Charles de Gaulle

Country: FranceManufacturer: DCN / Naval Group

Aircraft carrierFrance2001In service

Charles de Gaulle is a French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with an angled flight deck and steam catapults. This is a named-ship sheet for the only French nuclear aircraft carrier, rather than a multi-ship class entry.

Displacement, dimensions, speed, range and crew are omitted rather than mixing load conditions, refits or ship-specific standards. No radar range, acoustic performance or magazine figure is stated.

Aircraft carrier // Charles de Gaulle (R91)ID — charles-de-gaulle
France · DCN / Naval Group

Illustration: Charles de Gaulle (R91)

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Identity

Designation
Charles de Gaulle
Manufacturer
DCN / Naval Group
Country
France
Category
Aircraft carrier
Figures refer to
Charles de Gaulle (R91)

Production & service

Introduced
2001
Status
In service
Units produced
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Specifications

Full-load displacement
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Crew
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Length
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Beam
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Draught
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Max speed
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Range
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Propulsion
Nuclear steam propulsion
Armament
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Sensors
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Historical profile

Charles de Gaulle entered service in 2001 after construction by DCN, whose shipbuilding lineage is now represented by Naval Group.

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