1960    

FR Argens (mod) class



Landing Ship/Platform Dock

ships



A class of 5x LSTs (bâtiment de débarquement de chars), only BDC Trieux and BDC Blavet were modified with hangars to carry Helicopters.



  Specifications


75crew
170troops
1400light (tn)
4225full load (tn)
102.10length (m)
15.50beam (m)
3.20draught (m)
18500range (nm)
11.50max speed (knots)

2Naval Engine diesel

helicopter   Aircraft


Typical Max
FR French Navy SNIA Alouette III 02










  Shipyards


FR Chantiers de Bretagne - île de la Prairie au Duc2



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19601988FRFrench NavyL9007BDC Trieux
1961--FRFrench NavyL9009BDC Blavet




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  Events


1958-dec-06LaunchedLaunched FR L9007 BDC Trieux
1958-dec-06LaunchedLaunched FR L9009 BDC Blavet
1959-dec-15Port VisitPort Visit FR L9007 BDC Trieux noted at Lorient.
1960-mar-18CommissionedCommissioned FR L9007 BDC Trieux
1961-jan-01CommissionedCommissioned FR L9009 BDC Blavet
1962-jun-11DeploymentDeployment FR L9007 BDC Trieux operating with BDC Argens, BDC Blavet, La Fayette and the Lest Chélif, assisted in repatriation of French nationals from Algeria.
1962-jun-11DeploymentDeployment FR L9009 BDC Blavet operating with BDC Argens, La Fayette, Lest Chélif and BDC Trieux, assisted in repatriation of French nationals from Algeria.
1966-feb-10DeploymentDeployment FR L9007 BDC Trieux noted at Mururoa.
1968HomeportHomeport FR L9007 BDC Trieux to Tahiti, supporting the Centre dExpérimentation du Pacifique, frequently operating with Alouette III of 12S.
1988-julDecommissionedDecommissioned FR L9007 BDC Trieux decommissioned at Papeete (became Q666) and later that year, sold for scrapping.
1991Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped FR L9007 BDC Trieux to Singapore for scrapping.









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