Clemenceau class

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The Clemenceau class was a pair of French aircraft carriers built in the 1950s–60s that formed the core of France’s conventional naval aviation capability during the Cold War.

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Clemenceau class canonical 1
Clemenceau-class aircraft carriers 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French naval ship class
aircraft carrier
aircraft carrier class
warship
aircraftLaunchSystem catapult-assisted take-off
aircraftRecoverySystem arresting gear
airGroupType fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters
beam approximately 51 metres (overall)
commissioned 1961
1963
conflictParticipatedIn Gulf War NERFINISHED
Lebanon conflicts
constructionStart 1950s
countryOfOrigin France
France
France
decommissioned 1997
2000
designedFor jet aircraft operations
displacement approximately 32,000 tonnes (full load)
era Cold War
flightDeckType angled flight deck
formedCoreOf France’s conventional naval aviation capability
hasPart French aircraft carrier Clemenceau (R98) NERFINISHED
French aircraft carrier Foch (R99) NERFINISHED
laidDown 1955
1957
launched 1957
1960
length approximately 265 metres
namedAfter Georges Clemenceau NERFINISHED
Georges Clemenceau NERFINISHED
numberBuilt 2
operator French Navy NERFINISHED
French Navy NERFINISHED
French Navy NERFINISHED
partOfClass Clemenceau class NERFINISHED
Clemenceau class NERFINISHED
primaryUser Aéronavale (French Naval Aviation) NERFINISHED
propulsionType conventional
renamed NAe São Paulo (A12) NERFINISHED
serviceEntry 1960s
soldTo Brazil NERFINISHED
status retired
successor Charles de Gaulle class
usedFor carrier strike operations
naval aviation
power projection

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aircraft carrier Foch class Clemenceau class
subject surface form: Foch
aircraft carrier Foch category Clemenceau class
subject surface form: Foch
this entity surface form: Clemenceau-class aircraft carriers