Gulf Of Oman Collection

Oman, Muscat, Qantab. Rocky coastline and deserted beach, near Muscat

A Lynx MK8 Helicopter Lands Onboard HMS Cornwall
Type 22 frigate HMS Cumberlands Lynx Mk8 helicopter lands onboard her sister ship Type 22 frigate HMS Cornwall. HMS Cornwall is currently deployed as the British contribution

Helicopter Capturing Images Of A Lynx Landing On HMS Cornwall
A Royal Navy photographer is pictured capturing images from HMS Cumberlands Lynx Mk8 helicopter

HMS Cumberland Is Photographed After Passing HMS Cornwall During Anti-Piracy Operations
Royal Navy Type 22 frigate HMS Cumberland is photographed after passing sister ship HMS Cornwall during anti-piracy operations

Bombardment of Fort Masnaah, Gulf of Oman (engraving)
1105682 Bombardment of Fort Masnaah, Gulf of Oman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardment of Fort Masnaah, Gulf of Oman)

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Oman, Capital Area, Bander Jissah Gulf of Oman. View from coastline over bay with yachts and a schooner on calm blue sea, cliffs behind

Earth from space - the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz, second Space Shuttle flight, 1981. The Gulf of Oman is a strait which connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz

Muscat, Oman. Muscat (Masqat) has been the capital city of the Sultanate since the Portuguese were driven out of Oman in 1650

Mocha, Yemen, c1890. The coastal town of Mocha (Al Mukha) was a coffee port of international importance. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell

An F / A-18C Hornet launches from USS Harry S. Truman
Gulf of Oman, February 21, 2014 - An F/A-18C Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

Dust storms across Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Arabian Sea
Digital composite of multiple dust storms across Iran (left), Afghanistan (top right), Pakistan (bottom right), and the Arabian Sea

View from space showing the tropical blue waters of the Persian Gulf and then the dust-filled skies as a major dust storm obscures the Gulf and its northern shoreline

An SA-330J Puma helicopter delivers supplies to USS Kearsarge
Gulf of Oman, September 5, 2013 - An SA-330J Puma helicopter approaches the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14)

Marines hook cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter
Gulf of Oman, August 30, 2013 - Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit hook cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)

Sailors signal to launch an F / A-18E Super Hornet
Gulf of Oman, August 23, 2013 - Sailors signal to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

An EA-18G Growler launches from the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman
Gulf of Oman, March 19, 2014 - An EA-18G Growler launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

An F / A-18C Hornet catches an arresting gear wire
Gulf of Oman, February 17, 2013 - An F/A-18C Hornet catches an arresting gear wire on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

An F / A-18C Hornet flies above the Gulf of Oman
December 3, 2013 - An F/A-18C Hornet flies above the Gulf of Oman after launching from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

USS Antietam, USS Nimitz, and USS Higgins transit through the Gulf of Oman
Arabian Sea, May 22, 2007 - USS Antietam (CG-54), USS Nimitz (CVN-68), and USS Higgins (DDG-76) transit through the Gulf of Oman

An EA-6B Prowler lands on the flight deck of USS Nimitz
Gulf of Oman, June 15, 2013 - An EA-6B Prowler lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

Soldiers rappel from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter
Gulf of Oman, September 9, 2013 - A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 rappels from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S

An F / A-18F Super Hornet lands on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz
Gulf of Oman, July 12, 2013 - An F/A-18F Super Hornet lands on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

A close-in weapons system fires aboard USS Harry S. Truman
Gulf of Oman, February 2, 2014 - A close-in weapons system fires during a calibration test on board the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter flies over the Gulf of Oman
Gulf of Oman, June 21, 2013 - An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter flies over the Gulf of Oman

An MV-22 Osprey receives cargo on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman
Gulf of Oman, November 23, 2013 - An MV-22 Osprey receives cargo on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman

A flight deck director signals an F / A-18F Super Hornet onto catapult one aboard the
Gulf of Oman, November 22, 2009 - A flight deck director signals an F/A-18F Super Hornet onto catapult one aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

Gunners Mate fires a 25mm chain gun aboard USS Cape St. George
Gulf of Oman, March 28, 2012 - Gunners Mate fires a 25mm chain gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71)

An EA-6B Prowler launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz
Gulf of Oman, July 12, 2013 - An EA-6B Prowler launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

