Moroccan frigate Hassan II

	Moroccan frigates Hassan II (rear) and Mohammed V (fore)
History
Morocco
Name	Hassan II; (الحسن الثاني);
Namesake	Hassan II of Morocco
Ordered	12 July 1999
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France
Laid down	December 1999
Launched	11 February 2002
Commissioned	20 December 2002
Identification	Pennant number: 612
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Floréal-class frigate
Displacement	2,600 t (2,600 long tons) ; 3,000 t (2,950 long tons) full load;
Length	93.5 m (306 ft 9 in)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	4 × SEMT Pielstick 6 PA6 L280 BPC diesel engines; 7,200 kW (9,600 hp); 2 shafts, 1 × 250 kW (340 hp) bow thruster;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	89
Sensors and ; processing systems	2 × Decca Bridgemaster radar
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Thomsen-CSF ARBR 17 radar intercept ; 2 Dagaie decoy systems;
Armament	2 Exocet MM38 missiles; 1 × Otobreda 76 mm (3 in) gun turret with Najir fire control system;
Aircraft carried	1 Panther helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and hangar

Hassan II (612) (Arabic: الحسن الثاني) is a Floréal-class frigate of the Royal Moroccan Navy. The ship was the first to be constructed for Morocco by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire, France, from 1999 to 2002. The frigate entered service in 2002. Hassan II is the second of two Floréal-class frigates in Moroccan service, the other being Mohammed V.

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