French ship Francis Garnier (L9031)
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 BATRAL Francis Garnier
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| History | |
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| Name | Francis Garnier |
| Namesake | Francis Garnier |
| Laid down | 1973 |
| Launched | 17 November 1973 |
| Commissioned | 21 June 1974 |
| Decommissioned | 16 February 2011 |
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| Identification | L9031 |
| Fate | Scrapped August 2017 |
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| Class and type | BATRAL |
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| Length | 80 m (262 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 13 m (42 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 diesel SACM Wärtsilä UD 33 V12 M4, 3600 hp (2650 kW), 2 4-bladed propellers |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) at 13 knots (24 km/h) |
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| Aircraft carried | landing point of a 6-tonne helicopter |
The
The BATRAL vessels 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.
She is based in
Francis Garnier was ordered to assist the humanitarian efforts following the 2010 Haiti earthquake as part of Opération Séisme Haiti 2010. She left Martinique carrying 60 Army personnel, land vehicles and excavators; and various relief shipments.[1]
References
- ^ Haïti: un navire français en route (in French), Le Figaro (15 January 2010), Retrieved on 16 January 2010.
External links
- (in French)[1]