Ident-ships
Charles de Gaulle
Pictures (6)
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History
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Builder :
Naval Group
Keel laid :
14 April 1989
Launched :
7 May 1994
Commissioned :
Specifications
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Displacement :
42,500
t
(41,800
long tons
) (full load)
Length :
261.5Â m (857Â ft 11Â in)
LOA
Width :
Overall: 64.36Â m (211Â ft 2Â in)
Waterline: 31.5Â m (103Â ft 4Â in)
Draft:
9.43Â m (30Â ft 11Â in)
Propulsion :
2 ×
Areva
K15 pressurised water reactors (PWR), 150Â MWt each,
LEU
< 20%
2 ×
Alstom
steam turbines with a total 61Â MW (82,000Â hp) shaft power
4 × diesel-electric
2 × shafts
Speed :
27
knots
(50Â km/h; 31Â mph)
Range :
Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Crew :
Ship's company: 1,350
Air wing: 600
Military equipment
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Sensors :
DRBJ 11 B tridimensional air search radar
Thales SMART-S MK2 (replacing DRBJ 11B)
DRBV 26D air search radar
DRBV 15C low altitude air search radar
Arabel target acquisition radar
Weapon systems :
Electronic warfare and decoys :
ARBR 21 Detector
ARBB 33 Countermeasures suite
ARBG2 MAIGRET Interceptor
4 × Sagaie decoys launcher
SLAT (
Système de lutte anti-torpille
) torpedo countermeasures
Armament :
4 × 8 cell A-43
Sylver launchers
carrying the
MBDA Aster
15 surface-to-air missile.
2 × 6 cell Sadral launchers carrying
Mistral
short-range missiles
20mm autocannons
8 ×
Giat 20F2 20 mm cannons
(original)
3 ×
Nexter Narwhal
(since 2019)
Embarked aviation :
30–40 aircraft,
including
30
Rafale M
(standard)
2
E-2C Hawkeye
2
NFH Caïman Marine
1
AS565 Panther ISR
2
AS365F Dauphin Pedro