French ship Foudre (L9011)

The Foudre (L 9011) was an amphibious assault ship of the French Navy, the twelfth vessel to bear the name, and lead ship of the Foudre-class landing platform docks. She presently serves in the Chilean Navy under then name Sargento Aldea.

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, killing eight French military personnel.

In October 2011 it was announced that Chile and France had finalized negotiations for sale of Foudre to Chile for around USD80 million. She was transferred to Chile on 23 December 2011 and renamed Sargento Aldea.