Chaland de transport de matériel
The Chaland de transport de matériel (CTM) is a French landing craft class, also operated by the navies of Brazil, Chile and Senegal. 8 CTMs can be loaded onto Foudre-class ships and 4 on the Mistral-class.[1]
 A maritime container vehicle on board a CTM | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators: |
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| Completed: | 31 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Landing craft |
| Displacement: | 150 tonnes (150 long tons; 170 short tons) (max) |
| Length: | 23.8 m (78 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 6.35 m (20 ft 10 in) |
| Draught: | 1.17 m (3 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | Two Wärtsilä diesel engines, 331 kilowatts (444 hp) |
| Speed: | 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) |
| Range: | 380 nautical miles (700 km; 440 mi) |
| Complement: | 4 |
| Armament: | 2 x 12.7mm machine guns |
The remaining 9 CTMs will be gradually replaced from 2020 by 14 new Engins de débarquement amphibie standard (standard amphibious landing craft) - EDA-S - built by SOCARENAM over a period of ten years. With a slightly larger size, they will be deployed from Mistral and overseas bases.[2] [3].
| Number | Name | Date in service | Date leaving service |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTM 1 | - | 1965 | 1982 |
| CTM 2 | - | 1965 | Transferred to Senegal in 2010 |
| CTM 3 | - | 1965 | 2004 |
| CTM 4 | - | 1966 | 1986 |
| CTM 5 | - | 1966 | 2000 |
| CTM 6 | - | 1966 | 1988 |
| CTM 7 | - | 1966 | 1985 |
| CTM 8 | - | 1967 | 1985 |
| CTM 9 | - | 1967 | 2000 |
| CTM 10 | - | 1967 | 1997 |
| CTM 11 | - | 1967 | 1983 |
| CTM 12 | - | 1967 | 2000 |
| CTM 13 | - | 1967 | 1995 |
| CTM 14 | - | 1967 | 2015 |
| CTM 15 | - | 1972 | 1999 |
| CTM 16 | - | 1972 | 1999 |
| CTM 17 | - | 1982 | 2015 |
| CTM 18 | - | 1982 | 2015 |
| CTM 19 | Do Ha | 1983 | Transferred to Chile in 2011 |
| CTM 20 | Néké Grav | 1983 | In service |
| CTM 21 | Guéréro | 1983 | In service |
| CTM 22 | Kien An | 1982 | In service |
| CTM 23 | Song Can | 1983 | In service |
| CTM 24 | Han | 1984 | Transferred to Chile in 2011 |
| CTM 25 | Muriqui | 1984 | Transferred to Brazil in 2016 |
| CTM 26 | Icarai | 1985 | Transferred to Brazil in 2016 |
| CTM 27 | Indochine | 1986 | In service |
| CTM 28 | Tonkin | 1988 | In service |
| CTM 29 | Nui Dho | 1988 | In service |
| CTM 30 | Tchibana | 1989 | In service |
| CTM 31 | Koutio | 1992 | In service |
References
- "Les Chalands de transport de matériel (CTM)". net marine. 2008.
- "Les 14 futurs "engins de débarquement amphibie standard" seront fabriqués à Saint-Malo pour la CNIM". lignes de défense (in French).
- "La Marine nationale recevra 14 nouveaux engins de débarquement amphibie". zone militaire. 1er février 2019. Check date values in:
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