Amphibious assault ship Dixmude (L9015)
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Ship measurements
Displacement:
21,300 t
Length:
199 m
Beam:
32 m
Draft:
6.3 m
Machine
Propulsion:
- 3 * Wärtsilä diesel-alternators 16 V32 (6.2 MW) + 1 * Wärtsilä Vaasa auxiliary diesel-alternator 18V200 (3 MW)
- 2 * Rolls-Royce Mermaid azimuth thrusters (2 * 7 MW), 2 * five-bladed propellers
Speed:
18.8 knots
Range:
5,800 nmi (10,800 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Personnel
Complement:
160
Combat assets
Cargo capacity:
- 70 * vehicles (including 13 * Leclerc tank) or a 40 * Leclerc tank battalion
Boats & landing craft:
- 2 * barges
Electronics:
- DRBN-38A Decca Bridgemaster E250 navigation radar
- MRR3D-NG air/surface sentry radar
- 2 * optronic fire control systems
Armament:
- 2 * Simbad missile systems
- 2 * 20 mm modèle F2 gun[4]
- 2 * 30 mm Breda-Mauser autocannons
- 2 * 7.62 * 51 mm M134 miniguns
- 4 * 12.7 mm M2-HB Browning machine guns
Aircraft:
- 16 * heavy or 35 * light helicopters
Dixmude (L9015) is an amphibious assault ship, a type of helicopter carrier, of the French Navy. She is the third vessel to bear the name, and is the third ship of the Mistral class.
Dixmude was delivered to the French defence procurement agency on 3 January 2012, three months ahead of schedule.
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