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L-9094  

L-9094  

Country: France France

Class, [Type]: EDA-R, [L-CAT].

Builder: SOCARENAM, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.

Displacement ( tons ): 285 light.

Dimensions ( metres ): 30 x 12,8 x 2,5 / 0,6

Main machinery: 4 x MTU Friedrichshafen 12V2000 M92 diesel, 4 x Wärtsilä pump-jets.

Speed ( knots ): 20 knots full load, 30 maximum speed, 12 knots platform lowered.

Range ( miles ): 400.

Complement: 8.

Guns: 2 x 12,7mm, 2 x 7,62mm.

Military lift: 126m2, 80 tm.

Comment: A unique concept adopted by the french navy, the ship is a mix between a RoRo and a catamaran. While on transit it benefits from the speed of the catamaran concept, and when necessary it turns into a flat-bottomed vessel enabling beaching and docking inside the Mistral LHD docks.

Homeport: Toulon.

Similar units:

France L9092  
France L9095