FS Gapeau L-9090 Amphibious Landing Ship CTS French Navy

French Navy / Marine Nationale - Amphibious Landing Ship
L 9090 FS Gapeau

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Type, class: Amphibious Landing Ship - (Chaland de Transport et de Servitude / CTS); unique unit
Builder: Serra Freres Shipyards, Seyne-Sur-Mer (Toulon)

STATUS:
Laid down: November 1985
Launched: October 1987
Commissioned: December 7, 1987
IN SERVICE

Namesake: Gapeau River, Departement Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

Technical Data:
Displacement: 563 tons (standard) / 1089 tons (full load)
Length: 66.23 meters (217 feet 3 inches)
Beam: 12.54 meters (41 ft 2 in)
Draft: 2.14 meters (7 ft)
Speed: 11.2 knots (20.7 km/h), max.
Range: 1920 NM (3550 km)
Complement: 8

Propulsion:
2 x Baudoin 12M26.2 SR diesel engines (2 x 1000 hp / 2 x 736 kW)
2 shafts / 2 propellers / 1 Schottel SBJ-87 bow-thruster

530 m2 freight-deck for up to 458 tons of vehicles and/or cargo
e.g.: 12 trailers or 60 light vehicles or 12 tanks or 12 Crotale SAM launchers
cargo-holds for the transport of 151 tons of fresh water and 62 tons of diesel
space for 30 passengers

Electrical plant:
2 x Baudouin 6W105S (2 x 168 kW) diesel-alternators
1 x Baudouin 6W126S (330 kW) diesel-alternator

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Stationed in Port-Pothuau (Hyres), the unit provides rotations between the mainland and Port-Avis, on Levant Island

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