CHARLES DE GAULLE (R-91) class

Country of Origin: France

ship list

 1 CHARLES DE GAULLE-class NUCLEAR-PROPELLED AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN)

 Name                 Pendant   Launch         Commission      Status
 CHARLES DE GAULLE    R-91      May 7, 1994    May 18, 2001    Active
   (ex-RICHELIEU)

description

The CHARLES DE GAULLE replaced the aircraft carrier CLEMENCEAU. The new design was based on the CLEMENCEAU design, but adapted to fit the largest graving dock at the shipbuilding yard. For a CVN it is quite small, due to the relatively small size of the...

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