FS Tonnerre L9014

Name: Tonnerre
Namesake: "Thunder"
Builder: Arsenal de Brest, Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire
Laid down: 26 August 2003 (aft part at Brest)
5 May 2004 (bow part at Saint-Nazaire)
Launched: 26 July 2005
Commissioned: December 2006
Homeport: Toulon
Identification: L 9014
Status: In service
Class and type: Mistral-class amphibious assault ship
Displacement: 16,500 t (empty)
21,300 t (full load)
32,300 t (with ballast)
Length: 199 m (653 ft)
Beam: 32 m (105 ft)
Draught: 6.3 m (21 ft)
Propulsion: Motorisation : 2 Mermaïd electric motors (2 × 7 MW)
2 5-bladed propellers
Electrical plant: 4 Wärtsilä diesels-alternators 16 V32 (6,2 MW) + 1 Wärtsilä Vasaa auxiliary diesel-alternator 18V200 (3 MW)