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Amphibious assault shipsDecember 2005 – present
Landing helicopter dock
Mistral-class landing helicopter dock is a landing helicopter dock. It was built by DCNS STX Europe.
FranceMistral-class landing helicopter dock
Marine nationale/Manzano Axel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedMistral class
DCNS STX Europe
Marine Nationale Egyptian Navy
Foudre class
€ 451.6 million (2012) (equivalent to € 553.9 million in 2025)
December 2005 – present
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Landing helicopter dock
16,500 tonnes (empty) 21,500 tonnes (full load)
199 m (652 ft 11 in)
32 m (105 ft 0 in)
6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
3 Wärtsilä diesel-alternators 16 V32 (6.2 MW) + 1 Wärtsilä Vasa auxiliary diesel-alternator 18V200 (3 MW)
2 Rolls-Royce Mermaid azimuth thrusters (2 × 7 MW), 2 five-bladed propellers
18.8 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
10,800 km (5,800 nmi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 19,800 kilometres (10,700 nmi) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
4 chaland de transport de matériel landing craft EDA-R/S Amphibious Landing Craft ( S models being delivered from 2021) Landing Craft Air Cushion (2 could be carried but not acquired by French Navy)
70 vehicles (including 13 Leclerc tank ) or a 40-strong Leclerc tank battalion
450 troops (or 250 troops plus a military staff of 200 men)
20 officers, 80 petty officers, 60 quarter-masters
DRBN-38A Decca Bridgemaster E250 navigation radar MRR3D-NG air/surface sentry radar 2 optronic fire control systems
2 × Simbad missile systems 2 x 20 mm modèle F2 gun 2 × 30 mm Breda-Mauser 2 x 7.62mm M134 miniguns 4 × 12.7 mm M2HB Browning machine guns
2 uncrewed helicopters Schiebel Camcopter S-100 16 heavy or 35 light helicopters
6 helicopter landing spots
Boats & landing craft carried 4 chaland de transport de matériel landing craft EDA-R/S Amphibious Landing Craft ( S models being delivered from 2021) Landing Craft Air Cushion (2 could be carried but not acquired by French Navy)
Troops 450 troops (or 250 troops plus a military staff of 200 men)
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True scale
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 199 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 199 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 199 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 199 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 199 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 199 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 199 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Mistral-class landing helicopter dock equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
EgyptEgyptian Mistral-class helicopter dock ships under current in-service support: Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar El Sadat. Two existing ships, not future orders or a measure of immediate availability.
FranceNaval inventory of the source class and listed configurations; excludes orders and construction. Source-year holdings, not immediately deployable strength.