JOFFRE CLASS CV

 Artist's view of the CV Joffre. (D. Allard)

  Artist's view of the CV Joffre. (D. Allard)

 

CV JOFFRE

CV PAINLEVE

 

1/ JOFFRE

The construction of the ship began on November 26th 1938 at Saint-Nazaire shipbuilding ; but the construction was stopped because of the World War II and France had to achieve the construction of her "own Bismark" : the battle cruisers Richelieu and Jean Bart. The ship was unachieved and destroyed when the Germans won the war in June 1940.

 
CV Joffre under construction. (DR/ ARR)

2/ PAINLEVE

The construction of the carrier never began and the project was given up in 1940.

 

Specifications
(US)
(FR)
Dimensions
774. 278 ft (length) x 111. 549 ft (width)
236 m (length) x 34 m (width)
Range
-
-
Machinery
2 turbine groups
2 turbine groups
Speed
33 knots
33 knots
Horsepower
18 000 t
18 000 t
Washington displacement
20 000 t
20 000 t
Displacement
-
-
Crew
-
-

1/ Aeronautical installations and carrier air wing

The carriers could accommodate fifteen fighters and twenty-five bombers. They were equipped with a reinforced flight deck (200 m x 28 m), two hangars (195 m x 20. 80 m and 79 m x 15. 60 m), and two lifts.

 

2/ Weapons

The ships had eight 130 mm anti-aircraft guns, eight 37 mm anti-aircraft guns, twenty-eight 13 mm guns.

 

 

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