Name Foudre Laid down 26 March 1986 Decommissioned December 2011 Construction started 26 March 1986 Length 168 m Beam 24 m | Namesake Lightning Commissioned 7 December 1990 Homeport Toulon Launched 19 November 1988 Draft 5.2 m Builder Brest | |
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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.
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Marine Nationale
Foudre served during the war in Yugoslavia, and was the central element of Operation 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
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.
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French ship Foudre (L9011) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA