The Ouragan class was the first series of landing platform docks designed and constructed by France.

In the immediate post-World War II era, the French Navy acquired a series of American and British amphibious warfare ships.

The French acquired the Casa Grande-class dock landing ship Foudre in 1952 via the Mutual Defense Assistance Program.

The vessels could carry, supply and operate helicopters transporting commandos or providing close support.

They could transport the mission crew and command a landing operation of limited scale.

[3][a] Ouragan was powered by two SEMT-Pielstick 12 PC 2V diesel engines turning two shafts and controllable pitch propellers.

[7] Mission flexibility was accomplished through the non-permanent sections of both the internal and external decks that could be removed.

The 120 mm mortars had a range of 10.8 nmi (20.0 km; 12.4 mi) and fired a 24 kilograms (53 lb) shell.

The anti sea-skimmer missile has a homing range to 2.2 nmi (4.1 km; 2.5 mi) and carried a 3 kg (6.6 lb) warhead.

[2] In 1993, as part of their modernisation, both ships were equipped with Thomson-CSF DRBV 51A air/surface radar operating on the G band and for weapons control they were given two SAGEM VIGY-105 optronic systems.

While deployed with this unit, Orage was unarmed and its surgical compartments and inboard removable decks were replaced with modular structure.

[5] During its career, Orage carried out eleven Pacific cruises before joining the Atlantic fleet in 1977.

In 1987, Ouragan rescued the small freighter Taporo 1 after the merchant suffered damage to its propulsion and was left adrift on a coral reef.

[11] In 1991, Ouragan and Orage took part in the Opération Daguet, the French armed forces operation in the Gulf War.

[10][13] In early 2016 Ouragan arrived at Ghent at the Galloo ship recycling plant where it was dismantled.