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SAO PAULO (A-12) class

Country of Origin: Brazil

 0 SAO PAULO-class AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CV) (ex-French CLEMENCEAU class)

 Name        Pendant   Launched        Commissioned    Status
 SAO PAULO   A-12      July 23, 1960   July 15, 1963   Sunk
   (ex-French FOCH, R-99)

The SAU PAULO was a Brazilian aircraft carrier, originally built as part of the French CLEMENCEAU class. Brazil first expressed interest in buying this ship in April 2000 when the French carrier visited Rio de Janeiro. FOCH was sold to Brazil in August 2000 for...

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