Al-Ofouq-class patrol vessel
Appearance
Al-Ofouq class
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Class overview | |
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Builders | ST Marine |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Province-class fast attack craft |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 4 |
Active | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 1,100 tonnes [1] |
Length | 75 m (246 ft)[1] |
Beam | 10.8 m (35 ft)[1] |
Draught | 3.3 m (11 ft)[1] |
Propulsion | 2 x MTU 20V 8000 M91 diesel engines, CODELOD |
Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[1] |
Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi)[1] |
Complement | 66[1] |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aviation facilities | Flight deck capable of launching one medium-sized helicopter[2] |
The Al-Ofouq class are four patrol vessels of Royal Navy of Oman as replacements for the Province-class fast attack craft patrol vessels.
Following a competitive international tender in April 2012, ST Marine of Singapore won the USD703 million contract from the Omani Defence Ministry, beating off Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding and India's Goa Shipyard.[5] The Al-Ofouq class is based on the 75 m (246 ft) variant of the 55 m (180 ft) Fearless-class patrol vessel currently used by the Republic of Singapore Navy.
Ships of class
[edit]Number | Pennant number | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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1 | Z 20 | Al-Seeb | ST Marine, Benoi, Singapore | 29 January 2014[5] | 31 March 2015[6] | Active |
2 | Z 21 | Al-Shinas[6] | ST Marine, Benoi, Singapore | 14 June 2014[5] | Active | |
3 | Z 22 | Sadh | ST Marine, Benoi, Singapore | 17 September 2014[5] | Active | |
4 | Z 23 | Khassab | ST Marine, Benoi, Singapore | 24 June 2016[2] | 2 August 2016 | Active |
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Al-Ofouq-class Project Reference". Cofelyaxima Marine. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ a b Rahmat, Ridzwan. "ST Marine delivers Oman's final Al-Ofouq patrol vessel". IHS Jane's 360. IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Thales lands contract for Omani Patrol Vessels" (PDF). Thales. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "Naval Mid-Cal: Remote-control Cannon Proliferation at Sea". Armada International. 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ^ a b c d "ST Marine launches third Omani patrol vessel". IHS Janes. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ a b "Oman accepts first Al-Ofouq patrol vessel, names second". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-01.