Charles de Gaulle (R91)

 

Charles de Gaulle (R91)

Career (France)
Name:	Charles de Gaulle (R91)
Namesake:	Charles de Gaulle
Ordered:	3 February 1986
Builder:	DCNS
Laid down:	14 April 1989
Launched:	7 May 1994
Commissioned:	18 May 2001
In service:	Active Service (As of 2013)
Renamed:	Laid down as Richelieu, renamed Charles de Gaulle in 1987
Homeport:	Toulon, France
Nickname:	CDG
Honours and awards:	Jack with the colours of the Free French Forces (front) and the ribbon of the Ordre de la Libération (back)
Fate:	Active in service as of 2013
General characteristics
Class & type:	Unique aircraft carrier
Displacement:	37,085 tonnes (standard) 42,000 tonnes (full load)
Length:	261.5 m (858 ft) overall
Beam:	64.36 m (211.2 ft) overall
Draught:	9.43 m (30.9 ft)
Propulsion:	2 × K15 pressurised water reactors (PWR), 150 MW each 4 × diesel-electric 2 × shafts
Speed:	27 knots (50 km/h)
Range:	Unlimited distance; 20-25 years
Endurance:	45 days of food
Capacity:	800 commandos, 500 tonnes of ammunitions
Complement:	Ship's company: 1,350 Air wing: 600
Sensors and processing systems:	DRBJ 11 B tridimensional air search radar DRBV 26D air search radar DRBV 15C low altitude air search radar Arabel target acquisition radar
Electronic warfare & decoys:	ARBR 21 Detector ARBB 33 Countermeasures suite ARBG2 MAIGRET Interceptor 4 × Sagaie decoys launcher SLAT (Système de lutte anti-torpille) torpedo countermeasures
Armament:	4 × 8 cell A-43 Sylver launchers carrying the MBDA Aster 15 surface to air missile. 2 × 6 cell Sadral launchers carrying Mistral short range missiles 8 × Giat 20F2 20 mm cannons.
Aircraft carried:	28 – 40 aircraft, including * Rafale M * Super Étendard * E-2C Hawkeye * SA365 Dauphin * EC725 Caracal * AS532 Cougar

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