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and Commissioning of the Third SIGMA Frigate for the Royal Moroccan Navy |
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8 September 2012, the SIGMA Class Frigate, Allal Ben Abdellah, built
by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) in Vlissingen, was transferred
to the Royal Moroccan Navy. For this occasion DSNS had the unique opportunity
to let the ceremony take place in Rotterdam, during the 35th edition
of the “World Port Days”.
The delivery of the last ship of a series of three marks the culmination
of a period of dedicated and successful partnership with the Royal Moroccan
Navy. All three ships were delivered in time, on schedule, meeting all
the requirements as stated in the contract to the full satisfaction
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The SIGMA Class Frigate, Allal Ben Abdellah
(Photo: Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding)
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The delivery of the last of three frigates was achieved
within four and a half years from the effective date of contract, after
a period of thorough engineering and three years of construction.
The first Tarik Ben Zayid was commissioned on 10 September 2011, the
second Sultan Moulay Ismail was commissioned on 10 March 2012.
After commissioning, the crew will continue with another three weeks
of Sail Safety Training in Den Helder and North Sea. This training will
be conducted by training teams of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
At the end of September, after conclusion of this training period, the
Allal Ben Abdellah will start her maiden voyage to Morocco.
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Seated: Koen
Joustra (Regional Director Africa Damen Shipyards Group), Mohamed Laghmari
(Vice-Admiral, Inspector Royal Moroccan Navy) Rino Brugge (Project Manager,
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding), Hein van Ameijden (CEO Damen Schelde
Naval Shipbuilding ), René Berkvens (CEO Damen Shipyards Group),
Arnout Damen (COO Damen Shipyards Group), IMCHC Ahmed Berghazi (Président
de la Commission de Construction des Frégates SIGMA), Abdelkarim
Ben Sellam (Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Kingdom of
Morocco)
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The three SIGMA-class frigates for the Royal Moroccan
Navy have been designed according to Schelde Naval Shipbuilding's revolutionary
SIGMA-approach and are a further development of the SIGMA-corvettes
for the Indonesian Navy. The SIGMA approach applies modularity in many
areas.
The Royal Moroccan Navy SIGMA Class frigates are equipped to conduct
the traditional naval tasks as well as maritime security operations.
The vessels are also suited to support humanitarian aid operations.
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