Type "Jeanne d'Arc" ( fr. Jeanne d'Arc ) - French cruiser-helicopter carrier or multi-purpose helicopter carrier . It was designed in the late 1950s and was intended primarily to provide anti-submarine defense , being also able to perform the functions of an amphibious assault helicopter . In peacetime, “Joan of Arc” was used as a training ship for training cadets , being able in wartime after minor alterations to be used as a warship. Throughout its history, Jeanne d'Arc has made more than 35 training trips, but has never taken part in real combat operations. In the 2000s, the ship was repeatedly used in humanitarian missions to assist victims of natural disasters in Africa and Southeast Asia . Due to the significant age of the ship and the rising cost of maintaining it, the withdrawal of the “Jeanne d'Arc” from the French Navy was planned for about 2010 . May 27, after returning from his last voyage, was soon written off on June 7, 2010.
| "Joan of Arc" | |
|---|---|
| Jeanne d'arc | |
 "Jeanne d'Arc" in 1986 | |
| Service | |
 France | |
| Named after | |
| Ship class and type | Multipurpose Helicopter / Cruiser Helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Brest Arsenal |
| Ordered to build | 1957 |
| Construction started | July 7, 1960 |
| Launched | September 30, 1961 |
| Commissioned | June 30, 1964 |
| Removed from the fleet | 2010 |
| Status | Written off 07/06/2010 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 10,000 tons standard 12,365 tons full |
| Length | 182.0 m |
| Width | 24.0 m |
| Draft | 7.3 m |
| Engines | 4 boilers 2 Rato — Brittany type turbines |
| Power | 40,000 hp |
| Mover | 2 |
| Travel speed | 26.5 knots maximum |
| Navigation range | 6,800 miles at 16 knots |
| Crew | 519 crew members, up to 700-800 paratroopers |
| Armament | |
| Radar weapons | Radar early warning air targets DRBV-22D Radar detection of air and surface targets DRBV-50 3 radar MSA BRBC-32A undercut DAS DUBV-24C |
| Electronic weapons | EW systems ARBR-17 and ARBX-10 |
| Artillery | 4 × 1 100 mm / 55 mle.53 since 1990: 2 × 1 |
| Flak | 4 × 12.7 mm machine gun |
| Missile weapons | since 1975 : 6 PUU PKR "Exochet" |
| Aviation Group | up to 12-14 helicopters usually: 8 helicopters PLO "Lynx" |
Literature
- A. A. Chechin, N. N. Okolelov, S. E. Shumilin. Helicopter cruiser Jeanne d'Arc. - Moscow: Model Designer, 2007. - 32 p. - (Maritime collection No. 8 (98) / 2007). - 3500 copies
- Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005 / S. Saunders. - Jane's Information Group, 2004. - 947 p. - (Jane's Fighting Ships). - ISBN 0-71062-623-1 .
- All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 / R. Gardiner. - London: Conway Maritime Press / US Naval Institute Press, 1996. - 675 p. - ISBN 1-55750-132-7 .