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Mistral-class and Nimitz-class

Mistral-class Nimitz-class
Name: Mistral-class Nimitz-class
Type: Amphibious assault ship Aircraft carrier
Origin: France USA
Produced: 2002 1975
Unit cost: 600 million $ (2012) 4.5 Billion $
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Specifications

Range: 19,800 km Unlimited
Displacement: 21,300 t 101,600–106,300 t
Aircraft: 16 heavy or 35 light helicopters 85–90
Speed: 18.8 knots (35 km/h) 30+ kn (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Crew: 160 5,000

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Dimensions

Length: 199 m 332.8 m
Beam: 32 m 76.8 m
Draft: 6.3 m 11.3 m

Images

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
Nimitz-class
Nimitz-class
Author: "USS Nimitz in Victoria Canada 036" by Unknown - Resized and recompressed version of [1] from Nimitz's offical site (has several more images.). Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Nimitz_in_Victoria_Canada_036.jpg#/media/File:USS_Nimitz_in_Victoria_Canada_036.jpg License