BATRAL

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BATRAL class Landing ship tank
BATRAL Francis Garnier
Class Overview
Type:	Landing ship tank
Name:	BATRAL
General characteristics
Displacement:	770 t, 1330 t fully loaded
Length:	80 m
Beam:	13 m
Draught:	3 m
Propulsion:	2 diesel SACM Wärtsilä UD 33 V12 M4 3600 hp (2650 kW) 2 4-bladed propellers Electric power 360 kW (2 DA x 180 kW)
Speed:	16 knots
Range:	4500 nautical miles at 13 knots
Complement:	3 officers 15 petty officers 26 quarter-masters
Armament:	2 40 mm anti-air guns 2 12.7 mm machine guns
Sensors and processing systems:	1 DECCA 1226 navigation radar Inmarsat system

The Bâtiment de Transport Léger ("Light ferry ship") are small landing ships of the French Navy. They 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.

The five ships of the class include