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Wednesday 29 June 2016

Moroccan patrol vessel OPV-70 Bir Anzarane (P341) 2010-

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Morocco-flagged, MMSI 242050000 and call sign CNKE. Steel made hull with aluminium superstructures. Ocean patrol vessel-70 designed byRaidco Marine Lorient, France and launched at STX France SA on 25 August 2010 and commissioned on 23 June 2011. Primarily build for patrolling in the Moroccan exclusive economic zone and fishery controlling in the Atlantic Ocean. Displacement 800 tons and as dimensions 70 x 11 x 3,35 metres. Horsepower 8,17 MW delivered by 2 Wärtsilä 12V26 diesel engines allowing a speed of 20 knots and with a speed of 12 knots a range of 4.200 nautical miles and able to stay during 15 days on sea. Crew numbers 64 men. The armament consists of 1-7,6cm Otobreda gun, 1-4cm Bofors gun, 2-14,5mm machineguns and 2-12,7mm machineguns.