Moroccan frigate Mohammed V
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Mohammed V (611) (Arabic: محمد الخامس) is a Floréal-class frigate of the Royal Moroccan Navy. The ship was the first to be constructed for Morocco by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire, France, from 1999 to 2001. The frigate entered service in 2002. Mohammed V is the first of two Floréal-class frigates in Moroccan service, the other being Hassan II.
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Mohammed V in the Strait of Gibraltar in April 2005 | |
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Namesake | Mohammed V of Morocco |
Ordered | 12 July 1999 |
Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Laid down | June 1999 |
Launched | 9 March 2001 |
Commissioned | 12 March 2002 |
Identification | Pennant number: 611 |
Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Floréal-class frigate |
Displacement | |
Length | 93.5 m (306 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Range | 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 89 |
Sensors and processing systems | 2 × Decca Bridgemaster radar |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 Panther helicopter |
Aviation facilities | Flight deck and hangar |
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