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Bay-class landing shiplarger figure on 2 of 3
Foudre-class landing platform docklarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source579.4 ft (176.6 m)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class landing ship | Foudre-class landing platform dock |
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| Builders | Swan Hunter and BAE Systems Naval Ships[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Fleet Auxiliary Royal Australian Navy[source] | French Navy Chilean Navy Brazilian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Round Table class[source] | Bougainville class[source] |
| Succeeded by | ATS-class amphibious warfare ship (planned)[source] | Mistral class |
168.0 m (551 ft 2 in) oa[source]
(RFA, core only), 158 (RAN)
Single source70 (RFA, core only), 158 (RAN)[source]
2 × Wärtsilä 8L26 generators, 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) 2 × Wärtsilä 12V26 generators, 9,000 hp (6.7 MW) 2 × azimuthing thrusters 1 × bow thruster[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Cost | £ 596 million for 4 units £ 149 million per unit BAE ships cost £ 127 million per unit to build[source] | — |
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| Built | 28 January 2002-26 November 2007[source] | 1986–1998[source] |
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| In commission | 13 July 2006-present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Landing ship dock[source] | Landing platform dock[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × LCU or 2 × LCVP in well deck 2 × Mexeflote powered rafts[source] | 10 CTMs[source] |
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| Capacity | 1,150 linear metres of vehicles (up to 24 Challenger 2 tanks or 150 light trucks) Cargo capacity of 200 tons ammunition or 24 TEU containers[source] | — |
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| Troops | 356 (standard), 700 (overload)[source] | 470[source] |
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| Armament | Fitted for: 2 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm guns 2 × Phalanx CIWS 4 × 7.62mm Mk44 Miniguns (may be replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023) 6 × 7.62mm L7 GPMG Individual outfit varies across class[source] | 3 Simbad launcher systems for Mistral SAMs 3 × single 30 mm (1.2 in) Breda-Mauser guns 4 × single 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck for helicopters up to Chinook -size; temporary hangar can be fitted[source] | 1,450 m 2 (15,600 sq ft) flight deck[source] |
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| Notes | Derivative of the Enforcer ship design[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Foudre class[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 30 days[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 1 × DRBV-21A air/surface search radar 1 × Decca 2459 surface search radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 1 × ARBB-36 jammer 1 × SLQ-25 Nixie decoy system[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 4 × Super Puma EC225 or 2 × Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | DCN Brest[source]Foudre class · Foudre L9011 original construction |
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| Landing craft carried | — | 10 CTMs[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Troop capacity | — | 470[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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