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.