French ship Foudre (L9011)
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| History | |
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| Name | Foudre |
| Namesake | Lightning |
| Builder | DCN, Brest |
| Laid down | 26 March 1986 |
| Launched | 19 November 1988 |
| In service | 7 December 1990 |
| Homeport | Toulon |
| Fate | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Foudre class |
| Type | Landing platform dock |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 11,300 tonnes (standard) 12,000 tonnes (full load) |
| Length | 168 metres |
| Beam | 23.5 metres |
| Draught | 5.2 metres |
| Installed power | 20,800 hp (15,290 kW) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) Engines: 2 SEMT Pielstick 16 PC 2.5 V400 diesels Propellers: 2 adjustable-blade propellers and one beam propeller |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Range | 20,300 km at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 8 landing crafts |
| Capacity | 150-man command headquarter |
| Troops | 450 (900 for a short cruise) |
| Crew | list error: <br /> list (help) 20 officers 80 petty officers |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 3 Simbad systems 3 30 mm Breda-Mauser guns |
| Aircraft carried | 4 helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar |
The Foudre (L 9011) is an amphibious assault ship of the French Navy, the twelfth vessel to bear the name, and lead ship of her class.
She served during the war in Yugoslavia, and has been the central element of Operation Licorne in Côte d'Ivoire.
On 17 January 2009, one of the Foudre's helicopters crashed off the coast of Gabon, leaving at least seven French military personnel dead and one missing.
External links
- Template:Fr icon TCD Foudre TCD Foudre
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