French ship Siroco (L9012)

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Bahia in Rio de Janeiro
History
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	MMSI number: 710499000 Callsign: PWSA Hull number: G40
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Foudre-class landing platform dock
Displacement	11,300 tonnes (standard) 12,000 tonnes (full load)
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	Engines: 2 SEMT Pielstick 16 PC 2.5 V400 diesels Propellers: 2 adjustable-blade propellers and one beam propeller Auxiliaries: 1 beam propeller (1,000 hp) Electrical plant:5 SACM-Unidiesel diesels alternators Electrical power: 4,250 kW (5 × 850 kW)
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	20 officers 80 petty officers 60 Quarter-masters
Armament	3 Simbad systems 3 30 mm Breda-Mauser guns 4 12.7 mm M2-HB Browing machine guns
Aircraft carried	4 helicopters EC-725 and SH-60 Seahawk (In Brazilian Navy); Super Puma EC225 (French Navy)
Aviation facilities	Hangar

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).