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Encyclopedia > Royal Moroccan Navy
This article is about the Royal Navy of Morocco. For other Royal Navies, see Royal Navy (disambiguation).
Royal Moroccan Air Force
البحرية لملكية
al-Bahriyya al-Malakiyah
 Marine Royale

Active 1960 -
Country Morocco
Branch Navy
Size 7,800 sailors, officers and marines
Part of Administration of Defence إدارة الدفاع
Commanders
Military Leadership Mohammed Berrada Kouzi
(Inspector of the Royal Navy)
Civilian Leadership King Mohammed VI
(Commander-in-Chief)
Insignia
Naval Jack

The Royal Moroccan Navy is the naval branch of the military of Morocco. The location of its largest base is Casablanca with smaller bases at Agadir, Al Hoceima, Dakhla, Kenitra, Safi and Tangier. As of 1998, its total manpower strength was 7,800 sailors, officers and marines. Royal Navy can refer to the following: Belgian Navy of Belgium (Marine Royale) Royal Australian Navy of Australia Royal Bahraini Navy of Bahrain Royal Brunei Navy of Brunei (Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei) Royal Danish Navy of Denmark (Kongelige Danske Marine) Royal Malaysian Navy of Malaysia (Tentera Laut DiRaja Malaysia) Royal... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... His Majesty King Mohammed VI (Arabic: الملك محمد السادس للمغرب) a. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Morocco. ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... Military branches: Royal Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 8,393,772 (2002 est. ... For other uses, see Casablanca (disambiguation). ... Panorama of the seaside from the kasbah Agadir (Arabic: أكادير, Berber (Amazigh): ) is a city in southwest Morocco, capital of the Souss-Massa-Dra region. ... Al Hoceima is a port in the Rif, and its main city. ... Moroccan developpement program of the southern towns Dakhla Dakhla, or ad-Dakhla (Arabic: ‎) (formerly Villa Cisneros), is a city in Western Sahara with about 30,000 inhabitants. ... Kenitra (Arabic name: القنيطرة, transliterated: , the little bridge) is a city in Morocco, formerly known as Port Lyautey. ... Asfi (french Safi) is a city located in western Morocco, by the Atlantic Ocean. ... A view of Tangier bay at sunrise as seen from Cape Malabata Tangier - Avenue Mohammed VI Tangier (Tanja طنجة in Berber and Arabic, Tánger in Spanish, Tânger in Portuguese, and Tanger in French) is a city of northern Morocco with a population of 669,680 (2004 census). ...

Moroccan Navy sailors on parade
Moroccan Navy sailors on parade

Contents

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Ship classes

Mohammed V Clase Floreal

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Frigates

    • FREMM class (2 in service, 2 ordered)
    • Floreal class (2 in service, 2 ordered)

Corvettes

    • Descubierta class (1 in service)

Amphibious ships

    • LST Newport class (ex-USA) (2 in service)
    • LST Champlain class (2 in service)

Patrol boats

  • OPV-64 class (5 in service)
  • Osprey-55 class (4 in service)
  • Cormoran class (6 in service)
  • PR-72 class (2 in service)
  • Lazaga class (4 in service)

Auxiliary ships

  • Logistic ships
    • El Dakhla class (1 in service)
    • El Aigh class (1 in service)
  • Oceanographic ships
    • Conrad class (1 in service)

Aircraft

The Panther helicopter of the Cassard frigate transferring a light load to the Meuse Maneuvering of a Panther helicopter on the Cassard frigate The Eurocopter Panther is the military version of the Eurocopter Dauphin medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter and is manufactured by Eurocopter (originally by Aérospatiale). ...

See also

This is a list of navies, present and historical. ... Military branches: Royal Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 8,393,772 (2002 est. ...

References

  • Baker III, A. D. (1998). Combat Fleets of the World 1998-1999. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-111-4. 

 

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