French ship Siroco (L9012)
 Siroco at Toulon | |
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Siroco |
| Namesake: | Sirocco |
| Operator: | Marine Nationale |
| Builder: | DCN, Brest |
| Laid down: | 9 October 1995 |
| Launched: | 14 December 1996 |
| Commissioned: | 21 December 1998 |
| Homeport: | Toulon |
| Identification: | L 9012 |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Foudre-class landing platform dock |
| Displacement: | 11,300 tonnes (standard) 12,000 tonnes (full load) |
| Length: | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Beam: | 23.5 m (77 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
| Installed power: | 20,800 hp (15,290 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Engines: 2 SEMT Pielstick 16 PC 2.5 V400 diesels Propellers: 2 adjustable-blade propellers and one beam propeller |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range: | 20,300 km (11,000 nmi; 12,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Boats and landing craft carried: | 8 landing crafts |
| Capacity: | 150-man command headquarters |
| Troops: | 450 (900 for a short cruise) |
| Crew: | 20 officers 80 petty officers |
| Armament: | 3 Simbad systems 3 30 mm Breda-Mauser guns |
| Aircraft carried: | 4 helicopters |
| Aviation facilities: | Hangar |
Siroco is a Foudre-class amphibious assault ship of the Marine Nationale.
Service history
Siroco was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 10 October to 25 November 1999.[1]
She served during Opération Baliste during the 2006 Lebanon War. The vessel operated as part of Opération Séisme Haiti 2010 after the 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake relief effort.
In December 2013 Siroco was serving as the flagship of European Union Naval Force Somalia.[2]
Siroco is to be decommissioned as stated in the 2013 French White Paper on Defence and National Security. The decision was confirmed in October 2014.[3]
In December 2014 the Brazilian Navy showed interest in the ship and sent a team to evaluate her. According to the analysis, the ship is in good general condition and recommended purchase.[4] The Portuguese Navy also showed interest in the ship, during joint naval exercises, with the French Navy, during March 2015.[5]
Gallery
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Siroco during Opération Baliste
References
- ↑ Stevens, David (2007). Strength Through Diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilise (PDF). Working Papers 20. Canberra: Sea Power Centre - Australia. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-642-29676-4. ISSN 1834-7231. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ EU Naval Force Flagship FS Siroco Helps Seafarers Adrift At Sea In The Gulf Of Aden, eunavfor, 14 December 2013, retrieved 2 February 2014
- ↑ "Défense : Le Drian détaille les 7 500 postes supprimés dans l'armée". francetvinfo. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ↑ "Relatório da Marinha do Brasil é favorável à aquisição do ‘Siroco’" (in Portuguese). naval.com.br. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ "Fragata Bartolomeu Dias e navio francês Siroco juntos em exercício naval" (in Portuguese). marinha.pt. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
External links
- (French) TCD Siroco TCD Siroco
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