HeikoGrusdat Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 the last weeks we had great holidays in south spain , but of course lying in the sun is not everything so we made a trip over the street of Gibraltar to Marocco to the city of Tanger.... only 35 minutes with the ferry , only 13,5km between Europe and Africa. In the harbour of Tanger I saw two patrol boats of the navy of Marocco and made some shots for you.....
Tiger-pie Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 Thanks for the shots. They are some ugly lookin' barges...Regards;Johnsy
Valuk Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 Some informations about the ship:Rais Bargach class (OPV 64 type) patrol corvettesDisplacement: 650 tonsDimensions: 64 x 11.4 x 3 meters (210 x 37.4 x 9.8 feet)Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 10,000 bhp, 25 knotsCrew: 24 + 30 transientsFrench-built.320 Rais Charkaoui built in 1996from hazegray.orgcheers
HeikoGrusdat Posted August 19, 2007 Author Posted August 19, 2007 Some informations about the ship:Rais Bargach class (OPV 64 type) patrol corvettesDisplacement: 650 tonsDimensions: 64 x 11.4 x 3 meters (210 x 37.4 x 9.8 feet)Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 10,000 bhp, 25 knotsCrew: 24 + 30 transientsFrench-built.320 Rais Charkaoui built in 1996Thank you very much for the informations about the ship!!!!! I thought that they must be french made but I did not know 100%This is their entire Navy?Paul I don`t know how big and powerful the navy of Marocco is...... I saw some more ships, even smaller than the 2 on the pictures, but no bigger naval forces.... but Marocco has some more harbour cities, maybe there are some more ships.
Valuk Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 From hazegray.org:Mohammed V (Floreal) class small patrol frigatesDisplacement: 2,950 tons full loadDimensions: 93.5 x 14 x 4.3 meters (307 x 46 x 14 feet)Propulsion: 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 8,800 bhp, 20 knotsCrew: 80Aviation: Aft helicopter deck and hangar for 1 Panther helicopterTroops: 24 special forcesRadar: DRBV 25 air/surface searchEW: ARBR 17 intercept, 2 Dagaie decoyArmament: 2 Exocet SSM, 1 76mm OTO DP, 2 20 mm Two patrol frigates built in France.Mohammed V 2002? trials] Hassan II 2003? building]Lt. Col. Errhamani (Descubierta class) light ASW frigate Displacement: 1,479 tons full load Dimensions: 88.9 x 10.4 x 3.7 meters (291.5 x 34 x 12 feet) Propulsion: 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 18,000 shp, 26 knots Crew: 100 Sonar: DE-1160B hull Fire Control: WM-25 EW: ELT 715 intercept/jammer, 2 Dagaie decoy Armament: 8-cell Albatros SAM (24 Aspide missiles), 1 76 mm OTO, 2 40 mm/70 AA, 1 375 mm Bofors ASW RL, 2 triple 12.75 inch torpedo tubes Spanish-built.501 Lieutenant Colonel Errhamani 1983Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah (Newport class) large landing ship Displacement: 8,450 tons full load Dimensions: 159.2 x 21.2 x 5.3 meters (562 x 69.5 x 17.5 feet) Propulsion: 6 diesels, 2 shafts, 16,500 bhp, 20 knots Crew: 255 Aviation: small aft landing area Troops: 400 Cargo: 17,300 square feet vehicle, 2,000 tons total (500 beaching) EW: SLQ-32, Mk-36 chaff launcher Armament: light guns Ex-USN.407 Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah 1972/94 Ex-LST 1198Daoud Ben Aicha (Champlain) class small landing ships Displacement: 1,305 tons full load Dimensions: 80 x 13 x 2.4 meters (262.5 x 42.5 x 8 feet) Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 3,600 bhp, 16 knots Crew: 84 Troops: 133 Cargo: 330 tons Armament: 2 40mm/70 AA, 2 12.7 mm MG, 2 81 mm mortars French-built.402 Daoud Ben Aicha 1977403 Ahmed Es Sakali 1977404 Abou Abdallah El Ayachi 1978Lt. Malghagh (EDIC type) utility landing craft Displacement: 642 tons full load Dimensions: 59 x 11.95 x 1.3 meters (193.5 x 39 x 4 feet) Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,000 bhp, 8 knots Crew: 16 Armament: 2 20 mm, 1 120 mm mortar French-built.401 Lieutenant Malghagh 1965Rais Bargach class (OPV 64 type) patrol corvettes Displacement: 650 tons Dimensions: 64 x 11.4 x 3 meters (210 x 37.4 x 9.8 feet) Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 10,000 bhp, 25 knots Crew: 24 + 30 transients French-built.318 Rais Bargach 1995319 Rais Britel 1996320 Rais Charkaoui 1996321 Rais Maaninou 1997322 Rais Al Mounasrtiri 1997El Lahiq (Osprey 55) class large patrol boatsDisplacement: 500 tons full