Almak (BFM)
.jpg) Almak under construction in Concarneau | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Almak |
| Builders: | Piriou shipyard in Concarneau |
| Operators: | French Navy |
| Preceded by: | Léopard class training vessel |
| Subclasses: | none |
| In commission: | September 27, 2013 |
| Building: | 0 |
| Completed: | 1 |
| Active: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Training Vessel |
| Tonnage: | tonnes |
| Displacement: | tonnes full load |
| Length: | 44m |
| Beam: | 9.60m |
| Draft: | 3.10m |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Beaudoin 662 kilowatts with two shafts and variable pitch propellers, bow thruster |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Range: | 3,600 nautical miles at 10 knots |
| Endurance: | 10 days |
| Crew: | 8 crew and 16 trainee sailors |
| Sensors and processing systems: | 2 radars, GPS, GMTSS |
Almak is a French civilian training ship for cadets of foreign navies. It is owned by DCI (Defense Council International).
Design
Almak is a marine training ship. It adopts the design of P43, one of the new concepts developed by patrol Piriou sites. It is an international consulting Defense Command (INN) being the collaborative organization of the French armed with friendly nations. It is intended for use with students following foreign officers trained by DCI Navfco. It must allow DCI to respond to the increasing number of foreign students trained in France.[1] Built in Concarneau by Piriou yards, the first sheet was laid in September 2012. The ship was launched in July 2013 and delivered in September 2013 and navOcéan, of subsidiary of DCI and Piriou are responsible for its operation.
Almak has a gateway with a vision of 360 °. Navigation equipment, including radar and synthetic mapping, are suitable for the training of cadets. The draft of 3.1 meters is also suited to learning and facilitates navigation in coastal areas. The ship is 44 meters long with a width of 9.6 meters. It is armed with a crew of eight sailors and embeds a teacher and 16 students.
Almak has two engines of 662 kilowatts with 2 lines of trees and two controllable pitch propellers (HPV) and can reach a speed of 12 knots. It has a battery life of 10 days sailing at 10 knots.[2] These are also the Piriou sites that participate in its operation via navOcean, who will service Almak in Concarneau.[3]
The ship's name refers to a star in the constellation of Andromeda.
History and service
Almak embark training a dozen cadets of Saudi marines, Kuwaiti, Libyan and Qatari and will provide complete 35–40 weeks of sailing per year.[4] The ship can also be used for receiving trainees divers in surveillance missions and experiments navigation equipment provided to the sea.[5]
Initially, Almak will operate from Brest and including Kuwaiti cadets attending the Naval School of Lanvéoc-Poulmic CENOE under the program (the Naval Academy course for foreign officers). The ship's commissioning will occur in addition to means of the Navy.
See also
- Training ship
- Piriou (business)
References
- ↑ 1. Stéphane Cariou, Almak. "Grey, cheerful color," The Telegram, September 28, 2013. Accessed January 10, 2014.
- ↑ "The Almak building training launched" Meretmarine.com, July 16, 2013. Accessed November 3, 2013.
- ↑ "The training building Almak baptized at Concarneau" Meretmarine.com, September 27, 2013. Accessed November 3, 2013.
- ↑ Piriou book Almak, a maritime training building 44 meters, Press Release Pirou / DCI, September 27, 2013, p. 5. "The Almak, the latest Piriou sites, christened in Concarneau" bretagne.france3.fr, September 27, 2013. Accessed November 3, 2013.
- ↑ Piriou book Almak, a maritime training building 44 meters, Press Release Piriou / DCI, September 27, 2013, p. 3. Almak presentation on the site Piriou sites. Accessed November 3, 2013. Finistère maritime world Portal Portal.