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Roll-on/roll-off catamaran landing craft
Engin de débarquement amphibie rapide is a roll-on/roll-off catamaran landing craft. It was built by Socarenam. Reported operators include French Navy Egyptian Navy.
Socarenam
French Navy Egyptian Navy
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Roll-on/roll-off catamaran landing craft
285 tons (light)
30 m (98 ft 5 in)
12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) (fully catamaran mode) 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in) (fully load lighter mode)
Four MTU Friedrichshafen 12V2000 M92 Diesel engines each producing 1220 kW Four Wärtsilä Pump-jets
20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (economical) 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (warranted)
1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (laden)
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Cargo capacity: 1 Cavalry Platoon including 3 Véhicule Blindé Léger and 3 AMX-10 RC or 1 Reinforced Infantry Platoon including 6 Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé or 1 Field Engineering Platoon or 1 First-Aid Post.
Socarenam
June 2011
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80 tons (110 tons overload in lighter mode)
cargo platform 126m² and 80 tons.
two 12.7 mm and two 7.62 mm machine guns .
The Engin de débarquement amphibie rapide ( EDA-R ) is a class of French roll-on/roll-off catamaran landing craft (L-CAT) operated by the French and Egyptian navies. They transport vehicles, cargo and personnel from Mistral -class amphibious assault ships to shore.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 30 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 30 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Engin de débarquement amphibie rapide equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
EgyptNavy exact named equipment holdings: EDA-R. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: LANDING CRAFT / LCT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
FranceNavy exact named equipment holdings: EDA-R (capacity 2 Leclerc MBT or 6 VAB). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: LANDING CRAFT / LCT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.