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Foudre -class landing platform dock
French ship Foudre (L9011) is a foudre -class landing platform dock. It was built by DCN, Brest.
Technical data
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 168 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 168 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 168 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 168 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 168 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Foudre
Lightning
DCN, Brest
26 March 1986
19 November 1988
7 December 1990
December 2011
Toulon
L 9011
Transferred to the Chilean Navy in December 2011
23 December 2011
In active service
Foudre -class landing platform dock
11,300 tonnes (standard) 12,000 tonnes (full load)
168 m (551 ft)
23.5 m (77 ft)
5.2 m (17 ft)
20,800 hp (15,500 kW)
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)
21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
11,000 nautical miles; 12,600 miles (20,300 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
8 landing craft
150-man command headquarters
450 (900 for a short cruise)
20 officers 80 petty officers 60 Quarter-masters
3 Simbad systems 3 30 mm Breda-Mauser guns 4 12.7 mm M2-HB Browing machine guns
4 helicopters AS-532 Cougar (Chilean Navy)
Hangar
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 .
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French ship Foudre (L9011) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ChileNavy exact named equipment holdings: Sargento Aldea (ex-FRA Foudre). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: PRINCIPAL AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS / LPD. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.