Active Ships of France - Active Aircraft Carriers of France, Active Amphibious Warfare Vessels of France, Active Auxiliary Ships of France (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Active Aircraft Carriers of France, Active Amphibious Warfare Vessels of France, Active Auxiliary Ships of France, Active Cruisers of France, Active Frigates of France, Active Minehunters of France, Active Submarines of France, Surcouf, Mistral Class Amphibious Assault Ship, French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle, La Fayette Class Frigate, Floral Class Frigate, Tripartite Class Minehunter, French Cruiser Jeanne D'arc, Triomphant Class Submarine, D'estienne D'orves Class, French Ship Mistral, French Submarine Rubis, Francis Garnier, Tourville Class Frigate, Georges Leygues Class Frigate, Durance Class Tanker, Duquesne, Lamotte-Picquet, Cassard, Cassard Class Frigate, Duguay-Trouin, Foudre Class Landing Platform Dock, Latouche-Trville, Courbet, French Submarine Amthyste, French Submarine meraude, La Fayette, Aconit, Floral, Chevalier Paul, Gupratte, Abeille Flandre, Dupleix, French Frigate Jean Bart, Montcalm, French Submarine Casabianca, Batral, French Frigate Primauguet, Ouragan Class Landing Platform Dock, French Ship Tonnerre, Foudre, French Submarine Saphir, Siroco, French Submarine Perle, toile, Dupuy de Lme, Abeille Bourbon, Abeille Libert, ridan Class Minehunter. Excerpt: Charles de Gaulle (R91) is the only serving French aircraft carrier and is the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale ). She is the tenth French aircraft carrier, the first French nuclear-powered surface vessel, and the first and only nuclear-powered carrier built outside of the United States Navy . She is named after French statesman and general Charles de Gaulle .The ship carries a complement of Dassault Rafale M and E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, as well as modern electronics and Aster missiles. She is the second largest European carrier, after the Admiral Kuznetsov . It is a CATOBAR -ty...