BATRAL
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| BATRAL class Landing ship tank | |
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 BATRAL Francis Garnier |
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| Class Overview | |
| Type: | Landing ship tank |
| Name: | BATRAL |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 770 t, 1330 t fully loaded |
| Length: | 80 m |
| Beam: | 13 m |
| Draught: | 3 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesel SACM Wärtsilä UD 33 V12 M4 3600 hp (2650 kW) |
| Speed: | 16 knots |
| Range: | 4500 nautical miles at 13 knots |
| Complement: | 3 officers 15 petty officers |
| Armament: | 2 40 mm anti-air guns 2 12.7 mm machine guns |
| Sensors and processing systems: | 1 DECCA 1226 navigation radar Inmarsat system |
The Bâtiment de Transport Léger ("Light ferry ship") are small landing ships of the French Navy. They are able to ferry over 400 tons of matériel, in the hangar and on the deck. Loading and unloading can be done from a harbour or from a beach. Two flat-bottom vessels allow unloading 50 men and light vehicles each. The accommodations are designed for a Guépard-type intervention unit (5 officers, 15 petty officers and 118 men), or for typical company-sized armoured units.
A helicopter landing deck allows landing for light helicopters, and transfer from and to heavy helicopters.
The five ships of the class include
- Champlain
- Francis Garnier
- Dumont D'Urville
- Jacques Cartier
- La Grandière
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 The Dumont D'Urville with her landing bow opened |
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