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Charles de Gaulle and Mistral-class

Charles de Gaulle Mistral-class
Name: Charles de Gaulle Mistral-class
Type: Aircraft carrier Amphibious assault ship
Origin: France France
Produced: 2001 (Commissioned) 2002
Unit cost: 3 billion € 600 million $ (2012)
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Specifications

Range: Unlimited 19,800 km
Displacement: 42,500 t 21,300 t
Aircraft: 28–40 16 heavy or 35 light helicopters
Speed: 27 kn (50 km/h) 18.8 knots (35 km/h)
Crew: 1950 160

Displacement

Speed

Aircraft

Dimensions

Length: 261.5 m 199 m
Beam: 64.36 m 32 m
Draft: 9.43 m 6.3 m

Images

Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Author: "Charles De Gaulle (R91) underway 2009" by USN - U.S. Navy VFA-146 official website [1] photo [2]. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_De_Gaulle_(R91)_underway_2009.jpg#/media/File:Charles_De_Gaulle_(R91)_underway_2009.jpg License
Mistral-class
Mistral-class
Author: By Simon Ghesquiere/Marine Nationale - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25428936 License