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Tonnerre (L9014)
Amphibious assault helicopter carrier of the French Navy |
| History |
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| Tonnerre |
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Helicopter Carrier |
| Name: Tonnerre |
| Class: Amphibious assault |
| Ordered: |
| Builder: Arsenal de Brest, Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire |
| Laid down: 26 August 2003 |
| Launched: 26 July 2005 |
| Commissioned: |
| Decommissioned: |
| Complement: 20 officers, 80 petty officers, 60 Quarter-masters, 450 passengers (900 for a short cruise), 150 men of an on-board high quarter |
| Homeport: Toulon |
Displacement: 16,500 t (empty)
21,300 t (full load)
32,300 t (with ballast) |
| Length: 199 m |
| Beam: 32m |
| Draft: 6.3m |
Propulsion: 2 Mermaïd electric motors (2 × 7 MW)
2 5-bladed propellers
Electrical plant: 4 Wärtsilä diesels-alternators 16 V32 (6,2 MW) + 1 Wärtsilä Vasaa auxiliary diesel-alternator 18V200 (3 MW) |
| Speed: 19 knots |
Range: 10,800 km at 18 knots
19,800 km at 15 knots |
Armament:
2 Simbad systems
2 30 mm Breda-Mauser (not installed)
4 12.7 mm M2-HB
Browning machine guns |
| Fate: In service |
| Sources for this site: |
| www.naval-technology.com/projects/ |
| Navy site: |
| http://www.defense.gouv.fr/marine_uk |
| Web site's with more information: |
| www.naval-technology.com/projects/ |
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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
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. |
| Aircraft carried |
| 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 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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