1990    

FR Foudre class

FR Ouragan class

Landing Ship/Platform Dock

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Landing Ship/Platform Dock Foudre class



Landing platform dock ships known as TCD (Transport de Chalands de Debarquement) in french service. Their main missions are the amphibious assault of infantry and armoured vehicles, mobile logistic support for naval forces and humanitarian missions providing hospital facilities for large-scale medical and evacuation operations. The flight deck can accommodate up to seven Super Puma helicopters having three landing spots whilest the hangar has capacity for two Super Frelon or up to four Super Puma.



  Specifications


160crew
450troops
11300light (tn)
12400full load (tn)
168length (m)
23.50beam (m)
5.20draught (m)
11000range (nm)
21max speed (knots)
20800power (shp)

2Naval Engine diesel - SEMT Pielstick

3Missile Launcher Simbad twin launcher

3Naval Gun single 30 mm

1Naval Radar air search radar DRBV-21A Mars
1Naval Radar navigation radar Racal Decca RM 1229
1Naval Radar surface search radar Racal Decca 2459




  Shipyards


FR DCNS - Brest - 2



  List of Ships


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19902011FRFrench NavyL9011FoudreFAFD - FD
2011-- CL Chilean Navy LSHD-90 Sargento Aldea
19982015FRFrench NavyL9012SirocoFASI
2015-- BR Brazilian Navy G40 NDM Bahia




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  Events


1984-nov-05OrderedOrdered FR L9011 Foudre
1986-mar-26Laid downLaid down FR L9011 Foudre
1988-nov-19LaunchedLaunched FR L9011 Foudre
1990-dec-07CommissionedCommissioned FR L9011 Foudre
1991-feb-27DeploymentDeployment FR L9011 Foudre assisted, with TCD Ouragan, in build up of French forces in Persian Gulf, after Iraq invaded Kuwait.
1994-apr-11OrderedOrdered FR L9012 Siroco
1995-oct-09Laid downLaid down FR L9012 Siroco
1996-dec-14LaunchedLaunched FR L9012 Siroco
1998-dec-21CommissionedCommissioned FR L9012 Siroco
1999-jan-20DeploymentDeployment FR L9012 Siroco Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until Apr.
2003-jun-06DeploymentDeployment FR L9011 Foudre Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until early Aug.
2003-oct-09DeploymentDeployment FR L9012 Siroco Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until end Nov.
2005-dec-08DeploymentDeployment FR L9011 Foudre Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Apr 2006.
2006-mar-13DeploymentDeployment FR L9012 Siroco Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Jun.
2006-nov-05DeploymentDeployment FR L9011 Foudre Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Jan 2007.
2007-feb-14DeploymentDeployment FR L9012 Siroco Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Mar.
2008-oct-31DeploymentDeployment FR L9011 Foudre Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Mar 2009.
2009-jan-17AircraftAircraft FR L9011 Foudre Operation Corymbe AS532 Super Puma crash off the coast of Gabon
2010-janDeploymentDeployment FR L9012 Siroco Operation Panlake sent to Haiti as part of International assistance programme following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake
2010-jun-13 FR L9011 Foudre Participated with 100 years AERONAVALE with R91 Charles de Gaulle at Rade d Hyeres.
2010-oct-01DeploymentDeployment FR L9012 Siroco Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until late Dec.
2011-jun-19HomeportHomeport FR L9011 Foudre Toulon
2011-nov-07DeploymentDeployment FR L9012 Siroco Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Apr 2012.
2011-dec-23DecommissionedDecommissioned FR L9011 Foudre
2011-dec-23Fate: transferedFate: transfered FR L9011 Foudre to Chile as LSHD Sargento Aldea
2011-dec-28CommissionedCommissioned CL LSHD-90 Sargento Aldea ex L9011 Foudre
2012-oct-08DeploymentDeployment FR L9012 Siroco Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Dec.
2015-feb-08DeploymentDeployment FR L9012 Siroco Operation Corymbe deployed to Mission Corymbe, until mid Apr.
2015-julDecommissionedDecommissioned FR L9012 Siroco
2015-aug-07CommissionedCommissioned BR G40 NDM Bahia
2016-aug-03AircraftAircraft BR G40 NDM Bahia First landing of a Seahawk carried out by N-3036.









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