A class of 5x LSTs (bâtiment de débarquement de chars), only BDC Trieux and BDC Blavet were modified with hangars to carry Helicopters.
1958-dec-06 | Launched | Launched L9007 BDC Trieux | |
1958-dec-06 | Launched | Launched L9009 BDC Blavet | |
1959-dec-15 | Port Visit | Port Visit L9007 BDC Trieux noted at Lorient. | |
1960-mar-18 | Commissioned | Commissioned L9007 BDC Trieux | |
1961-jan-01 | Commissioned | Commissioned L9009 BDC Blavet | |
1962-jun-11 | Deployment | Deployment L9007 BDC Trieux operating with BDC Argens, BDC Blavet, La Fayette and the Lest Chélif, assisted in repatriation of French nationals from Algeria. | |
1962-jun-11 | Deployment | Deployment L9009 BDC Blavet operating with BDC Argens, La Fayette, Lest Chélif and BDC Trieux, assisted in repatriation of French nationals from Algeria. | |
1966-feb-10 | Deployment | Deployment L9007 BDC Trieux noted at Mururoa. | |
1968 | Homeport | Homeport L9007 BDC Trieux to Tahiti, supporting the Centre dExpérimentation du Pacifique, frequently operating with Alouette III of 12S. | |
1988-jul | Decommissioned | Decommissioned L9007 BDC Trieux decommissioned at Papeete (became Q666) and later that year, sold for scrapping. | |
1991 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped L9007 BDC Trieux to Singapore for scrapping. | |