Country: 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.
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