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''Tonnerre'' (L9014; lit. ''Thunder'') is an amphibious assault helicopter carrier of the Marine Nationale. She is the eighth vessel to bear the name and the second ship in the amphibious assault ship series. ''Tonnerre'' was laid down in two parts. On 26 August 2003, the aft part was laid down by Arsenal de Brest at Brest and the bow part was laid down 5 May 2004 by Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire at Saint-Nazaire. The vessel was launched on 26 July 2005 and began active service in December 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mistral Class – Amphibious Assault, France )〕 ==Service history== ''Tonnerre''’s maiden voyage occurred between 10 April and 24 July 2007. During this voyage, ''Tonnerre'' was involved in ''Opération Licorne'', the French co-deploying complement to the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire following the Ivorian Civil War. Gazelle and Cougar helicopters of the French Air Force operated from the ship during 9 July. At the start of 2008, ''Tonnerre'' was involved in the Corymbe 92 mission (see Standing French Navy Deployments), a humanitarian mission in the Gulf of Guinea. During this deployment, ''Tonnerre'' acted on tip-offs from the European Maritime Analysis Operation Centre – Narcotics, and intercepted 5.7 tonnes of smuggled cocaine: 2.5 tonnes from a fishing vessel from Monrovia on 29 January, and 3.2 tonnes from a cargo ship off Conakry. In May 2011, the French Military deployed Eurocopter Tiger and Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopters on the ship to augment forces engaged in Opération Harmattan and later Operation Unified Protector during the Libyan Civil War. along with allied ships such as the British helicopter carrier HMS Ocean which also provided its own attack helicopters. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「French ship Tonnerre (L9014)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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