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Arab Republic of Egypt - Egyptian Naval
Force Nasser (Mistral) class Amphibious Assault Ship - LHD |
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Builder: STX France Chantiers de l'Atlantique Shipyard, Saint-Nazaire, France Displacement: 21300 tons (full load) / 16500 tons (empty) Length: 199 meters (653 feet) Beam: 32 meters (105 ft) Draft: 6.3 meters (21 ft) Speed: 18.8 knots (35 km/h), max. Range: 5800 NM (10800 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) / 10700 NM (19800 km) at 15 knots Complement: 160 Propulsion: 3 x Wärtsilä diesel alternators 16V32 (6.2 MW) 1 x Wärtsilä Vaasa auxilary diesel alternator 18V200 (3 MW) 2 x Rolls-Royce Mermaid azimuth thrusters (2 x 7 MW) - 2 five-bladed propellers Armament: ? Aviation: flight deck (6400 m2 / 69000 sq ft.) - 6 landing spots hangar (1800 m2 / 19000 sq ft.) for up to 16 helicopters 2 aircraft lifts (13 tons) capable for all French Forces operated helicopters 16 heavy or 35 light helicopters in total Systems: DRBN-38A Decca Bridgemaster E250 navigation and landing radar MRR3D-NG air/surface sentry radar 2 x optronic fire control systems Optical Landing System Capacity: Vehicles: 59 vehicles (including 13 AMX Leclerc tanks) Troops: 900 (short duration) / 450 (long duration) Well deck: 4 x CTM landing craft or 2 x EDA-R Catamarans or 2 x LCAC |
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The Russian acquisition of French Mistral-class amphibious assault
ships was considered to be the largest defense deal between Russia
and the West since World War II. The 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine triggered rising international criticism. France was under political pressure from other nations to sanction Russia by cancelling or suspending delivery of the two Mistral-class vessels. On 3 September 2014, French President François Hollande released an announcement that France was suspending the delivery of Vladivostok to Russia due to the ongoing War in Donbass, Ukraine. By 13 September 2014, a partial ceasefire was in place in Ukraine. This improvement in conditions in Ukraine was sufficient for French authorities to allow Vladivostok to go to sea for her acceptance trials. French Defence Ministry sources said a decision on the delivery of Vladivostok would be taken by mid-November. On 25 November, it was announced that delivery of the two ships was to be postponed indefinitely. Russia threatened legal action over the postponement. In August 2015 the two governments reached agreement on terms for cancelling the contract; France would keep the ships and fully reimburse Russia. On 7 August 2015, a French diplomatic source confirmed that President Hollande discussed the matter with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during his visit to Egypt during the inauguration of the New Suez Canal in Ismailia. Subsequently, Egypt and France concluded the deal to acquire the two former Russian Mistral for roughly 950 million euros, including the costs of training Egyptian crews. > for more information - see: Mistral class LHD - French Navy |
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