Chaland de débarquement d'infanterie et de chars

	The CDIC Rapière landing near Toulon on 24 September 2003
Class overview
Name	Chaland de débarquement d'infanterie et de chars (CDIC)
Builders	SFCN, Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France
Operators	French Navy; Chilean Navy;
Preceded by	EDIC
In service	1988–present
Completed	2
Active	1
Laid up	1
General characteristics
Type	Landing ship tank
Displacement	390 t (380 long tons); 760 t (750 long tons) full load;
Length	59.4 m (194 ft 11 in)
Beam	11.9 m (39 ft 1 in)
Draught	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	2 SACM Uni Diesel UD 30 V12 M1 diesel engines; 890 kW (1,200 hp); 2 propellers;
Speed	10.5 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range	1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Capacity	350 t (340 long tons)
Troops	230
Complement	18
Armament	2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns; 2 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine guns;

The Chalands de débarquement d'infanterie et de chars (CDIC) were two tank landing ships that operated in the French Navy. They were designed to operate from landing platform dock ships such as the Foudre class, or for coastal support. The two ships of the class, Rapière and Hallebarde, entered service in 1988 and 1989 respectively and were initially named CDIC 9061 and CDIC 9062 before receiving their new names in 1997. In 2011 Rapière was among a package of four ships sold to the Chilean Navy and renamed Canave.

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