aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle

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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.

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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
Naval Group
surface form: Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN)
catapultOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
catapultType steam catapult
closeInWeaponSystem 30 mm guns
commissioned 2001-05-18
constructionSite Brest
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
surface form: Dassault Rafale M

Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
surface form: E-2C Hawkeye

NH90 helicopter

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French Navy operatesVessel aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle hasPartInName aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
this entity surface form: Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier
Super Étendard aircraft launchPlatform aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
subject surface form: Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard
aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle shipClass aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Charles de Gaulle
this entity surface form: Charles de Gaulle-class aircraft carrier
French Surface Fleet supports aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
this entity surface form: French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
R91 class aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
this entity surface form: Charles de Gaulle-class
K15 pressurized water reactor usedOnPlatform aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
this entity surface form: Charles de Gaulle-class aircraft carrier
K15 pressurized water reactor usedOnShip aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
this entity surface form: French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
K15 pressurized water reactor usedOnFlagship aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
this entity surface form: French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
Crotale CN2 surface-to-air missiles mountedOn aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
subject surface form: Crotale CN2
this entity surface form: French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
Crotale CN2 surface-to-air missiles usedBy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
subject surface form: Crotale CN2
this entity surface form: Charles de Gaulle carrier battle group
BAN Landivisiau supportsPlatform aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle