Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the French Navy. Commissioned in 2001, the ship 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 president and general Charles de Gaulle.
Carriers Charles de Gaulle (R91) - Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and Cavour (550) underway in the Gulf of Oman on 3 January 2014 (140103-N-CL550-634)
The French Navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91), bottom, the flagship for Task Force 473, is underway with the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), center, and the Italian Navy aircraft 140103-N-CL550-634
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) underway in the Ionian Sea on 17 March 2022 (220317-N-DH793-1322)cropped
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French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) underway in the Ionian Sea on 17 March 2022 (220317-N-DH793-1322)
The French Navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91), top, the flagship for Task Force 473, sails alongside the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), center, and the Italian Navy aircraft carrier 140103-N-QI228-508