French ship Foudre (L9011)

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Foudre at Toulon
History
France
NameFoudre
NamesakeLightning
BuilderDCN, Brest
Laid down26 March 1986
Launched19 November 1988
Commissioned7 December 1990
DecommissionedDecember 2011
HomeportToulon
IdentificationL 9011
FateTransferred to the Chilean Navy in December 2011
File:Flag of Chile.svgChile
NameSargento Aldea
NamesakeSergeant Juan de Dios Aldea Fonseca[1]
Acquired23 December 2011
HomeportValparaiso
IdentificationLSDH-91
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class & typeFoudre-class landing platform dock
Displacement
  • 11,300 tonnes (standard)
  • 12,000 tonnes (full load)
Length168 m (551 ft)
Beam23.5 m (77 ft)
Draught5.2 m (17 ft)
Installed power20,800 hp (15,500 kW)
Propulsion
  • Engines: 2 SEMT Pielstick 16 PC 2.5 V400 diesels
  • Propellers: 2 adjustable-blade propellers and one beam propeller
  • Auxiliaries: 1 beam propeller (1,000 hp)
  • Electrical plant:5 SACM-Unidiesel diesels alternators
  • Electrical power: 4,250 kW (5 × 850 kW)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range11,000 nautical miles; 12,600 miles (20,300 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		8 landing craft
Capacity150-man command headquarters
Troops450 (900 for a short cruise)
Crew
  • 20 officers
  • 80 petty officers
  • 60 Quarter-masters
Armament
Aircraft carried4 helicopters AS-532 Cougar (Chilean Navy)
Aviation facilitiesHangar

Foudre was an amphibious assault ship of the Marine Nationale, the twelfth vessel to bear the name, and lead ship of the Foudre-class landing platform docks. In December 2011 the vessel was sold to the Chilean Navy and renamed Sargento Aldea.

Service history

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Marine Nationale

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Foudre served during the war in Yugoslavia, and was the central element of Opération Licorne in Côte d'Ivoire.

On 17 January 2009, one of Foudre's helicopters crashed off the coast of Gabon, killing eight French military personnel.

Sale and Chilean Navy service

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In October 2011 it was announced that Chile and France had finalized negotiations for sale of Foudre to Chile for around USD80 million.[2] She was transferred to Chile on 23 December 2011 and renamed Sargento Aldea.[1]

See also

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References

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Further reading

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