aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle

E50893

aircraft carrier flagship nuclear-powered aircraft carrier warship

The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is France’s nuclear-powered flagship and only CATOBAR-equipped carrier, serving as the core of the French Navy’s blue-water power projection.

Aliases (4)

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aircraft carrier → flagship → nuclear-powered aircraft carrier → warship →
aircraftLaunchSystem	CATOBAR →
airDefenseSystem	Aster 15 surface-to-air missiles → Crotale CN2 surface-to-air missiles →
airWingPersonnel	approximately 600 →
airWingType	fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft →
allianceParticipation	NATO operations →
arrestingGear	arrestor wires →
beamWaterline	approximately 31.5 metres →
blueWaterCapability	yes →
builder	Arsenal de Brest → Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) →
catapultOrigin	United States →
catapultType	steam catapult →
closeInWeaponSystem	30 mm guns →
commissioned	2001-05-18 →
constructionSite	Brest, France →
country	France →
crewComplement	approximately 1,200 ship crew →
displacementFullLoad	approximately 42,000 tonnes →
draught	approximately 8.5 metres →
flagshipOf	French Navy →
flightDeckWidth	approximately 64.4 metres →
hasNuclearPropulsion	true →
homePort	Toulon →
hullNumber	R91 →
laidDown	1989-04-14 →
launched	1994-05-07 →
lengthOverall	approximately 261.5 metres →
maximumSpeed	over 27 knots →
namedAfter	Charles de Gaulle (person) →
nameLanguage	French →
NATOCallSign	R91 →
numberOfCatapults	2 →
numberOfReactors	2 →
operator	French Navy →
primaryRole	aircraft carrier strike operations → power projection →
propulsionShafts	2 →
propulsionType	nuclear →
reactorType	K15 pressurized water reactor →
secondaryRole	command and control → maritime security operations →
shipClass	Charles de Gaulle-class aircraft carrier →
shipClassType	nuclear-powered aircraft carrier →
status	in active service →
totalPersonnel	around 1,800 →
typicalAircraft	AS365 Dauphin helicopter → Dassault Rafale M → E-2C Hawkeye → NH90 helicopter →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles de Gaulle ("Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier") →	hasPartInName
Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard →	launchPlatform
French Navy →	operatesVessel
Charles de Gaulle ("Charles de Gaulle-class aircraft carrier") →	shipClass
French Surface Fleet ("French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle") →	supports