BATRAL class

**BATRAL class**
Ship data
Ship type	Medium dropship
Construction period	1973 to 1987
Launch of the type ship	17th November 1973
Units built	13
period of service	Since 1974
Ship dimensions and crew
length	80 m ( Lüa )
width	13 m
Draft	Max. 2 m
displacement	1,330 ts
Machine system
machine	2 × diesel engines
Machine ; performance	2,700 kW (3,671 hp)
Top ; speed	16 kn (30 km / h)
propeller	2 × controllable pitch propellers
Armament
	2 × 81 mm mortars ; 2 × 40 mm anti-aircraft gun ; 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns ;
Sensors
	1 × navigation radar ;
Transport capacities
Load capacity	400 tdw
Permitted number of passengers	to 138
Furnishing
Dinghies	2 × LCVP
Ship crane	1 × 10 t SWL

The BATRAL-class is a series of five medium-sized landing ships of the French Navy . Eight other ships were built for the naval forces of Chile , Morocco , Gabon and the Ivory Coast .

BATRAL is an acronym for Bâ timent de Tra nsport L éger and translated means light transport ship . In France, the units after the type ship are known as the Champlain class.

Furnishing

The BATRAL class was designed to transport 400 tons of material and an invasion force of up to 138 soldiers across the sea. The ships are equipped in such a way that they can also unload the soldiers and their equipment on the beach, either directly via the bow visor or via two landing craft . They also have a ship crane and a flight deck for light helicopters . With the invasion force embarked, the sea endurance is ten days.

Bow ramp
Landing craft
Flight deck

Armament

The armament is purely defensive and varies depending on the naval affiliation. Two 81-mm mortars , two 40-mm anti-aircraft guns and two 12.7-mm machine guns are used .

drive

The landing craft are powered by two marine diesel engines that act on two controllable pitch propellers . The maximum speed is 16 knots . At a cruising speed of 13 knots, the range is 4,500 nautical miles .

units

Identifier	Surname	Shipyard	Commissioning	Decommissioning	marine
L 9030	Champlain	Navy Yard Brest	5th October 1974	2004	France French Navy
L 9031	Francis Garnier	Brest naval shipyard	June 21, 1974	2011	France French Navy
L 9032	Dumont d'Urville	CMN	5th February 1983	July 2017	France French Navy
L 9033	Jacques Cartier	CMN	September 29, 1983	2013	France French Navy
L 9034	La Grandière	CMN	January 21, 1987		France French Navy
91	Maipo	ASMAR	January 1, 1982	1998	Chile Armada de Chile
92	Rancagua	ASMAR	August 8, 1983		Chile Armada de Chile
95	Chacabuco	ASMAR	April 15, 1986		Chile Armada de Chile
402	Daoud Ben Aicha	Chantiers Dubigeon	May 28, 1977		Morocco Royal Navy
403	Ahmed Es Skali	Chantiers Dubigeon	September 1977		Morocco Royal Navy
404	Abou Abdallah El Ayachi	Chantiers Dubigeon	March 1977		Morocco Royal Navy
L 05	President el Hadj Omar Bongo	CMN	3rd November 1984		Gabon Gabon
	L'Elephant	Chantiers Dubigeon	2nd February 1977		Ivory Coast Ivory Coast