L-9034 La Grandiere

Country:  France

Class, [Type]: Champlain, [LSM].

Builder: CMN, Cherbourg, France.

Launch date: 15 December 1985.

Commission date: 20 January 1987.

Displacement ( tons ): 750 standard, 1.400 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 80 x 13 x 2,4

Main machinery: 2 x SACM AGO 195 V12 diesels ( 3.600 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 16.

Range ( miles ): 4.500 at 13 knots.

Complement: 50 ( 5 officers ).

Missiles:  SAM: two double launchers for Matra Simbad can be installed.

Military lift: 180 soldiers; 12 vehicles; 350 tons of diverse cargo.

Radar: Navigation: DRBN 32, I band.

Sonar: has 2, hull mounted.

Helicopter: has a landing platform for light helicopters. They usually carry 1 x SA319B Alouette III.

Callsign: FALG ()

Comment: From a total of five units, last three displace 700 tonnes more than the first ones, and the bridge is one deck higher. La Grandiere was built initially for Gabon, but financial issues stopped the operation.

Homeport: Toulon.

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