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Wasp-class and Mistral-class

Wasp-class Mistral-class
Name: Wasp-class Mistral-class
Type: Landing helicopter dock, amphibious assault ships Amphibious assault ship
Origin: USA France
Produced: 1989 2002
Unit cost: 750 million $ 600 million $ (2012)
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Specifications

Range: 17,600 km; 10,900 mi 19,800 km
Displacement: 40,500 t 21,300 t
Aircraft: 70 16 heavy or 35 light helicopters
Speed: 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 18.8 knots (35 km/h)
Crew: 3100 160

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Dimensions

Length: 253.2 m 199 m
Beam: 31.8 m 32 m
Draft: 8.1 m 6.3 m

Images

Wasp-class
Wasp-class
Author: US Navy 070221-N-6482W-221 A CH-53E Licensed under Public Domain http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070221-N-6482W-221.jpg License
Mistral-class
Mistral-class
Author: By Simon Ghesquiere/Marine Nationale - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25428936 License