Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) and the largest western European warship currently in commission. She is the tenth French aircraft carrier, the first French nuclear-powered surface vessel, and the only nuclear-powered carrier completed outside of the United States Navy. She is named after French statesman and general Charles de Gaulle

John Currin (JC) posted Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) and the largest western European warship currently in commission. She is the tenth French aircraft carrier, the first French nuclear-powered surface vessel, and the only nuclear-powered carrier completed outside of the United States Navy. She is named after French statesman and general Charles de Gaulle https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eRpeyLRTQ3c/V7EgQJJ6pBI/AAAAAAAAS_4/hffKLQ_ZDKEx1OvWr8akN5XH1ErncqV3Q/AA%2Boo%2BCDG%2BTOULON.jpg?imgmax=1024 The ship carries a complement of Dassault Rafale M and E‑2C Hawkeye aircraft, EC725 Caracal and AS532 Cougar helicopter for combat search and rescue, as well as modern electronics and Aster missiles. She is a CATOBAR-type carrier that uses two 75 m C13‑3 steam catapults of a shorter… on https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/115825952045606932363/communities/103957417019711849907