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Charles de Gaulle and Wasp-class

Name:	Charles de Gaulle	Wasp-class
Type:	Aircraft carrier	Landing helicopter dock, amphibious assault ships
Origin:	France	USA
Produced:	2001 (Commissioned)	1989
Unit cost:	3 billion €	750 million $

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	Unlimited	17,600 km; 10,900 mi
Displacement:	42,500 t	40,500 t
Aircraft:	28–40	70
Speed:	27 kn (50 km/h)	22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)

Crew:	1950	3100

Displacement

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Dimensions

Length:	261.5 m	253.2 m
Beam:	64.36 m	31.8 m
Draft:	9.43 m	8.1 m

Images

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

Wasp-class

Author: US Navy 070221-N-6482W-221 A CH-53E Licensed under Public Domain http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070221-N-6482W-221.jpg License