BATRAL-class landing ship
 BATRAL Francis Garnier
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| Succeeded by | Bâtiment Multimission (B2M)[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing ship tank |
| Displacement | 770 t, 1,330 t fully loaded |
| Length | 80 m (262 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 13 m (42 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
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| Propulsion | 2 × 4-bladed propellers |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
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| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing deck |
The Bâtiment de Transport Léger (abbreviated BATRAL; "Light ferry ship") are small landing ships of the French Navy. Also known as Champlain class by the lead ship,[2] they have been used for regional transport and patrol needs in French Overseas Departments and Territories since the 1970s.[1] On 9 January 2014 it was announced that the two remaining Batrals in French service would be replaced in 2015/16 by three (subsequently four) 1500-tonne Bâtiments Multimission (B2M) at a cost of ~€100m (US$136m).[1]
Design
[edit]The BATRALs can ferry over 400 tons of matériel, in the hangar and on the deck. Loading and unloading can be done from a harbour or on a beach. Two flat-bottom vessels allow unloading fifty men and light vehicles each. The accommodations are designed for a Guépard-type intervention unit (five officers, fifteen petty officers and 118 men), or for typical company-sized armoured units. A helicopter landing deck allows landing for light helicopters, and transfer to and from heavy helicopters.
History
[edit]The Chilean Navy purchased the plans and built three ships in the ASMAR shipyards in the early 1980s.
Ships
[edit]- Champlain decommissioned
- Francis Garnier decommissioned
- Dumont D'Urville decommissioned in July 2017
- Jacques Cartier decommissioned[3]
- La Grandière decommissioned in 2016
- Maipo (LST-91) 1982–1998
- Rancagua (LST-92) 1983–present
- Chacabuco (LST-95) 1986–present
- L'Elephant
- President el Hadj Omar Bongo (L05)
- Daoud Ben Aicha (402)
- Ahmed Es Skali (403)
- Abou Abdallah El Ayachi (404)
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Francis Garnier at sea -
Francis Garnier in port -
Dumont D'Urville with her landing bow opened
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Pape, Alex (9 January 2014). "France orders three new multimission vessels". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly.
- ^ Champlain class
- ^ "Le Batral Jacques Cartier est rentré en France" [The landing ship Jacques Cartier returned to France]. Marine Nationale (in French). Ministère de la Défense. 15 July 2013.
