Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier

Clemenceau
Class overview
BuildersDCNS
Operators
Preceded by
Succeeded byCharles de Gaulle
In service1961–2017
Completed2
Lost1 (by deliberate scuttling)
Scrapped1
General characteristics
TypeAircraft carrier
Displacement22,000 standard; 32,780 maximum[1]
Length265 m (869 ft)[1]
Beam51.2 m (168 ft)[1]
Draught8.6 m (28 ft)[1]
Propulsion
  • 6 × boilers
  • 4 × steam turbines
  • 126,000 shp[1]
Speed32 knots (59 km/h)[1]
Range7,500 miles
Armament8 × 100mm (now 4 × dual Simbad launchers and 5 × 12.7 mm machine guns in São Paulo)[1]
Aircraft carried40[1]
Aviation facilitiesAngled flight deck for CATOBAR operations

The Clemenceau-class aircraft carriers are a pair of aircraft carriers, Clemenceau and Foch, which served in the French Navy from 1961 until 2000. From 2000 to 2017, one ship served with the Brazilian Navy as the São Paulo.

The Clemenceau class was France's first successful aircraft carrier design after World War II. It was the backbone of the French fleet for the duration of its forty years of service.

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