The following is a list of aircraft carriersofFrance. 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.
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (asDixmude) |
Returned to the USN on 17 June 1966, sunk in exercise "Deep Six" the next day[1] |
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
| Joffre | 40 | 20,000 t (20,000 long tons) |
8 water-tube boilers, 2 geared Parsons steam turbine sets, 2 shafts | 18 November 1938 | Scrapped | |
| Painlevé | Cancelled | |||||
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (asBois 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 (asLa Fayette) |
Returned to the USN in March 1963 |
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
| Arromanches (R95) (ex-HMS Colossus) |
48 | 18,300 t (18,000 long tons) |
4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons geared turbines, 2 shafts | 1 June 1942 | August 1946 (asArromanches) |
Decommissioned on 22 Jan 1974 Scrapped 1978 |
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
| Clemenceau (R98) | 40 | 32,780 t (32,260 long tons) |
6 Indret boilers, 4 steam turbines, 2 shafts | November 1955 | 22 November 1961 | Decommissioned on 1 October 1997 Scrapped 2009 |
| Foch (R99) | 40 | 32,800 t (32,300 long tons) |
6 Indret boilers, 4 steam turbines, 2 shafts | 15 November 1957 | 15 July 1963 | Decommissioned on 15 November 2000 and transferred to Brazil as São Paulo |
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
| Verdun | Unknown | 45,000 t (44,000 long tons) |
Steam turbines, 4 shafts | Cancelled 1961 | ||
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
| Charles de Gaulle (R91) | 28-40 | 42,500 t (41,829 long tons) |
2 K15 pressurised water reactors (PWR), 4 diesel-electric, 2 shafts | 14 April 1989 | 18 May 2001 | In service |
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
| PA 2 | 40 | 75,000 t (73,815 long tons) |
2 RR MT-30 gas turbines, 4 diesel-electric engines, shafts | Cancelled 2013 | ||
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
| PA-NG | 40+ | 75,000 t (73,815 long tons) |
2 × K22 pressurised water reactors (PWR), 220 MW (300,000 hp) each | 2038? | Preliminary design work | |
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
| Unknown | 25 | 18,400 t (18,100 long tons) |
CAS-230 nuclear reactor, 2 shafts | Cancelled 1981 | ||
| Unknown | 25 | 18,400 t (18,100 long tons) |
CAS-230 nuclear reactor, 2 shafts | Cancelled 1981 | ||
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