Career
Ordered:
Laid down:	1959
Launched:	1961
Commissioned:
Fate:	In service
General Characteristics
Displacement:	12000 tonnes
Length:	182 m
Beam:	24 m
Draft:	7.5 m
Propulsion:	Four 10000 horsepower (7.5 MW) power plants with automatic heating.
Speed:	28 knots (52 km/h)
Range:	7500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement:	46 officers, 158 cadets, 473 crew
Armament:	6 Exocet-38 sea-sea missiles two 100 mm gun turrets
Aircraft:	2 Puma helicopters, 2 Gazelle helicopters and 2 Alouette III helicopters or 8 WG13 Lynx WG13 helicopters

The Jeanne d'Arc (R97) is a helicopter cruiser of the French Navy. She is the third vessel of the French Navy named after Joan of Arc ("Jeanne d'Arc", in French), a national heroine of France and saint of the Catholic Church who repelled the English invasion during the Hundred Years' War. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links French-Ensign. ... In older English literature there are some uses of exocet to mean flying fish. There is also a typeface known as Exocet. ... The French 100 mm naval gun is a polyvalent artillery piece (anti-air, anti-ship, ground), capable of a high rate of fire. ... The Aerospatiale Puma is a medium-sized twin-engined transport/utility helicopter originally manufactured by Aerospatiale of France. ... The Westland Lynx is a helicopter designed by Westland and built at Westlands factory in Yeovil, first flying on 21 March 1971 as the Westland WG.13. ... USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1994. ... The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the maritime arm of the French military and is the largest Western European navy in terms of number of active-duty vessels. ... Joan of Arc, c. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... A map of Europe in the 1430s, near the end of the Hundred Years War The Hundred Years War is the name modern historians have given to what was actually a series of related conflicts, fought over a 116-year period, between England and France, and later Burgundy; beginning in...

In peace time, the Jeanne d'Arc is used for teaching purposes; however, in case of emergency or crisis, she becomes a fully capable helicopter cruiser.

Missions

In peace time, Jeanne d'Arc is a teaching vessel for the naval officers' application academy, and at the same time possesses an aerial group of 2 Aérospatiale Puma helicopters and 2 Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopters of the light aviation of the French Army, as well as two helicopters Alouette III of naval aviation. The Aerospatiale Puma is a medium-sized twin-engined transport/utility helicopter originally manufactured by Aerospatiale of France. ... The Gazelle is a helicopter developed as part of an Anglo-French venture between the Westland and Aérospatiale companies in 1968. ... French soldiers of the IFOR in Mostar, 1995. ... The Aérospatiale Allouette III is a general purpose, single-engined light utility helicopter originally manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale of France, now Eurocopter). ...

Jeanne d'Arc is to go on combat missions, either in anti-submarine warfare with 8 WG 13 Lynx helicopters, either in external missions by carrying Puma or Gazelle helicopters from the light aviation of the French Army, or to carry landing troops (with Super Frelon helicopters). Anti-submarine warfare is a term referring to warfare directed against submarines. ... The Westland Lynx is a helicopter designed by Westland and built at Westlands factory in Yeovil, first flying on 21 March 1971 as the Westland WG.13. ... The Aerospatiale Puma is a medium-sized twin-engined transport/utility helicopter originally manufactured by Aerospatiale of France. ... Landing is a military operation aimed at a bringing the landing force (landing troops) to a shore or to land with the purpose of power projection ashore/landside by forces coming from ships/aircraft and able to fight. ... Super Frelon The Super Frelon was a heavy transport helicopter produced by Aérospatiale of France, now out of production. ...

Jeanne d'Arc can carry about 10 light or heavy helicopters. It can simultaneously handle the take-off and landing of 3 helicopters.

External links

• French Navy and Jeanne d'Arc site
• Official site

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