French cruiser Jeanne d'Arc (R97)
Jeanne d'Arc
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 France
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| Namesake: | Joan of Arc |
| Laid down: | 1959 |
| Launched: | 1961 |
| Commissioned: | 1964 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 September 2010 |
| Renamed: | Built as La Résolue, renamed to Jeanne d'Arc in 1964 |
| Homeport: | Brest |
| Identification: | R 97 |
| Nickname(s): | "La Jeanne" |
| Fate: | To be dismantled |
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| Length: | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Beam: | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Four 10,000 horsepower (7.5 MW) power plants with automatic heating, 29 420 kW |
| Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
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| Complement: | 627 (total), 31 officers, 182 petty officers, 414 quartermasters and sailors, 150 cadet officers |
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Nixie |
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| Aircraft carried: | 4 Super Frelon (8 in war) |
Jeanne d'Arc was a helicopter cruiser of the French Navy. She was 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.
In peacetime, Jeanne d'Arc was used for teaching and training purposes; however, in case of emergency or crisis, she was to have become a fully capable helicopter cruiser. Toward the end of her service life Jeanne d'Arc became unsuitable for the role due to the increasing size and weight of helicopters.
Jeanne d'Arc was built as La Résolue, as her predecessor, Jeanne d'Arc of 1930, was still in service. She was renamed Jeanne d'Arc in 1964. The ship was retired in May 2010 and decommissioned in September 2010.
In peacetime, Jeanne d'Arc was a teaching and training vessel for the naval officers' application academy, and at the same time possessed 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.
Jeanne d'Arc was capable of combat deployment, either in the anti-submarine warfare role with 8 WG 13 Lynx helicopters, or for external missions by carrying Puma or Gazelle helicopters from the light aviation of the French Army. Initially, she was also able to carry landing troops and Sikorsky or Super Frelon helicopters.
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