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List of aircraft carriers of France

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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 2024, one French carrier—Charles de Gaulle (R91)—remains in service of the French government.

Fleet carriers

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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

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
Foudre (converted torpedo boat tender)	4	6,100 t (6,000 long tons)	24 boilers, triple expansion engines, 2 shafts	9 June 1892	1896 (1912 as carrier)	Decommissioned on 1 December 1921 and scrapped

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
Commandant Teste	26	12,134 t (11,942 long tons)	4 water-tube boilers, 2 geared steam turbines, 2 shafts	6 September 1927	18 April 1932	Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 Sold for scrap on 15 May 1950

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
Dixmude (A609) (ex-HMS Biter, ex-Rio Parana)	15-21	9,100 t (9,000 long tons)	4 diesel engines, 1 shaft	28 December 1939	9 April 1945 (as Dixmude)	Returned to the USN on 17 June 1966, sunk in exercise "Deep Six" the next day^[1]

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
Béarn (converted Normandie class)	35-40	28,900 t (28,400 long tons)	2 reciprocating steam engines, 2 Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 shafts	10 January 1914	May 1927	Sold for scrap on 31 May 1967

Key

Seaplane carriers

Foudre

Commandant Teste

Escort carriers

Avenger class

Fleet carriers

Béarn

Joffre class

Independence class

Colossus class

Clemenceau class

Verdun

Charles de Gaulle

PA 2

PA-NG

Helicopter carriers

Jeanne d'Arc

PH 75

See also

Notes

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Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
Bois Belleau (R97) (ex-USS Belleau Wood)	33	15,300 t (15,100 long tons)^[2]	Steam turbines, 4 propellers	11 August 1941	5 September 1953 (as Bois Belleau)	Returned to the USN in September 1960
La Fayette (R96) (ex-USS Langley)	33	15,300 t (15,100 long tons)^[2]	Steam turbines, 4 propellers	11 April 1942	1951 (as La Fayette)	Returned to the USN in March 1963

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
Jeanne d'Arc (R97) (ex-La Résolue)	4-8	13,270 t (13,060 long tons)	Four 10,000 horsepower (7.5 MW) power plants with automatic heating	1959	16 July 1964	Decommissioned on 1 September 2010