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  • R97 Jeanne d'Arc

    FR French Navy




    1964 to 2010    



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    Call Sign: FAMJ
    Shipyard: DCNS - Brest


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    History of FR R97 Jeanne d'Arc

    1960-jul-7Laid down
    1961-sep-30Launched
    1964-jun-30Commissioned
    1978-oct-16Trialswith Lynx 261
    1998-nov-13Deployment Operation Tellar despatched to Nicaragua / Guatemala under Operation Cormorant, to assist in Hurricane Mitch relief operations.
    1999-mar-19Port Visitvisited Istanbul, with Loire and Dugay-Trouin until 22 Mar.
    2010-jun-7Decommissioned
    2010-sep-1Struckat Brest

    Specifications

       

        from Jeanne d Arc class
    477crew
    150troops
    10000light (tn)
    12365full load (tn)
    182length (m)
    24beam (m)
    7.50draught (m)
    6000range (nm)
    26max speed (knots)
    40000power (shp)
    4Naval Engine boilers
    2Naval Engine steam turbines
    6Missile Launcher MM38 Exocet single launcher
    2Naval Gun Creusot-Loire 100 mm
    3Naval Radar fire direction radar DRBC 32
    1Naval Radar height finding radar DRBI 10
    1Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar DRBV50

    Aircraft

       

        Typical Max
    FR French Navy SA SE3210 Super Frelon 48
    FR French Navy Westland Lynx 48

    The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard    

    Builder

       

    FR DCNS - Brest,



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