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     403 Ahmed Es Sakali     

Photo byManuel Luís Soto Sáenz, Cádiz, 17th November 2007
Country: Morocco Morocco
Class, [Type]: Champlain, [LSM].
Builder: Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes, France.

Displacement ( tons ): 750, 1.350 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 80 x 13 x 2,4
Main machinery: 2 x SACM V-12 diesels ( 3.600 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 16.
Range ( miles ): 4.500 at 13 knots.
Complement: 84 ( 30 officers ).

Guns: 2 x 40mm/70 Bofors, 2 x 12.7mm, 2 x 81mm mortars.
Military lift: 133 troops, 12 vehicles (330 tonnes).

Radar: Navigation: 1 x Decca 1226.

Comment: Has a helicopter platform aft. Second unit of a class of three. In service since September 1977.

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