''Jacques Cartier'' (L9033) is one of five BATRAL ("Light ferry ship") vessels operated by the

French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...

. The BATRAL vessels are able to ferry over 400 tons of matériel, in the hangar and on the deck. Loading and unloading can be done from a harbour or from a beach. Two flat-bottom vessels allow unloading 50 men and light vehicles each. The accommodations are designed for a ''Guépard''-type intervention unit (5 officers, 15 petty officers and 118 men), or for typical company-sized armoured units. A helicopter landing deck allows landing for light helicopters, and transfer from and to heavy helicopters. ''Jacques Cartier'' was deployed to

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as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 28 November 1999 to 12 January 2000. She was decommissioned in July 2013 after returning from her final deployment overseas.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacques Cartier BATRAL-class landing ships Ships built in France Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of France 1982 ships