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Qahir-class corvette

Qahir-class corvette

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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]

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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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  1. [1]
    Baker 1998, pp. 569–570.
  2. [2]
    Todd and Lindberg 1996, p. 32.
  3. [3]
    Saunders 2002, p. 503.
  • Baker, A.D. (1998), The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999, Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, ISBN 1-55750-111-4
  • Saunders, Stephen, Jane's Fighting Ships 2002–2003, Coulsdon, Surry, UK: Jane's Information Group, ISBN 0710624328
  • Todd, Daniel; Lindberg, Michael (1996), Navies and Shipbuilding Industries: The Strained Symbiosis, Greenwood Publishing, ISBN 978-0-275-95310-2


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