French ship Jacques Cartier (L9033)


Jacques Cartier alongside at Noumea in November 2002
Career (France)
Namesake: Jacques Cartier
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class and type: BATRAL
Displacement: 770 tons, 1,330 tons fully loaded
Length: 80 m (260 ft)
Beam: 13 m (43 ft)
Draught: 3 m (9.8 ft)
Propulsion: 2 diesel SACM Wärtsilä UD 33 V12 M4, 3600 hp (2650 kW), 2 4-bladed propellers
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range: 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Endurance:

15 days without passengers

10 days with passengers
Boats and landing
craft carried:

2 LCVP
2 whaleboats

one 10-seat and one 6-seat Zodiac
Complement:

3 officers
15 petty officers

26 quarter-masters
Sensors and
processing systems:

1 DECCA 1226 navigation radar

Inmarsat system
Armament:

2 × 40 mm anti-air guns
2 × 12.7 mm machine guns

2 × 81mm mortars
Aviation facilities: landing point for a 6-tonne helicopter

The Jacques Cartier (L9033) is one of five BATRAL ("Light ferry ship") vessels operated by the French Navy.

The BATRAL vessels 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.

Jacques Cartier was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 28 November 1999 to 12 January 2000.[1]

References

  1. ^ Stevens, David (2007). Strength Through Diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilise. Working Papers. 20. Canberra: Sea Power Centre - Australia. p. 14. ISBN 978064296764. ISSN 1834-7231. http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Working_Paper_20.pdf. Retrieved 6 September 2010.