An E-2C Hawkeye lands on the flight deck of USS Nimitz
Gulf of Oman, July 15, 2013 - An E-2C Hawkeye lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

A C-2A Greyhound in flight
Gulf of Oman, August 24, 2013 - A C-2A Greyhound flies over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

An F / A-18E Super Hornet in flight over the Gulf of Oman
August 22, 2013 - An F/A-18E Super Hornet in flight over the Gulf of Oman

An F / A-18E Super Hornet lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz
Gulf of Oman, July 12, 2013 - An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

Marines move ordnance on the flight deck of USS Nimitz
Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2013 - Marines move ordnance on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

An F / A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman
Gulf of Oman, January 9, 2014 - An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

An MH-60S Knighthawk and MH-60R Sea Hawk at sunset
Gulf of Oman, October 3, 2013 - An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter, foreground, and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter patrol near the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman

An F / A-18F Super Hornet taking off from USS Nimitz
Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2013 - An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom

Airman signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard USS Momsen
Gulf of Oman, February 8, 2012 - Boatswainas Mate signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen

An MK 54 Mod 0 Torpedo is launched from USS Roosevelt
Gulf of Oman, April 16, 2014 - An MK 54 Mod 0 Torpedo is launched from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80)

Airmen attach a cargo hook to an SA-330J Puma helicopter
Gulf of Oman, September 5, 2013 - A Sailor and a Marine attach a cargo hook to an SA-330J Puma helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) during a vertical replenishment

An MH-60S Knighthawk delivers cargo
Gulf of Oman, October 2, 2013 - An MH-60S Knighthawk delivers cargo from the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S

A Sailor maintains and cleans ordnance aboard USS Nimitz
Gulf of Oman, June 22, 2013 - A Sailor maintains and cleans ordnance aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

Amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge conducts operations at sea
Gulf of Oman, May 2, 2013 - The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) conducts operations at sea

Brightly colored soft coral, Dibba, Oman
Brightly colored fuschia, red and grey soft coral against black and green water, Dibba, Oman

An E-2C Hawkeye takes off from the flight deck of USS Nimitz
Gulf of Oman, August 24, 2013 - An E-2C Hawkeye takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

An F / A-18C Hornet lands on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman
Gulf of Oman, January 28, 2014 - An F/A-18C Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an SA-330J Puma helicopter
Gulf of Oman, September 5, 2013 - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) directs an SA-330J Puma helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) during a vertical replenishment

An F / A-18C Hornet launches from the the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman
Gulf of Oman, March 19, 2014 - An F/A-18C Hornet launches from the the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman as an E/A-18G Growler prepares to get into position to launch

Map of Alexander the Greats empire, from Abrahami Ortelli theatri orbis
XIR196728 Map of Alexander the Greats empire, from Abrahami Ortelli theatri orbis terrarum parergon, published in Antwerp in 1674 (engraving) (b/w photo) (detail) by Ortelius

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The Gulf of Oman, located off the coast of Oman and surrounded by breathtaking landscapes, is a true gem in the Arabian Peninsula. In Muscat, the capital city of Oman, one can explore the enchanting Mutrah Corniche. This picturesque waterfront promenade offers stunning views of traditional dhows sailing on turquoise waters. For those seeking adventure, Qantab awaits near Muscat with its rocky coastline and deserted beaches. Here, visitors can bask in solitude while admiring the untouched beauty of nature. History buffs will be captivated by scenes from centuries past. The engraving depicting the bombardment of Fort Masnaah reminds us of significant events that have shaped this region's history. Similarly, lithographs like "The Reported French Gain in Muscat" transport us to an era when political tensions were high in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. From space, Earth reveals its awe-inspiring wonders as seen in images showcasing the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz taken during a Space Shuttle flight back in 1981. Such perspectives remind us how small we are compared to our vast planet. In more recent times, naval operations against piracy have been carried out by vessels such as HMS Cornwall and HMS Cumberland. Helicopters play a crucial role in capturing images and assisting with landing procedures onboard these ships as they navigate through these strategic waters. Lastly, let's not forget about other captivating destinations nearby such as Muscat itself - a vibrant city where tradition meets modernity - or Mocha in Yemen which exudes an air reminiscent of days gone by circa 1890. Whether you seek tranquility amidst deserted beaches or wish to immerse yourself in rich historical narratives along this coastal paradise – welcome to the mesmerizing world that is the Gulf of Oman.