Mattieu LeBlanc Class
| Mattieu LeBlanc Class Destroyer | |
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File:DDG331EugeneMichel.png Profile image of DDG-331 Eugene Michel, a Mattieu LeBlanc class guided missile destroyer, as of late 2018. | |
| Class overview | |
| Name | Mattieu LeBlanc Class Destroyer |
| Builders | Theriault Shipyards |
| Operators |
 Chezzetcook |
| Class before | Richard Saulnier Class Destroyer |
| Class after | Alphonse Pettipas Class Destroyer |
| Planned | 32 |
| Built | 32 |
| Building | 0 |
| Active | 32 |
| Destroyed | 0 |
| Scrapped | 0 |
| Retired | 0 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement |
4,700 tonnes (5,200 short tons) Light 6,400 tonnes (7,100 short tons) Full |
| Length | 152 metres (498 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 17.5 metres (57 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 10 metres (32 ft 10 in) |
| Power | 70,000 shaft horsepower (52 MW) |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Complement | 167 incl. airgroup |
| Sensors |
3d Air Search Radar Fire Control director Radars |
| Sonar |
Hull Mounted Sonar Variable-depth Towed Array Sonar |
| Armament |
1x Modèle 81 127mm Naval Rifle 2x Modèle 89 40mm Close In Weapon systems 2x Tripple-tube Torpedo Launchers 2x 4-tube Anti-shipping Missile Launchers 48-cell Standard-length Vertical Launch Missile Cells |
| Aviation & Flight Deck | |
| Helicopters | 2 Medium ASW |
History
Design
Propulsion
Sensors
Weapons
The Mattieu LeBlanc Class is equipped with a 48-cannister vertical launch system on the foredeck for offensive and defensive missiles, as well as a 5 inch naval gun, and two twin 40mm CIWS for self defense, two triple tube torpedo launchers, and anti-shipping missiles. In addition to included armament, the ship is equipped with a helicopter landing pad equipped with a dual-track hauldown device and a hangar that can accept two Nieuport-Saulnier Panther helicopters. The helicopters can be equipped with anti-ship missiles or torpedoes as well.
The forward vertical launch system is capable of launching a variety of weapons which can be altered to meet changing needs. A typical load would include:
- 32 quadpacked Crotale Short Range Anti Air Missiles
- 28 MASURCA Medium Range Air Defense Missiles
- 12 Malafon Anti-Submarine Missiles
The Mattieu LeBlanc class destroyers are designed for general-purpose duties, focusing on inner-ring anti-submarine and anti-air warfare.