Chaland de débarquement d'infanterie et de chars
The CDIC Rapière landing near Toulon on 24 September 2003 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chaland de débarquement d'infanterie et de chars (CDIC) |
| Builders | SFCN, Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | EDIC |
| In service | 1988–present |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 1 |
| Laid up | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing ship tank |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 59.4 m (194 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 11.9 m (39 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 10.5 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Range | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Capacity | 350 t (340 long tons) |
| Troops | 230 |
| Complement | 18 |
| Armament |
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The Chalands de débarquement d'infanterie et de chars (CDIC) were two tank landing ships that operated in the French Navy. They were designed to operate from landing platform dock ships such as the Foudre class, or for coastal support. The two ships of the class, Rapière and Hallebarde, entered service in 1988 and 1989 respectively and were initially named CDIC 9061 and CDIC 9062 before receiving their new names in 1997. In 2011 Rapière was among a package of four ships sold to the Chilean Navy and renamed Canave.