RNOV Shabab Oman is a barquentine which serves as a training ship for the Royal Navy of Oman.
Shabab Oman was built as a schooner in Buckie, Scotland in 1971 for the Dulverton Trust, and was originally named the Captain Scott after explorer Robert Falcon Scott. She was involved in programs which combined sail training with onshore expeditions.
In 1977, the vessel was sold to Sultan Qābūs bin Sa‘īd of Oman and placed under the purview of the Minis...
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RNOV Shabab Oman is a barquentine which serves as a training ship for the Royal Navy of Oman.
Shabab Oman was built as a schooner in Buckie, Scotland in 1971 for the Dulverton Trust, and was originally named the Captain Scott after explorer Robert Falcon Scott. She was involved in programs which combined sail training with onshore expeditions.
In 1977, the vessel was sold to Sultan Qābūs bin Sa‘īd of Oman and placed under the purview of the Ministry of Youth. Her name was changed to Shabab Oman, which can be translated as "Youth of Oman." In 1979, she was inducted into the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) as a sail training ship.
In 1984, Shabab Oman was refitted as a barquentine.
Shabab Oman is constructed of Scottish oak and pine from Uruguay. Her lower masts are aluminum alloy, and her upper masts and spars are rattan plywood
She is 52 metres long and 30 meters high.
In 1992 the ship took part in the Gran Regatta de Colon sailing from Seville to San Juan, Puerto Rico along with other tall...
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