OPV-70
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OPV-70 [1] is an Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Royal Moroccan Navy, designed by Raidco Marine and built at STX France SA.
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Royal Moroccan Navy Bir Anzaran OPV-70 patrol vessel | |
Class overview | |
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Name | OPV-70 |
Builders |
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Operators | Royal Moroccan Navy |
Built | 2008–present |
In service | 2011–present |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 1 |
Active | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Bir Anzaran class |
Type | offshore patrol vessel |
Displacement | 800 tonnes |
Length | 70 m |
Beam | 11,3 m |
Draught | 3,25 m |
Installed power | 8.16 MW (5 500 cv) |
Propulsion | 2 x Wärtsilä 12V26 diesel engines |
Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
Range | 4200 Nm (7780 km) @ 12 knots |
Endurance | 15 days |
Boats & landing craft carried | Fast intervention craft on the deck |
Complement | 64 officers; ratings 4 pax |
Sensors and processing systems | Surface search: DECCA Bridgemaster II radar |
Armament |
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Aviation facilities | helicopter landing pad / no hangar |
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The first vessel received, was named after the Battle of Bir Anzaran, between the Polisario Front and Royal Armed Forces in 1979.