French ship Jacques Cartier
 Jacques Cartier alongside at Noumea in November 2002
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| Name | Jacques Cartier |
| Namesake | Jacques Cartier |
| Launched | 28 April 1982 |
| Decommissioned | July 2013 |
| Fate | Scrapped October 2016 |
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| Class and type | BATRAL |
| Displacement | 770 tons, 1,330 tons fully loaded |
| Length | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Beam | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Draught | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 diesel SACM Wärtsilä UD 33 V12 M4, 3600 hp (2650 kW), 2 4-bladed propellers |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
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| Aviation facilities | landing point for a 6-tonne helicopter |
Jacques Cartier (L9033) is one of five BATRAL ("Light ferry ship") vessels operated by the French Navy.
The BATRAL vessels are able to ferry over 400 tons of matériel, in the hangar and on the deck. Loading and unloading can be done from a harbour or from a beach. Two flat-bottom vessels allow unloading 50 men and light vehicles each. The accommodations are designed for a Guépard-type intervention unit (5 officers, 15 petty officers and 118 men), or for typical company-sized armoured units. A helicopter landing deck allows landing for light helicopters, and transfer from and to heavy helicopters.
Jacques Cartier was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 28 November 1999 to 12 January 2000.[1]
She was decommissioned in July 2013 after returning from her final deployment overseas.
References
[edit]- ^ Stevens, David (2007). Strength Through Diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilise (PDF). Working Papers. Vol. 20. Canberra: Sea Power Centre - Australia. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-642-29676-4. ISSN 1834-7231. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2010.