Mohammed VI underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 25 April 2018
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History | |
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Name |
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Namesake | Mohammed VI of Morocco |
Ordered | 24 October 2007 |
Builder | DCNS, Lorient |
Laid down | 2008 |
Launched | 14 September 2011 |
Commissioned | 30 January 2014 |
Homeport | Ksar es-Seghir |
Identification | |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | FREMM multipurpose frigate |
Displacement | 6,000 tons |
Length | 466 ft (142.0 m) |
Beam | 65 ft (19.8 m) |
Draught | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); max cruise speed 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) |
Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 145 |
Sensors and processing systems | Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar |
Armament |
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Aviation facilities | Single hangar |
Mohammed VI (701) (Arabic: محمد السادس) is a FREMM multipurpose frigate of the Royal Moroccan Navy.[1][2]