{
  "id": "mistral",
  "name": "Mistral Class",
  "aliases": [
    "BPC",
    "NTCD"
  ],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "FRA",
  "category": "Amphibious assault ship",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2006,
  "operators": [
    "FRA"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Mistral-class is a class of five amphibious assault ships, also known as a helicopter carrier, of the French Navy.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Builders",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "STX Europe DCNS",
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 199,
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 32,
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "6.3 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "Wärtsilä diesel-alternators 16 V32 (6.2 MW) + 1 Wärtsilä Vaasa auxiliary diesel-alternator 18V200 (3 MW)",
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "2 Rolls-Royce Mermaid azimuth thrusters (2 × 7 MW), 2 five-bladed propellers",
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 18.8,
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 10800,
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "10,800 km (5,800 nmi) at 18 knots (33 km/h) 19,800 kilometres (10,700 nmi) at 15 knots (28 km/h)"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Accommodations",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "The space gained by the use of the azimuth thrusters allowed for the construction of accommodation areas where no pipes or machinery are visible.",
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "SIMBAD-RC (Mistral Missile); M621 (NARWHAL 20mm RWS)",
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 4,
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "SIMBAD-RC (Mistral Missile)",
      "role": "Man Portable surface-to-air missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Man Portable surface-to-air missile",
        "Guidance": "Infrared homing",
        "Warhead": "High Explosive with high density tungsten balls",
        "Warhead weight": "2.95 kg",
        "Speed": "800 m/s",
        "Length": "1.86 m"
      },
      "range_km": 6,
      "qty": "2 ea"
    },
    {
      "name": "M621 (NARWHAL 20mm RWS)",
      "role": "Automatic Cannon",
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Automatic Cannon",
        "Caliber": "20 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "800 rounds/min"
      },
      "qty": "2 ea"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Mistral",
      "text": "Pennant Number: L9013 Name: Mistral Laid Down: 10 July 2003 Launched: 6 October 2004 Commissioned:February 2006 Home Port: Toulon",
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tonnerre (French Navy)",
      "text": "Pennant Number: L9014 Name: Tonnerre Laid Down: 26 August 2003 Launched: 26 July 2005 Commissioned:December 2006 Home Port: Toulon",
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Dixmude (French Navy)",
      "text": "Pennant Number: L9015 Name: Dixmude Laid Down: 18 April 2009 Launched: 17 September 2010 COmmissioned: 27 December 2012 Homeport: Toulon",
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Anwar El Sadat (ex-Sevastopol) (Egyptian",
      "text": "Pennant Number: L1010 Name: Gamal Abdel Nasser (ex-Vladivostok) Laid Down: 18 June 2013 Launched: 20 November 2014 Commisssioned: 2 June 2016 Homeport: Safaga",
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Anwar El Sadat (ex-Sevastopol) (Egyptian",
      "text": "Pennant Number: L1020 Name: Anwar El Sadat (ex-Sevastopol) Laid Down: 1 February 2012 Launched: 15 October 2013 Commissioned: 16 September 2016 Homeport: Alexandria",
      "src": [
        "weg-mistral"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "carrier",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/mistral.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-mistral": {
      "title": "Mistral Class French Amphibious Assault Ship",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Mistral_Class_French_Amphibious_Assault_Ship",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}