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French ship Foudre (L9011)larger figure on 4 of 4
Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel
Measured figures
Length
Single source168 m (551 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | French ship Foudre (L9011) | Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel |
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| Name | Foudre[source] | Magar class[source] |
| Namesake | Lightning[source] | — |
| Builder | DCN, Brest[source] | — |
| Laid down | 26 March 1986[source] | — |
| Launched | 19 November 1988[source] | — |
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120 m (390 ft)[source]
officers 80 petty officers 60 Quarter-masters
Single source20 officers 80 petty officers 60 Quarter-masters[source]
incl 16 officers
Single source136 (incl 16 officers)[source]
Installed power
Single source20,800 hp (15,500 kW)[source]
Engines: 2 SEMT Pielstick 16 PC 2.5 V400 diesels Propellers: 2 adjustable-blade propellers and one beam propeller Auxiliaries: 1 beam propeller (1,000 hp) Electrical plant:5 SACM-Unidiesel diesels alternators Electrical power: 4,250 kW (5 × 850 kW)[source]
2 × 8560 hp sustained diesel engine[source]
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| Commissioned |
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7 December 1990[source] |
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| Decommissioned | December 2011[source] | — |
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| Home port | Toulon[source] | — |
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| Identification | L 9011[source] | — |
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| Fate | Transferred to the Chilean Navy in December 2011[source] | — |
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| Acquired | 23 December 2011[source] | — |
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| Status | In active service[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Foudre -class landing platform dock[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 8 landing craft[source] | 4 × LCVPs[source] |
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| Capacity | 150-man command headquarters[source] | 15 Tanks, 8 APCs[source] |
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| Troops | 450 (900 for a short cruise)[source] | 500[source] |
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| Armament | 3 Simbad systems 3 30 mm Breda-Mauser guns 4 12.7 mm M2-HB Browing machine guns[source] | 4 × Bofors 40 mm/60 guns, 2 × 122 mm multiple-barrel rocket launchers[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 4 helicopters AS-532 Cougar (Chilean Navy)[source] | 1 x Sea King[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar[source] | 2 helicopter platforms[source] |
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| Role | amphibious assault ship of the Marine Nationale , the twelfth vessel to bear the name , and lead ship of the Foudre -class landing platform docks[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Hindustan Shipyard Limited Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers[source] |
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| Operators | — | Indian Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Kumbhir class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Shardul class[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | — | Amphibious warfare vessel[source] |
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| Ramps | — | Bow doors[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 1 BEL 1245 navigation radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | BEL Ajanta as intercept[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | India[source] |
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| Landing craft carried | — | 4 × LCVPs[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Troop capacity | — | 500[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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