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Landing platform dock Foudre (L9011)

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Classification

Ship class:
Foudre-class landing platform dock
Type:
Amphibious transport dock (LPD)

Basic information

Renaming:
  • After 2011 — Sargento Aldea (LSDH 91)
Operator:
Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile)Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile) French Navy (Marine Nationale)French Navy (Marine Nationale)
Country of build:
Builder:
Naval Group (formerly DCNS)Naval Group (formerly DCNS)
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active
Fate:
Transferred to the Chilean Navy in December 2011

Ship measurements

Displacement:
11,800 t
Length:
168 m
Beam:
23.5 m
Draft:
5.6 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • Installed power 15,480 kW (20,760 bhp)
  • 2 * SEMT-Pielstick 16 PC 2.5 V400 diesel engines
  • 2 * controllable-pitch propellers
  • 1 * bow thruster (750 kW; 1,000 hp)
  • 5 * 850 kW diesel alternators
Speed:
21 knots
Range:
11,000 nmi

Personnel

Complement:
160
Embarked units:
450

Combat assets

Boats & landing craft:
  • 8 * landing craft
Electronics:
  • 1 * DRBV-21A air/surface search radar
  • 1 * Decca 2459 surface search radar
  • 1 * ARBB-36 jammer
  • 1 * SLQ-25 Nixie decoy system
Armament:
  • 3 * Simbad systems
  • 3 * 30 mm Breda-Mauser guns
  • 4 * 12.7 mm M2-HB Browing machine guns
Aircraft:
  • 4 * helicopters AS-532 Cougar (Chilean Navy)

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.

In October 2011 it was announced that Chile and France had finalized negotiations for sale of Foudre to Chile for around USD80 million. She was transferred to Chile on 23 December 2011 and renamed Sargento Aldea (LSDH 91).

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