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     L9031 Francis Garnier      

Country: France.
Class, [Type]: Batral, [LST].
Homeport: Toulon.

Callsign: FANI ( Foxtrot Alfa November India )

Builder: Brest Naval Dockyard, France.
Launch date: 17 November 1973.
Commission date: 21 June 1974.

Displacement ( tons ): 750 standard, 1250 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 80 x 13 x 2,3.
Main machinery: 2 x diesels ( 3600 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 16.
Range ( miles ): 3500 at 13 knots.
Complement: 52 ( 5 officers ).

Guns: 2 x 1 Bofors 40mm, 2 x 1 12,7mm.
Missiles: SAM: 2 x 2 Simbad.
Military lift: 180 marines; 12 vehicles; 350 tons of diverse cargo.
Landing craft carried: 2 LCVP.

Radars: Navigation: 2 x Decca 250 E.
Helicopters: platform for 1 x Lynx or Panther.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  2001

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