The Al-Ofouq class are four

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as replacements for the patrol vessels. Following a competitive international tender in April 2012,

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of Singapore won the USD703 million contract from the Omani Defence Ministry, beating off Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding and India's

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. The Al-Ofouq class is based on the variant of the currently used by the

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Operational history

RNOS ''Al-Seeb'' and ''Al-Shinas'' took part in the 13th edition of Indo-Oman maritime exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ (Sea Breeze) along with the Indian Navy's INS ''Trikand'', INS ''Sumitra'' and

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from 19–24 November 2022.

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of the

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also participated in the exercise. RNOS ''Al-Seeb'' also took part in the 14th edition of Indo-Oman maritime exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ (Sea Breeze) along with the Indian Navy's INS ''Trikand'' and

from 13–18 October 2024.

Ships of class

Notes and references

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External links

Ships of the Royal Navy of Oman Patrol ship classes