- Definition of the Equipment and requirements
- Ships [4]
- References
{{Infobox ship image| Ship image= | Ship caption=Royal Moroccan Navy Bir Anzaran OPV-70 patrol vessel}{{Infobox ship class overview | Name= OPV-70 | Builders=*Raidco Marine Lorient | Morocco}} | Class before= | Class after= | Subclasses= | Cost= | Built range=2008–present | In service range=2011–present | In commission range= | Total ships building= | Total ships planned=4 | Total ships completed=1 | Total ships cancelled= | Total ships active=1 | Total ships laid up= | Total ships lost= | Total ships retired= | Total ships scrapped= | Total ships preserved=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class=Bir Anzaran class | Ship type= offshore patrol vessel | Ship tonnage= | Ship displacement= 800 tonnes | Ship length=70 m | Ship beam=11,3 m | Ship height= | Ship draught=3,25 m | Ship draft= | Ship depth= | Ship hold depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps= | Ship ice class= | Ship power= 8.16 MW (5 500 cv) | Ship propulsion= 2 x Wärtsilä 12V26 diesel engines | Ship sail plan= | Ship speed= 22 knots (41 km/h) | Ship range=4200 Nm (7780 km) @ 12 knots | Ship endurance= 15 days | Ship test depth= | Ship boats=Fast intervention craft on the deck | Ship capacity= | Ship troops= | Ship complement=64 officers; ratings 4 pax | Ship crew= | Ship time to activate= | Ship sensors=Surface search: DECCA Bridgemaster II radar | Ship EW= | Ship armament=*1 × Otobreda 76 mm- 1 × Bofors 40mm
- 2 × 14,5 mm MG
- 2 × 12,7 mm MG
| Ship armour= | Ship armor= | Ship aircraft= | Ship aircraft facilities= helicopter landing pad / no hangar | Ship notes=
}} | OPV-70 [1] is an Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Royal Moroccan Navy, designed by Raidco Marine and built at STX France SA. The first vessel received, was named after the Battle of Bir Anzaran, between the Polisario Front and Royal Armed Forces in 1979. Definition of the Equipment and requirementsThe main mission is the surveillance of Moroccan EEZ and control of fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean, with secondary roles including detecting illegal immigration, smuggling and drug trafficking and supporting counter terrorism and search and rescue patrols along Moroccan coasts. Bir Anzaran is the first in a series, which will include three more units: P342, P343 and P344 with an option for two more.[2] The Moroccan EM (Etat Major) now discuss the purchase of a more sophisticated and advanced version for the three last ships to be built. Its hull is made of steel and aluminum structures, for a displacement of 800 tonnes with a maximum speed of 22 knots.[3] It received its weapons at the port of Casablanca:[3] - x1 Otobreda 76 mm
- x1 Bofors 40mm
- 2 x 14,5 mm MG
- 2 x 12,7 mm MG
Ships [4]| Pennant no. | Name | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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| P-341 | Bir Anzaran | 25 Aug 2010 | 23 June 2011 | In service | | P-342 | Under construction. | | P-343 | Under construction. | | P-344 | Under construction. | |
{{Clear}}References1. ^STX Europe main page
2. ^Janes Navy International
3. ^1
4. ^GlobalSecurity – Moroccan Navy equipment
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