OPV-64
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NameOPV-64
Builders
- Lorient Naval Industries
- currently STX France SA
Operators
Royal Moroccan Navy
Royal Moroccan NavyBuilt1994–1997
 OPV-64Royal Moroccan Navy Raïs Charkaoui OPV-64 patrol vessel. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | OPV-64 |
| Builders |
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| Operators | Royal Moroccan Navy |
| Built | 1994–1997 |
| In service | 1995–present |
| Completed | 5 |
| Active | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 580 t (570 long tons)[1] or 650 t (640 long tons)[1] |
| Length | 64 m (210 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Beam | 11.42 m (37 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Draught | 3 m (9.8 ft)[1] |
| Installed power | 7.6 MW (10,200 hp)[1] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) max [1] |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Endurance | maximum 20 days[1] |
| Complement | 46 (incl. 6 officers) + 8 spare berths [1] |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament | |
OPV-64[2] is a type of offshore patrol vessel based on a Leroux & Lotz patrol vessel concept and designed for the needs of the Royal Moroccan Navy, ordered in late 1993.[3]
The main propulsion systems are two Wartsila Nohab 16V25 diesel engines with 7.6 MW (10,200 hp) power produced. A secondary propulsion system is fitted separately from the main engines and used for economic mode or emergencies.[1] The main mission is the surveillance of Moroccan exclusive economic zone 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.
