French ship Siroco (L9012)
Bahia in Rio de Janeiro | |
| History | |
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| France | |
| Name | Siroco |
| Namesake | Sirocco |
| Builder | DCN, Brest |
| Laid down | 9 October 1995 |
| Launched | 14 December 1996 |
| Commissioned | 21 December 1998 |
| Decommissioned | July 2015 |
| Homeport | Toulon |
| Identification | L 9012 |
| Fate | Sold to Brazilian Navy, August 2015 |
| Brazil | |
| Name | Bahia |
| Acquired | 7 August 2015 |
| Commissioned | 17 December 2015 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Foudre-class landing platform dock |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Beam | 23.5 m (77 ft) |
| Draught | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
| Installed power | 20,800 hp (15,500 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range | 20,300 km (11,000 nmi; 12,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 8 landing crafts |
| Capacity | 150-man command headquarters |
| Troops | 450 (900 for a short cruise) |
| Crew |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 4 helicopters EC-725 and SH-60 Seahawk (In Brazilian Navy); Super Puma EC225 (French Navy) |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar |
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The French ship Siroco (L9012) was a Foudre-class landing platform dock of the Marine Nationale. The vessel was purchased by Brazil in August 2015, being transferred to the Brazilian Navy as the multipurpose amphibious ship Bahia (G40).