Shabab Oman

Type of boat : Three-masted fore and aft schooner with wooden hull
Overall length : 53m
Maximum breadth : 8,5m
Year of launching : 1971
Shipyard : Chantiers Herd et Mackenzie, Buckie (Ecosse)
Home port : Mascate
Owner : Sultanat d'Oman
Country : Sultanate of Oman
Participation : 1989 1994

Comment : Although Scottish at the start, this three-masted fore and aft schooner launched in 1971 is now owned by the Sultanate of Oman. Flying the Sultan's flag of crossed red scimitars, she trains cadets of the Sultanate Navy. Her figurehead pays tribute to the Arab sailors who formerly reigned as masters on the Indian Ocean.