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

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

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Dimensions

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

Images

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
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