French ship Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier (L9033) is one of five BATRAL ("Light ferry ship") vessels operated by the French Navy.
 Jacques Cartier alongside at Noumea in November 2002 | |
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| Name | Jacques Cartier |
| Namesake | Jacques Cartier |
| Launched | 28 April 1982 |
| Decommissioned | July 2013 |
| Fate | Scrapped October 2016 |
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| Class and type | BATRAL |
| Displacement | 770 tons, 1,330 tons fully loaded |
| Length | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Beam | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Draught | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 diesel SACM Wärtsilä UD 33 V12 M4, 3600 hp (2650 kW), 2 4-bladed propellers |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
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| Aviation facilities | landing point for a 6-tonne helicopter |
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.
Jacques Cartier was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 28 November 1999 to 12 January 2000.[1]
She was decommissioned in July 2013 after returning from her final deployment overseas.
References
- Stevens, David (2007). Strength Through Diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilise (PDF). Working Papers. Vol. 20. Canberra: Sea Power Centre - Australia. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-642-29676-4. ISSN 1834-7231. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2010.