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French cruiser Jeanne d'Arc
| Career | 
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 1959 |
| Launched: | 1961 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Fate: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 12000 tonnes |
| Length: | 182 m |
| Beam: | 24 m |
| Draught: | 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: |
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| 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.
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.
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).
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
 FS Jeanne d'Arc |
 The landing bridge of the Jeanne d'Arc with Alouette III helicopters |
 A Super Frelon on the landing deck of the Jeanne d'Arc |
 The helicopter carrier Jeanne d'Arc sailing down the Seine (July 1999) |
 close-up on the turret; the Exocet launchers, 100mm turret and boats are visible |
 the helicopter carrier Jeanne d'Arc docked in Brest |
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