French ship Siroco (L9012)

Bahia
Bahia in Rio de Janeiro
History
France
NameSiroco
NamesakeSirocco
BuilderDCN, Brest
Laid down9 October 1995
Launched14 December 1996
Commissioned21 December 1998
DecommissionedJuly 2015
HomeportToulon
IdentificationL 9012
FateSold to Brazilian Navy, August 2015
Brazil
NameBahia
Acquired7 August 2015
Commissioned17 December 2015
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeFoudre-class landing platform dock
Displacement
  • 11,300 tonnes (standard)
  • 12,000 tonnes (full load)
Length168 m (551 ft)
Beam23.5 m (77 ft)
Draught5.2 m (17 ft)
Installed power20,800 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)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range20,300 km (11,000 nmi; 12,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
8 landing crafts
Capacity150-man command headquarters
Troops450 (900 for a short cruise)
Crew
  • 20 officers
  • 80 petty officers
  • 60 Quarter-masters
Armament
Aircraft carried4 helicopters EC-725 and SH-60 Seahawk (In Brazilian Navy); Super Puma EC225 (French Navy)
Aviation facilitiesHangar

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).