 A port quarter view of Foch underway during exercise Dragon Hammer '92
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Foch |
| Namesake | Ferdinand Foch |
| Ordered | 1955 |
| Laid down | 15 November 1957 |
| Launched | 18 July 1959 |
| Commissioned | 15 July 1963 |
| Decommissioned | 15 November 2000 |
| Identification | Pennant number: R99 |
| Fate | Sold to the Brazilian Navy |
| Notes | See NAe São Paulo for subsequent history |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier |
| Displacement | 24,200 t (23,818 long tons) (standard) |
| Length | 265 m (869 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 51.2 m (168 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 4 × steam turbines |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Range | 7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 1,338 |
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Foch (French pronunciation: [fɔʃ]) was the second Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier that served with the French Navy from 1963 to 2000. The carrier was the second warship named in honour of the Marshal of France, British Field Marshal and Marshal of Poland Ferdinand Foch.[a]
After serving with the French Navy, the vessel was sold to Brazil and renamed São Paulo. The Brazilian Navy scuttled her on 3 February 2023 in the Atlantic Ocean.[2]
- ^ ThinkExist.com Quotations. "Marshal Ferdinand Foch quotes". Thinkexist.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Brazil scuttles warship in Atlantic despite pollution concerns". France24. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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