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Mensaje: <blockquote data-quote="Lagow" data-source="post: 1747091" data-attributes="member: 28911">Sea Platforms<a href="http://www.janes.com/article/49654/portugal-may-buy-france-s-siroco-lpd">Portugal may buy France's Siroco LPD</a>Victor Barreira, Lisbon - IHS Jane's Navy International02 March 2015   <img src="http://www.janes.com/images/assets/654/49654/1631196_-_main.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Portugal is considering buying the French Navy's LPD Siroco, pictured here in Toulon. Source: Victor BarreiraThe Portuguese defence procurement agency (DGRDN) is considering buying the French Navy's landing platform dock (LPD) Siroco , the Portuguese Ministry of National Defence (MND) has told IHS Jane's .However, no final decision has been made to buy the ship yet due to financial considerations. In order to finance the EUR80 million (USD90 million) purchase and associated equipment, transfer, and training, the MND is considering diverting funds previously allocated to upgrading two frigates.Siroco is scheduled to be decommissioned from the French Navy in mid-2015, a French Navy spokesperson told IHS Jane's . The Portuguese Navy has made two technical visits to Siroco , one in 2014 in France and a second during a port call to Lisbon between 28 January to 2 February.Portugal's Military Programming Law 2015-26, which doesn't include the purchase ofSiroco , does include further improvements to Portugal's three Vasco da Gama-class MEKO 200PN frigates and two Bartolomeu Dias-class Type M frigates.Commissioned in December 1998, Siroco is the second of the Foudre-class Transport de Chalands de Débarquement (TCD) design. First-of-class Foudre was sold to Chile, being commissioned in December 2011 as Sargento Aldea . Chile previously announced an interest in Siroco but later abandoned these plans.The Brazilian Navy has also shown interest in purchasing the ship and other French Navy vessels. However, this plan seems to have been cancelled, possibly due to budget constraints and to favour the local construction under license of two amphibious vessels under the Programa de Obtenção de Navios Anfíbios (PRONANF).Meanwhile, in 2007 Portugal received the basic design of an LPD from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems as part of the offset package from Portugal's purchase of Type 209PN submarines from Germany. Construction of this Navio Polivalente Logistico (NAVPOL) LPD was due to be carried out in Portugal under a contract awarded to the now-defunct Portuguese shipbuilder Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC).</blockquote>

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