Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine), the marine arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering), recently held the Interim Acceptance ceremony for Patrol Vessel (PV) RNOV Khassab.
This is the final in a series of four vessels designed and built for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO). The Guest of Honour was the Consul General for the Oman Consulate for the Republic of Singapore, HE Zakariya Hamed Hilal Al Saadi.
The contract for the design and build of the four Al-Ofouq Class of patrol vessels was awarded by the Ministry of Defence of the Sultanate of Oman in April 2012 and was the largest defence export contract in ST Engineering’s history.
These four vessels will replace the Sultanate’s current four Seeb Class PVs commissioned in the early 1980s. The Al-Ofouq vessel is designed and built based on ST Marine’s proprietary Fearless Class patrol vessel. Measuring 75m in length and 12.5m in breadth and displacing approximately 1,250 tonnes, the vessels can accommodate 60 crew and are equipped with a flight deck to support the operation of a medium-lift helicopter.
Armed with modern weapons and sensors and equipped with a state-of-the-art combat management system, the vessels are suited for a variety of maritime missions.
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