Compare aircraft carriers

Kiev-class and Charles de Gaulle

Name:	Kiev-class	Charles de Gaulle
Type:	Aircraft carrier	Aircraft carrier
Origin:	Russia	France
Produced:	1970	2001 (Commissioned)
Unit cost:	-	3 billion €

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	-	Unlimited
Displacement:	42,000-45,000 t	42,500 t
Aircraft:	28	28–40
Speed:	32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph)	27 kn (50 km/h)

Crew:	1600	1950

Displacement

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Dimensions

Length:	273 m	261.5 m
Beam:	53 m	64.36 m
Draft:	10 m	9.43 m

Images

Kiev-class

Author: "Novorossijsk Kiev-class 1986" by Unknown - http://www.defenseimagery.mil; VIRIN: DD-ST-86-06695. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Novorossijsk_Kiev-class_1986.jpg#/media/File:Novorossijsk_Kiev-class_1986.jpg License

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