loadDimensions: 55 x 8.08 x 2.75 meters (180.5 x 26.5 x 9 feet)Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 4,960 bhp, 18 knotsCrew: 15 + 16 passengersArmament: 1 40 mm/70 AA, 2 20 mm Danish-built.308 El Lahiq 1987309 El Tawfiq 1988 316 El Hamiss 1990Okba class (PR-72 type) large patrol boats Displacement: 440 tons full load Dimensions: 57 x 7.6 2.5 meters (187 x 25 x 8 feet) Propulsion: 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 11,040 bhp, 28 knots Crew: 53 Armament: 1 76 mm OTO DP, 1 40mm/70 AA French-built.302 Okba 1976303 Triki 1977317 El Karib 1990Lt. De Vaisseau Rabhi (Vigilance) class large patrol boats Displacement: 425 tons full load Dimensions: 58.1 x 7.6 x 2.7 meters (190.5 x 25 x 9 feet) Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 7,600 bhp, 22 knots Crew: 36 + 15 passengers Armament: 1 40 mmm/70 AA, 2 20 mm Spanish built.310 Lieutenant De Vaisseau Rabhi 1988311 Errachiq 1988312 El Akid 1989313 El Maher 1989314 El Majid 1989315 El Bachir 1989Commandant Al Khattabi class large patrol boats Displacement: 420 tons full load Dimensions: 57.4 x 7.6 x 2.7 meters (188 x 25 x 9 feet) Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 7,780 bhp, 29.6 knots Crew: 41 Fire Control: WM-25 Armament: 1 76 mm OTO DP, 1 40mm/70 AA, 2 20 mm Spanish-built.304 Commandant Al Khattabi 1981305 Commandant Boutouba 1981306 Commandant El Harti 1982307 Commandant Azouggarh 1982Ad Dakhla coastal logistics ship Displacement: 2,160 tons full load Dimensions: 69 x 11.5 x 4.2 meters (226.4 x 37.7 x 13.8 feet) Propulsion: 1 diesel, 1 shaft, 2,693 hp, 13 knots Armament: 2 12.7 mm MG Crew: 24 + 22 transients French-built.408 Ad Dakhla 1997El Aigh coastal logistics ship Displacement: approx. 2,000 tons full load Dimensions: 76.61 x 12.3 x 3.47 meters (251 x 40 x 11 feet) Propulsion: 1 diesel, 1 shaft, 1,250 bhp, 12 knots Crew: ?? Cargo: ??? Armament: 2 20 mm Former commercial vessel.405 El Aigh 1972/81 Ex-Merc CaribeAbou Barakat Albarbari (Conrad class) oceanographic research ship Displacement: approx. 1,400 tons full load Dimensions: 63.3 x 11.3 x 4.4 meters (208 x 37 x 14.5 feet) Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, 10,000 bhp, 13.5 knots Crew: approx. 50 Ex-USN.702 Abou Barakat Albarbari 1969/93 Ex-AGOR 13And this are the main boats... It's not a small navy, although not prepared for a real war on the sea, but mostly for patrolling the local sea.Regards
Ed_Haynes Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 I'm not sure the Moroccan navy (or ANY navy, for that matter) needs to be prepared to fight the Battle of Jutland?
Valuk Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 You're right Patrolling sea is enough for Morocco.
HeikoGrusdat Posted August 19, 2007 Author Posted August 19, 2007 You're right Patrolling sea is enough for Morocco.........and together with their spanish comrades they have a lot of work in this area because every day thousands of marrocain people try to escape to spain and get (illegal) in the country..... and there are a lot of other african people who try to get over Marocco and spain into Europe..... a lot of work for the military, the police and the customs...
Tiger-pie Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 I'm not sure the Moroccan navy (or ANY navy, for that matter) needs to be prepared to fight the Battle of Jutland?It is unlikely that any navy will engage in a ship to ship battle of that type again, it is all fire and forget these days. A strong navy is still a requirement as so many operations require it for maritime patrols, blockades (sanctions), NGS (Naval Gunnery Support), use of carriers for air cover, onboard medical facilities, POL, food / ammo / water, troop deployment and so on. For a country the size of Morocco, the above is probably not a requirement. Much like the other navies around the world, patrol boats are used for border protection. Having served on PBs "barking up and down the fence" I know it is a tough, dangerous job with little or no recognition from the Head Shed, as they tend to forget about their "Minor War Vessels". It made me laugh when I went back to big ships, I asked the Chief in charge of boardings if he required any additional personnel to help out. He asked me what would I know about boardings. I asked him how many he had done, to which he replied none. I said , "Well Chief, I have done about 700". Regards;Johnsy
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