Mistral class helicopter amphibious assault ships
in the French Navy |
| The French Navy has 2 ship in the Mistral class |
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Amphibious Assault Carrier |
| Class: Mistral |
| Ordered: |
| Builder: DCN in partnership with Thales and Chantiers de l'Atlantique. |
| Laid down: July 2003 |
| Launched: October 2004 |
| Commissioned: February 2006 |
| Decommissioned: |
| Complement: 160 |
Accommodation
Up to a maximum of 900 |
| Displacement: |
| Length: 199m |
| Beam: 32m |
| Draft: 6.2 |
| Propulsion: Two Alstom 7MW electric azimuth pods. The power-generation system consists of three 16V32 and one 18V200 Wartsila diesel generators providing 20.8MW power. |
| Speed: 19 knots |
| Range: 11,000nm |
Armament: Two MBDA France Simbad launchers for the Mistral air defence missile. Mistral has infrared guidance and a range up to 6km.
two Breda Mauser 30mm naval guns and four 12.7mm machine guns.
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| Camouflage: |
| Fate: In Service |
| Sources for this site: |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistral_class |
| www.naval-echnology.com/projects/mistral |
| Navy site: |
| http://www.defense.gouv.fr/marine_uk |
| Web site's with more information: |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistral_class |
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| Mistral |
Tonnerre |
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| History |
The Mistral and Tonnerre BPC (bâtiment de projection et de commandement) ships, are the French Navy's new 21,300t amphibious assault, command and power projection ships. The ships have been built by DCN in partnership with Thales and Chantiers de l'Atlantique. Each ship has the payload capacity and versatility to carry up to 16 heavy helicopters and one-third of a mechanised regiment, plus two LCAC hovercraft or up to four landing craft.
The Mistral Class is fitted with a high-performance communications suite which makes the ship suitable for deployment as a command vessel. The ships also have the capacity to accommodate a combined (multi-national) joint (i.e. multi-service) task force.
Keel for the FS Mistral (L9013) was laid in July 2003 and it was launched from the Brest dockyard in October 2004. Mistral was commissioned into the French Navy in February 2006. Tonnerre (L 9014) was laid down in August 2003 and launched in July 2005. It was commissioned in February 2007.
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| Aircraft carried |
Amphibious Capability:
Landing Craft
Four
Lifting Capacity 450 troops
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Lift Capacity:
230 vehicles
16 helicopters |
SA 330 Puma
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The ship has the capacity to carry up to 16 medium or heavy helicopters below deck, for example the NH90, SA 330 Puma, AS 532 U2 Cougar or AS 665 Tigre helicopters
The flight deck has six landing spots and a 1,800m² hangar. The 5,000m² flight deck can accommodate up to six helicopter movements simultaneously.
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| Sensors and
processing systems: |
The Mistral Class is fitted with the DCN Senit 8 derivative combat data system and will be fitted with the French Navy's SIC 21 command system for joint operations, which is being developed by Thales.
A high-performance communications suite includes the Thales Syracuse III satellite communications system.
The ship's electronic support measures include the Thales ARBR 21 radar warning receive
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The vessel's surveillance radar is the MMR-3D NG G-band multi-role radar from Thales Naval France. The MRR-3D has a lightweight phased array antenna and operates as both a surveillance radar and a self-defence system sensor, with automatic mode switching.
In surface surveillance mode, the MRR-3D NG can detect low and medium-level targets at ranges of up to 140km and in long-range 3D air surveillance mode targets up to 180km; in the self-defence mode, it can detect and track any threat within a radius of 60km.
Navigation radar is the Sperry Marine Bridgemaster, operating at I-band. |
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