Amphibious assault ship of the French and Chilean Navies
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
Marine Nationale
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
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
References
- ^ a b "LSDH 91 "Sargento Aldea"". Armada de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Chile; Navy decides on ex-French LSD vessel". Defence Market Intelligence. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
Further reading
- Moulin, Jean (2020). Tous les porte-aéronefs en France: de 1912 à nos jours [All the Aircraft Carriers of France: From 1912 to Today]. Collection Navires et Histoire des Marines du Mond; 35 (in French). Le Vigen, France: Lela Presse. ISBN 978-2-37468-035-4.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Foudre (L 9011).
- (in French) TCD Foudre TCD Foudre
