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2 unusual facts about Mogador


Mogador-class destroyer

Their DC electrical supply was only 115V, whereas larger cruisers with power-operated turrets had a 230V system.

Mogador and Volta comprised the 6th Large Destroyer Division (6e Division de contre-torpilleurs) and were assigned to the Force de Raid based at Brest when the war began.


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Adolfo Rivadeneyra

Son of the renowned printer and publisher Manuel Rivadeneyra, Adolfo began his diplomatic career in Beirut as a multilingual interpreter (he spoke fluent English, French, Italian, German, Persian, Turkish and several dialects of Arabic), became Acting Consul in Jerusalem, vice-consul in Ceylon, Damascus and Tehran, and subsequently was consul in Mogador and Singapore, where he ended his career in the Foreign Service in 1879.

Chellah

The Romans had two main naval ouposts on the Atlantic: Sala near modern Rabat and Mogador in north of Agadir.

Claes Gerritszoon Compaen

Compaen later turned up in the Mediterranean, selling captured ships and their cargo at the Moroccan ports of Saffi, Mogador and Salé.

France–Morocco relations

The men of Razilly saw the fortress of Castelo Real in Mogador, and landed 100 men with wood and supplies on Mogador island, with the agreement of Richelieu.

Morocco–Portugal relations

Of the 6 stand-alone fortresses, four of them only had a short duration: Graciosa (1489), São João da Mamora (1515), Castelo Real of Mogador (1506–10) and Aguz (1520–25).

Pride of Le Havre

Pride of Le Havre in service under this name 1989–1994; formerly Viking Valiant; later Pride of Cherbourg, Pride of Al Salam 1, Mogador

Punics

In the fifth century BC Hanno the Navigator played a significant role in exploring coastal areas of present day Morocco and other parts of the African coast, specifically noting details of indigenous peoples such as at Mogador.


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