French ship Foudre (L9011) explained

Foudre was an amphibious assault ship of the Marine Nationale, the twelfth vessel to bear the name, and lead ship of the s. 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 Foudres 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.^[1] She was transferred to Chile on 23 December 2011 and renamed Sargento Aldea.^[2]

See also

• Juan de Dios Aldea

Further reading

• Book: Moulin . Jean . Tous les porte-aéronefs en France: de 1912 à nos jours . 2020 . Lela Presse . Le Vigen, France . 978-2-37468-035-4. fr. All the Aircraft Carriers of France: From 1912 to Today. Collection Navires et Histoire des Marines du Mond; 35.

External links

• TCD Foudre TCD Foudre

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chile; Navy decides on ex-French LSD vessel . Defence Market Intelligence . 8 October 2011 . 11 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141017071611/http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2343%3Achile-navy-decides-on-ex-french-lsd-vessel&catid=35%3Alatin-america&Itemid=58 . 17 October 2014 .
2. Web site: LSDH 91 "Sargento Aldea" . Armada de Chile . 11 October 2014. es.