BATRAL-class landing ship

BATRAL class

BATRAL Francis Garnier
Class overview
Builders	DCN, Brest ASMAR, Talcahuano
Succeeded by	Bâtiment Multimission (B2M)[1]
General characteristics
Type	Landing ship tank
Displacement	770 t, 1,330 t fully loaded
Length	80 m (262 ft 6 in)
Beam	13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Draught	3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Installed power	2 × diesel SACM Wärtsilä UD 33 V12 M4 3,600 hp (2,700 kW) Electric power: 2 × DA 180 kW
Propulsion	2 × 4-bladed propellers
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
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
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing deck

The Bâtiment de Transport Léger (abbreviated BATRAL; "Light ferry ship") are small landing ships of the French Navy. Also known as Champlain class by the lead ship,^[2] they have been used for regional transport and patrol needs in French Overseas Departments and Territories since the 1970s.^[1] On 9 January 2014 it was announced that the two remaining Batrals in French service would be replaced in 2015/16 by three (subsequently four) 1500-tonne Bâtiments Multimission (B2M) at a cost of ~€100m (US$136m).^[1]