CLEMENCEAU CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

France produced from aircraft carriers Category Clemenso , namely : Clemenceau R - 98 , and Foch R 99,  designed along the lines of the Essex class E-6 Class America.

 And take this class heavy guns , anti-aircraft and have a boot armored surface , askew 8 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the carrier ; construction began in the basin of Brest in 1950, The first entered service in 1961 , and second Haktha in 1963.

This category marked the takeoff surface area of 8800 square meters , and lifts a load each fifteen tons to transport aircraft from shelters to the take-off surface , strongly and Mnganiqin working steam aircraft able to give the appropriate speed for takeoff .



1. Country of Origin: France
2. Use: light aircraft carrier assault
3. States used : France




General and technical specifications :

1. General Specifications:
The crew crew run carrying 1338 people
582 individual air groups
Total 1920 members
Length 265 meters
Width 51.2 m
Draft of 8.6 meters
Standard weight 24,200 tons
32,500 tons full load

2 . Number of planes : more than 40 aircraft

3. Electronic equipment :
• air search radar , three-dimensional type DRBV 23B
• air search radar two-dimensional , sort of DRBV 15
• navigational radar , the kind RACAL DECCA 1226
• superficial control radar , the kind DRBI 10
• fire management system of the DRBC 32B type
• confusion and deception system of the type e ARBR 16

4. Power source: six steam boilers

5. Payment machines :
• four steam turbine engines
• The number of logs : Two
• The ability of engines : 126.000 hp mechanic

6. Speed: 32 knots

7. Scope of work : 6300 nautical miles at 18 knots