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Jeanne d'Arc (R 97)
Helicopter cruiser of the French Navy |
| History |
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| Photograf: Guillaume Rueda |
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Helicopter cruiser |
Name: Built as La Résolue,
renamed to Jeanne d'Arc in 1964 |
| Ordered: |
| Builder: La Resolue |
| Laid down: 1959 |
| Launched: 1961 |
| Commissioned: 1964 |
| Decommissioned: |
| Complement: 627 (total), 31 officers, 182 petty officers, 414 quaster-masters and sailors, 150 cadet officers |
| Homeport: Brest |
Displacement: 10,575 tons (standard)
12,365 tons (loaded) |
| Length: 182 m |
| Beam: 24 m |
| Draft: 7.5 m |
Propulsion: Four 10,000 horsepower (7.5 MW) power plants with automatic heating,
29 420 kW |
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| Speed: 28 knots (52 km/h) |
Range:
3 000 nm at 26,5. knots
3 750 nm at 25 knots
6,800 nmi at 16 knots
7,500 nmiat 15 knots |
Armament:
6 Exocet-38 sea-sea missiles
two 100 mm gun turrets (4 originally, two removed in 2000)
4 12.7mm machine guns |
| Fate: In active service |
| Sources for this site: |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_d'Arc |
| Navy site: |
| www.defense.gouv.fr/marine_uk |
| Home site: |
| www.defense.gouv.fr/marine |
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The Jeanne d'Arc (R97) is a helicopter cruiser of the French Navy. She is the third vessel of the French Navy named after Joan of Arc ("Jeanne d'Arc", in French), a national heroine of France and saint of the Catholic Church who repelled the English invasion during the Hundred Years' War.
In peace time, the Jeanne d'Arc is used for teaching and training purposes; however, in case of emergency or crisis, she was to have become a fully capable helicopter cruiser. This idea is now dropped because of the increasing size and weight of helicopters.
The Jeanne d'Arc was built as La Résolue, as her predecessor, the French cruiser Jeanne d'Arc (1930), was still in service. She was renamed Jeanne d'Arc in 1964. The ship is to be decommissioned by 2011, but preferably before 2010. |
In peace time, Jeanne d'Arc is a teaching vessel for the naval officers' application academy, and at the same time possesses an aerial group of 2 Aérospatiale Puma helicopters and 2 Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopters of the light aviation of the French Army, as well as two helicopters Alouette III of naval aviation.
Jeanne d'Arc is to go on combat missions, either in anti-submarine warfare with 8 WG 13 Lynx helicopters, either in external missions by carrying Puma or Gazelle helicopters from the light aviation of the French Army, or to carry landing troops (with Super Frelon helicopters). |
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| Aircraft carried |
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Jeanne d'Arc is intended to operate in anti-submarine warfare role with
8 WG 13 Lynx helicopters. She is also capable of deploying with Puma or Gazelle helicopters from the light aviation of the French Army.
Initially, she was also able to carry landing troops and Sikorsky or Super Frelon helicopters.
Jeanne d'Arc can carry about 10 light or heavy helicopters. She can simultaneously handle the take-off and landing of 3 helicopters.
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| Two-way satellite telecommunication services in the Ku band between continental France and the naval vessels equipped with marine VSAT stations. |
| Sensors and
processing systems: |
1 DRBV 22 D
1 DRBV51A
2 DRBN34
1 DRBC32A
1 Sonar DUBV24
1 Inmarsat
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| Electronic warfare
and decoys: |
| Nixie |
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