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Landing platform dock Ouragan (L9021)

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Classification

Ship class:
Ouragan-class landing platform dock
Type:
Amphibious transport dock (LPD)

Basic information

Operator:
French Navy (Marine Nationale)French Navy (Marine Nationale)
Country of build:
Builder:
Naval Group (formerly DCNS)Naval Group (formerly DCNS)
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Decommissioned
Fate:
Retired 2007, scrapped at Ghent, Belgium in 2016

Ship measurements

Displacement:
8,500 t
Length:
149 m
Beam:
21.5 m
Draft:
5.4 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 2 * SEMT-Pielstick 12 PC 2V diesel engines
  • Total 6,400 kW (8,600 hp)
  • 2,650 kW electrical power
  • 2 * controllable pitch propellers
Speed:
17 knots
Range:
9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Personnel

Complement:
211

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • SQS-17 sonar
Armament:
  • 2 * 105 mm (4.1 in) mortars
  • 4 * Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) guns
Aircraft:
  • 3 * Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon or 10 * Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopters
  • Aviation facilities
  • 900 m2 (9,700 sq ft) flight deck
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