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