French ship Jacques Cartier (L9033)

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

Jacques Cartier alongside at Noumea in November 2002
History
France
NameJacques Cartier
NamesakeJacques Cartier
DecommissionedJuly 2013
General characteristics
Class and typeBATRAL
Displacement770 tons, 1,330 tons fully loaded
Length80 m (260 ft)
Beam13 m (43 ft)
Draught3 m (9.8 ft)
Propulsion2 diesel SACM Wärtsilä UD 33 V12 M4, 3600 hp (2650 kW), 2 4-bladed propellers
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range4,500 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 & landing
craft carried
Capacity
  • 2 × 138-man rooms
  • 12 vehicles
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 facilitieslanding point for a 6-tonne helicopter

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]

She was decommissioned in July 2013 after returning from her final deployment overseas.

References
  1. Stevens, David (2007). Strength Through Diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilise (PDF). Working Papers. Vol. 20. Canberra: Sea Power Centre - Australia. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-642-29676-4. ISSN 1834-7231. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
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