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French Navy - Marine Nationale Foudre class Amphibious Landing Ship - LPD Transport de Chaland de Débarquement / TCD |
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| 06/22 |
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L 9011 FS Foudre (1990) L 9012 FS Siroco (1998) |
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Displacement: 12400 tons (standard) / 17000 tons (full load) Length: 168 meters (551 feet) Beam: 23.5 meters (77 ft) Draft: 5.2 meters (17 ft) Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h), max. Range: 11000 NM (20300 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) Complement: 215 Propulsion: 2 x SEMT Pielstick 16 PC 2.5 V400 diesel engines (15290 kW / 20500 hp) 2 shafts / 2 controllable pitch propellers / 1 bow-thruster Armament: 2 x SIMBAD Systems (2-cell) for Mistral SAM 3 x Breda Mauser 30mm guns (Siroco) 1 x Bofors 40mm gun + 2 x GIAT 20F2 20mm guns (Foudre) Aviation: 1450 m2 flight deck - 2 landing spots / 400 m2 well-deck cover - 1 landing spot hangar for up to 4 helicopters - maximal capacity 7 helicopters Systems: Electrical plant: 5 x SACM-Unidiesel diesels alternators / 5 x 850 kW = 4250 kW DCN SENIT 8 combat data system OPSMER command support system Thales DRBV 21 A Mars air and surface search radar Thales Model 2459 surface search radar Thales RM 1229 navigation radar Thales ARBB 36 Salamandre B2 multi-threat jammer Capacity: Vehicles: up to 60 vehicles (200 without landing crafts) Cargo: more than 1880 tons Hospital: 500 m2 / 50 beds Troops: 450 (long duration) / 900 (short duration) / 1600 (surge) Well deck: 122 x 14 meters (1700 m2) / up to 10 x Landing Craft - LCT, CTM |
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The Foudre class was designed to load a mechanized regiment aboard
and act as its logistical support vessel once in theatre. Each ship
of the class displaces 11,300 tonnes at standard load and 12,000
tonnes at full load. The vessels are 168 m (551 ft) long with a beam
of 23.5 m (77 ft) and a draught of 5.2 m (17 ft). The Foudre class carry large stowage areas which can be used to ferry battle tanks and vehicles, a 52-ton elevating platform, a lateral ramp and a flight deck able to simultaneously operate several helicopters. Three rotations of such ships can ferry a whole armoured regiment with its 22 AMX-30 or Leclerc battle tanks, 44 AMX 10 RC heavy armoured cars, 22 véhicules de l'Avant Blindé, 41 all-terrain light vehicles (including 16 MILAN anti-tank missile systems), 54 TRM 4000 trucks, 15 TRM 2000 light trucks, 5 fuel trucks, 2 tug trucks, 6 120 mm mortars, 67 towed containers and one beach carpeting system, overall 3300 tonnes. The hull is built around a well deck which constitutes three-quarters of the length of the ship, and can accommodate up to eight landing craft. The landing craft can be put to sea by filling ballast tanks and lowering the ship, and opening the rear door. The aeronautical installations allow all-weather operations of transport helicopters, intended to carry commandos. 4 Super-Puma or 2 Super-Frelon helicopters can be accommodated in the hangar. Propulsion: The Foudre class is equipped with two SEMT Pielstick 16 PC 2.5 V400 diesels connected to two adjustable-blade propellers and one beam propeller. There is an auxiliary beam propeller (1,000 hp). This gives the ships a speed of 21 knots (39 km/h) and an effective range of 20,300 kilometres (12,614 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h). The electrical plant consists of five SACM-Unidiesel diesels alternators creating 4,250 kW (5 x 850 kW) of electrical power. source: wikipedia |
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 L 9011 FS Foudre  L 9012 FS Siroco |
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