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| Career (France) |
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| Name: |
Charles de Gaulle (R91) |
| Namesake: |
Charles de Gaulle |
| Ordered: |
3 February 1986 |
| Builder: |
DCNS |
| Laid down: |
14 April 1989 |
| Launched: |
7 May 1994 |
| Commissioned: |
18 May 2001 |
| In service: |
Active Service (As of 2013) |
| Renamed: |
Laid down as Richelieu, renamed Charles de Gaulle in 1987 |
| Homeport: |
Toulon, France |
| Nickname: |
CDG |
Honours and
awards: |
Jack with the colours of the Free French Forces (front) and the ribbon of the Ordre de la Libération (back) |
| Fate: |
Active in service as of 2013 |
| General characteristics |
| Class & type: |
Unique aircraft carrier |
| Displacement: |
37,085 tonnes (standard)
42,000 tonnes (full load) |
| Length: |
261.5 m overall |
| Beam: |
64.36 m overall |
| Draught: |
9.43 m |
| Propulsion: |
2 × K15 pressurised water reactors (PWR), 150 MW each
4 × diesel-electric
2 × shafts |
| Speed: |
27 knots (50 km/h) |
| Range: |
Unlimited distance; 20-25 years |
| Endurance: |
45 days of food |
| Capacity: |
800 commandos, 500 tonnes of ammunitions |
| Complement: |
Ship's company: 1,350
Air wing: 600 |
Sensors and
processing systems: |
DRBJ 11 B tridimensional air search radar
DRBV 26D air search radar
DRBV 15C low altitude air search radar
Arabel target acquisition radar |
Electronic warfare
& decoys: |
ARBR 21 Detector
ARBB 33 Countermeasures suite
ARBG2 MAIGRET Interceptor
4 × Sagaie decoys launcher
SLAT (Système de lutte anti-torpille) torpedo countermeasures |
| Armament: |
4 × 8 cell A-43 Sylver launchers carrying the MBDA Aster 15 surface to air missile.
2 × 6 cell Sadral launchers carrying Mistral short range missiles
8 × Giat 20F2 20 mm cannons. |
| Aircraft carried: |
28 – 40 aircraft, including
* Rafale M
* Super Étendard
* E-2C Hawkeye
* SA365 Dauphin
* EC725 Caracal
* AS532 Cougar |
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