1]
Class & typeCorvette
Displacement
  • 1,185 long tons (1,204 t)
  • 1,450 long tons (1,470 t) full load
Length
  • 83.70 m (274 ft 7 in) oa
  • 78.50 m (257 ft 7 in) pp
Beam11.50 m (37 ft 9 in)
Draught3.50 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts, 4× Crossley-SEMP-Pielstck 16PA6 V280 STC Diesels
  • 32,000 bhp (24,000 kW)
Speed31 kn (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Crew60
Sensors &
processing systems
  • 1× Kelvin-Hughes Type 1007 Navigation radar
  • 1× HSA MW-08 3D air/surface search radar
  • 1× Thomson-CSF Castor IIJ MRR Fire control radar
  • 1× HSA STING radar/optical fire control
Armament
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Ships in class

Oman placed an order for two corvettes from Vosper Thornycroft as part of Project Muheet 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]

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ShipPennant 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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