The following is a list of aircraft carriers of France. Fifteen aircraft carriers have served the navy or been proposed since the 1910s.
As of , one French carrier—Charles de Gaulle (R91)—remains in service of the French government.
Key Aircraft The number of aircraft carried Displacement Ship displacement at full combat load Propulsion Number of shafts, type of propulsion system, and top speed generated Service The dates work began and finished on the ship and its ultimate fate Laid down The date the keel began to be assembled Commissioned The date the ship was commissioned
Seaplane carriers
Foudre
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate Foudre(converted torpedo boat tender) 424 boilers, triple expansion engines, 2 shafts9 June 18921896(1912 as carrier)Decommissioned on 1 December 1921 and scrapped
Commandant Teste
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate Commandant Teste 264 water-tube boilers, 2 geared steam turbines, 2 shafts6 September 192718 April 1932Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942Sold for scrap on 15 May 1950
Escort carriers
Avenger class
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate Dixmude (A609)(ex-HMS Biter, ex-Rio Parana) 15-214 diesel engines, 1 shaft28 December 19399 April 1945(as Dixmude)Returned to the USN on 17 June 1966, sunk in exercise "Deep Six" the next day
Fleet carriers
Béarn
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate Béarn(converted Normandie class) 35-402 reciprocating steam engines, 2 Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 shafts10 January 1914May 1927Sold for scrap on 31 May 1967
Joffre class
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned FateJoffre 40 8 water-tube boilers, 2 geared Parsons steam turbine sets, 2 shafts18 November 1938ScrappedPainlevé Cancelled
Independence class
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate Bois Belleau (R97)(ex-USS Belleau Wood)33Steam turbines, 4 propellers11 August 19415 September 1953(as Bois Belleau)Returned to the USN in September 1960 La Fayette (R96)(ex-USS Langley)33Steam turbines, 4 propellers11 April 19421951(as La Fayette)Returned to the USN in March 1963
Colossus class
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid downCommissionedFate Arromanches (R95)(ex-HMS Colossus)484 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons geared turbines, 2 shafts1 June 1942August 1946(as Arromanches)Decommissioned on 22 Jan 1974Scrapped 1978
Clemenceau class
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate Clemenceau (R98)406 Indret boilers, 4 steam turbines, 2 shaftsNovember 195522 November 1961Decommissioned on 1 October 1997Scrapped 2009 Foch (R99)406 Indret boilers, 4 steam turbines, 2 shafts15 November 195715 July 1963Decommissioned on 15 November 2000 and transferred to Brazil as São Paulo
Verdun Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate VerdunUnknownSteam turbines, 4 shaftsCancelled 1961
Charles de Gaulle
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate Charles de Gaulle (R91) 28-402 K15 pressurised water reactors (PWR), 4 diesel-electric, 2 shafts14 April 198918 May 2001 In service
PA 2 Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate PA 2 402 RR MT-30 gas turbines, 4 diesel-electric engines, shaftsCancelled 2013
France Libre
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate France Libre 40+2 × K22 pressurised water reactors (PWR), 220 MWth each 2038? Preliminary design work
Helicopter carriers
Jeanne d'Arc
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate Jeanne d'Arc (R97)(ex-La Résolue) 4-8Four 10,000 horsepower (7.5 MW) power plants with automatic heating195916 July 1964Decommissioned on 1 September 2010
PH 75
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate Unknown 25CAS-230 nuclear reactor, 2 shaftsCancelled 1981 Unknown 25CAS-230 nuclear reactor, 2 shaftsCancelled 1981
See also List of active French Navy ships List of aircraft carriers List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy List of aircraft carriers by country
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