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French Navy - Marine Nationale Ouragan class Amphibious Landing Ship Transport de chalands de débarquement (TCD) |
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L 9021 FS Ouragan (1965-2007) L 9022 FS Orage (1968-2007) |
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Displacement: 5965 tons (empty) / 8500 tons (full load) Length: 149 meters (489 feet) Beam: 23 meters (75 ft 5 in) Draft: 5.4 meters (18 ft) / 8.7 m when flooded Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h), max. Range: 9000 NM (16700 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) Complement: 205 Propulsion: L 9021: 2 x SEMT-Pielstick 12 PC 2V diesel engines (8600 hp / 6400 kW, total) L 9022: 2 x SEMT-Pielstick 12 PC 2.1 V400 diesel engines (9400 hp / 7000 kW, total) 2 shafts / 2 propellers Armament: 2 x SIMBAD Systems (2-cell) for Mistral SAM L 9021: 2 x Bofors 40mm AA guns L 9022: 2 x Breda-Mauser 30mm AA guns Aviation: 2 flight decks for various helicopters (Super Frelon, Puma, Alouette III) Well Deck + Landing Craft 120 x 13.2 meters well deck for LCT, LVT, CTM, LCVP or LCM-6's Troops + Cargo: 350 troops (normal) / 470 troops (maximal) up to 120 light armored vehicles or 340 light utility vehicles up to 1500 tons of cargo Systems: Decca 1226 navigation radar Inmarsat |
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The Ouragan class (French: Hurricane) was a series of French landing
platform docks operated by the Marine Nationale. They were called
Transport de chalands de débarquement (TCD) (in English: landing
craft transport). They were replaced by the Mistral-class amphibious
assault ships. The Ouragan class displaced 5,965 tons empty and 8,500 tons loaded. They were 149 m (489 ft) long with a beam of 21.5 m (71 ft) and a draught of 5.4 m (18 ft). They had a complement of 205 personnel with the ability to carry up to 470 troops. The class was designed for multi-mission capability. They had the ability to complete a fast loading and unloading of landing craft, and other equipment, carrying troops and vehicles for a land mission. The vessels could carry, supply and operate helicopters transporting commandos or providing close support. They could transport the mission crew and command a landing operation of limited scale. The landing was accomplished by means of an unloading barge transported in an interior raft called a radier. The TCD could simultaneously transport, refuel and put into operation four heavy helicopters, while ensuring the control of a limited landing operation, hospitalization and care of the wounded. The essential characteristic distinguishing the TCD was the interior raft or radier, which was submersible in 3 m (9.8 ft) of water and with a rear door that put it in contact with the water. The ship had a 120 m (390 ft) long well deck that could be submerged 3 m (9.8 ft) under water. The movement of water within the ship was control by sluices, valves and automatic pumps. The ships were supplied with two EDICs (Landing Craft Tanks) which carried 11 light tanks or could accommodate 18 LCMs within the well deck. They could carry a variety of other loads. They were also designed as repair ships, able to dock ships up to 450 t (440 long tons; 500 short tons) within their well. Mission flexibility was accomplished through the non-permanent sections of both the internal and external decks that could be removed. A temporary dock 90 m (300 ft) could be created in fifteen sections that allowed for an increase in storage space for equipment, however the docking well was reduced to half its normal size. Logistically they could carry 1500 tons of equipment which were handled by the two 35 ton cranes mounted above the docking well. Orage is equipped with an enclosed flag bridge. Ouragan was powered by two SEMT-Pielstick 12 PC 2V diesel engines creating 8,600 hp (6,400 kW) driving two shafts. Orage was powered by two SEMT-Pielstick 12 PC 2.1 V400 diesel engines creating 9,400 hp (7,000 kW) driving two shafts. This gave the ships a maximum speed of 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph). The vessels had a range of 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph). Originally the ships were only armed with two 120 millimetres (5 in) mortars, though Ouragan was given four 40 mm guns. However in 1993, the two ships were upgraded with two Matra Simbad twin missile launchers armed with the Mistral infrared surface-to-air missile. The anti sea-skimmer missile has a homing range to 4 km (2.5 mi) and carries a 3 kg (6.6 lb) warhead. Orage was also given two Breda/Mauser 30 mm/70 guns. Ouragan was initially deployed with the SQS-17 sonar system. In 1993, as part of their modernisation, both ships were equipped with Thomson-CSF DRBV 51A air/surface radar and two Racal-Decca 34A navigation radar. For weapons control they were given two SAGEM VIGY-105 optronic systems. Ouragan's sonar was removed in the refit. The Ouragan class initially had the ability to operate three Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon helicopters or ten Aérospatiale Alouette IIIs from its flight deck. They could have one further Super Frelon or three Alouettes fly from a removable 36 m (118 ft) flight deck area covering its well deck space. Within its hold, it could carry 18 Super Frelons and 80 Alouettes for transport purposes only. source: wikipedia |
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