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Aviation Amphibious Assault Ship (LPH / LHA)

Specifications

MistralType 81
Displacement16,500 tons standard
19,500-21,300 tons full load 		about 20,000 tons
Length199 meters / 653 ft211 m / 692.25 feet
Beam32 meters / 105 ft....
Draft6.3 meters ....
Speed 19 knots 23 knots
Autonomy 6,000 Nautical miles @ 18 knots
11,000 Nautical miles @ 14knots
20,000 km @ 15 knots
25-30 days at sea
Crew160 with 20 officers [not 1060 people]....
Propulsion 3 x 16V32 Wartsila Diesel generators
1 x 18V200 Wartsila Diesel generator
developing 20.8 MW total
Electric motors 2 x 7MW
Alstom Mermaïd 7MW electric azimuth pods
....
Armament
  • 2 x MBDA Simbad launchers for Mistral surface-to-air Missiles
  • 2 x 30-mm Breda-Mauser CIWS
  • 4 x 12.7mm machine guns.
    		• ....
    Elevators 2....
    Capacities -
    Aviation
  • 1,800m² hangar
  • 5,000m² flight deck
  • 6 spots helicopters 16 tons, or
  • 16 medium helicopters [NH90, SA 330 Puma, AS 532 U2 Cougar or AS 665 Tiger]
  • 35 light helicopters
  • 8 helicopters embarked
  • 4 helicopters hangar space
    • Capacities -
    Landing Craft
  • 4 CTM LCM Landing craft, or
  • 2 x LCAC , or
  • landing craft utility (LCU) , or
  • engins de débarquement amphibie rapide (EDA-R)
    		• ....
    Capacities -
    Troops
  • 450 embarked troop long duration [45 days]
  • 900 men maximum [1,400?]
  • 60 armoured vehicles, or
  • 40 x Leclerc MBT [squadron]
    		• 1,068 embarked marines
    Capacities -
    other
  • 1 standard hospital Sirocco
  • 69-bed, 750m² hospital
  • two operating theatres
  • 1 zone PC dedicated prewired (800m2)
    		• ....
    Systems
  • integrated interior communications
  • Link 11 data link
  • MMR-3D NG G-band multirole surveillance radar
  • Sperry Marine Bridgemaster I-band Navigation radar
  • 3D landing radar
  • DCN Senit 8 derivative combat data system
  • Thales SIC 21 command system
  • Thales Syracuse III satellite communications
  • Thales ARBR 21 radar warning receiver
    		• ....



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