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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clemenceau class canonical | 1 |
| Clemenceau-class aircraft carriers | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Foch
subject surface form:
Foch
this entity surface form:
Clemenceau-class aircraft carriers