CNIM - Landing Craft and Multipurpose Patrol Craft

French-based company CNIM is involved in a wide range of activities within the defence industry. For the naval sector, CNIM has designed a new concept of landing craft for LCU, LCT and LST.

L-Cat catamaran landing craft

Combining a catamaran and a mobile platform, the L-Cat associates a deep-sea vessel and a landing craft. She is able to operate in two modes: in cruise mode the L-Cat operates as a catamaran and the mobile platform is lowered. In landing mode the L-Cat operates as a landing craft with the mobile platform and the hulls carrying the ship. She is designed for landing operations from any modern LHD, LPD or LSD.

The L-Cat catamaran landing craft's main characteristics include:

• Speed (empty) of 30kn
• Speed (fully loaded)of 20kn
• Range at 15 kts of 1,000Nm
• Landing: beach gradient ≤2%, wharf ≤1 m
• Fore draft fully loaded 0.60m
• Deadweight overload 130t
• Compatible with any NATO standard well deck up to sea state 4
• Mobile platform dimensions: length 23 m, width 6.9 m
• RoRo

The L-Cat can operate on any sea with or without a harbour. Her versatility makes her suitable for all kinds of disaster relief operations.

MPC - multipurpose patrol craft

The MPC is designed for combined sea and land operations as a patrol craft with all the equipment, range and autonomy that is expected from an up to date vessel. She can land a police unit with vehicles on the shore immediately upon detection of any suspicious activity, thus ensuring a quick law enforcement action, and can launch up to four RIBs at sea for rapid response.

The MPC’s main characteristics include:

• Maximum speed of 27kn
• Autonomous capability of up to seven days
• Minimum draft 1.2m
• Landing: beach gradient ≤ 2 %, wharf ≤ 1 m
• Loading capacity 60t
• Accommodation: crew 13 + 13 passengers
• Armament: 2 x 20 mm + 2 x 12.7mm LMGs

MPV – multipurpose projection vessel

The design of CNIM's MPV – Multipurpose Projection Vessel is a new concept of LST. It allows to change the shape of the ship from catamaran in cruise mode to flat-bottom ship for loading/unloading. The diversity of the MPV means that it can be utilized in a wide variety of missions, ranging from logistics, transportation and support to special operations, coastal law enforcement and maritime warfare.

The MPV comprises of an NH90 helicopter platform and hangar, a garage and two well decks for operation of high speed boats.

Main characteristics of the MPV include:

Length: 90m

Width: 24.5m

Deadweight max (loaded): 1,050t

Deadweight max (patrol): 650t

Crew: 26

Engine power: 10 MW

Cruise speed (empty): 25kn

Cruise speed fully (loaded): 20kn

Speed in landing mode: 12kn

Autonomy: 10,000Nm

Navigation: Sea state 6

Safe: Sea state 7