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BAmphibious assault ships
Aircraft-carrying multi-role cruiser / Aircraft carrier (in near future) Helicopter-carrying destroyer / Helicopter carrier (current)
At a glance
Foudre-class landing platform docklarger figure on 0 of 3
Izumo-class destroyerlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
oa
Single source168.0 m (551 ft 2 in) oa[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Foudre-class landing platform dock | Izumo-class destroyer |
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| Name | Foudre class[source] | Izumo class[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Chilean Navy Brazilian Navy[source] | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] |
| Preceded by | Bougainville class[source] | Hyūga class[source] |
| Succeeded by | Mistral class[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
248 m (813 ft 8 in)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Built | 1986–1998[source] | 2012–2017[source] |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Landing platform dock[source] | Aircraft-carrying multi-role cruiser / Aircraft carrier (in near future) Helicopter-carrying destroyer / Helicopter carrier (current)[source] |
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| Endurance | 30 days[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 10 CTMs[source] | — |
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| Troops | 470[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 × DRBV-21A air/surface search radar 1 × Decca 2459 surface search radar[source] | ATECS (advanced technology command system) OYQ-12 combat direction system OPS-50 AESA radar OPS-28 surface-search radar OQQ-23 bow sonar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 1 × ARBB-36 jammer 1 × SLQ-25 Nixie decoy system[source] | NOLQ-3D-1 EW suite Mark 36 SRBOC Anti-torpedo mobile decoy (MOD) Floating acoustic jammer (FAJ)[source] |
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| Armament | 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] | 2 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × SeaRAM CIWS[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 4 × Super Puma EC225 or 2 × Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon[source] | 7 ASW helicopters and 2 SAR helicopters 12 or more F-35B 28 aircraft V/STOL maximum[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | 1,450 m 2 (15,600 sq ft) flight deck[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | France[source] | Japan[source] Japan[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 | For other operations, 400 troops and 50 3.5 ton trucks (or equivalent equipment) can also be carried.[source]Transport configuration for other operations, with the stated truck load |
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| Builders | — | Japan Marine United[source] |
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| Cost | — | 113.9 billion yen for construction of first unit[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2015–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Depth | — | 23.5 m (77 ft 1 in)[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | COGAG , two shafts 4 × GE/IHI LM2500IEC gas turbine[source] |
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