R91 Charles de Gaulle
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R91 Charles de Gaulle is a French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier serving as the flagship of the French Navy.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft carrier
ⓘ
flagship ⓘ nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCatapultType | steam catapult ⓘ |
| airWingIncludes |
AS365 Dauphin helicopter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dassault Rafale M NERFINISHED ⓘ Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ E-2C Hawkeye NERFINISHED ⓘ NH90 helicopter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
30 mm guns
ⓘ
Aster 15 surface-to-air missiles NERFINISHED ⓘ Sadral launchers for Mistral missiles ⓘ Simbad launchers for Mistral missiles ⓘ |
| beam | 64.36 m ⓘ |
| builder | DCN Brest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catapultStandard | CATOBAR ⓘ |
| class | Charles de Gaulle-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2001-05-18 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| displacement | about 42,000 tonnes ⓘ |
| draught | 9.43 m ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightDeckType | angled flight deck ⓘ |
| homeport | Toulon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | R91 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1989-04-14 ⓘ |
| launched | 1994-05-07 ⓘ |
| length | 261.5 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 27 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles de Gaulle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalReactorType | K15 nuclear reactor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier built outside the United States ⓘ |
| numberOfReactors | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
NATO operations in the Mediterranean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria ⓘ |
| propulsion |
nuclear power
ⓘ
pressurized water reactors ⓘ |
| radar |
Thales DRBJ-11B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thales DRBV-15C NERFINISHED ⓘ Thales DRBV-26D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
air superiority
ⓘ
fleet air defense ⓘ maritime strike ⓘ power projection ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | early 2000s ⓘ |
| shipyard | Direction des Constructions Navales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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