Cavour vs Charles de Gaulle
Change comparison
vs
Specifications
|
Cavour |
Charles de Gaulle |
| Origin |
🇮🇹 Italy |
🇫🇷 France |
| Category |
Aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Type |
Aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Manufacturer |
Fincantieri |
DCN |
| Year introduced |
2008 |
2001 |
| Number built |
1 unit |
1 unit |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,466 million |
$3,500 million |
| Displacement |
27,100 tons |
42,500 tons |
| Maximum speed |
29.0 knots |
27.0 knots |
| Range |
7,000 nm at 16 knots |
Unlimited |
| Length |
244.0 m |
261.5 m |
| Beam |
39.0 m |
64.4 m |
| Crew |
486 |
1,350 |
Armament & Systems
|
Cavour |
Charles de Gaulle |
| Armament |
- 4 × 8-cell A-43 Sylver launchers carrying the MBDA Aster 15 surface-to-air missile
- 2 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Strales guns
- 3 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm
- 2 × ODLS-H/ODLS OTO Melara decoy launching systems
|
- 4 × 8 cell A-43 Sylver launchers carrying MBDA Aster 15 missiles
- 2 × 6 cell Sadral launchers carrying Mistral missiles
- 8 × Giat 20F2 20 mm cannons
- 3 × Nexter Narwhal 20mm autocannons
|
| Propulsion |
COGAG scheme – 2 × shafts – 4 × General Electric/Avio LM2500+ gas turbines providing 88,000 kW (118,000 bhp) – 6 × diesel generators Wärtsila CW 12V200 13,200 kW (17,700 bhp) |
2 × Areva K15 pressurised water reactors (PWR), 150 MWt each; 2 × Alstom steam turbines with a total 61 MW (82,000 hp) shaft power; 4 × diesel-electric; 2 × shafts |
Detailed Comparison
Loading analysis...
Generating comparison analysis...
Unable to generate comparison at this time.
Which has greater displacement, the Cavour-class or Charles de Gaulle-class?
The Charles de Gaulle-class has greater displacement at 42,500 tons compared to the Cavour-class's 27,100 tons.
Which is faster, the Cavour-class or Charles de Gaulle-class?
The Cavour-class is faster with a maximum speed of 29 knots compared to the Charles de Gaulle-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Cavour-class or Charles de Gaulle-class?
The Charles de Gaulle-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Cavour-class has a range of 7,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Cavour-class or Charles de Gaulle-class?
The Charles de Gaulle-class is longer at 261.5 meters compared to the Cavour-class's 244.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Cavour-class and Charles de Gaulle-class have?
The Charles de Gaulle-class has a larger crew complement of 1,350 compared to the Cavour-class's 486 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Cavour-class or Charles de Gaulle-class?
The Charles de Gaulle-class is more expensive at approximately $3.5 billion per unit compared to the Cavour-class at $1.5 billion.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Cavour-class or Charles de Gaulle-class?
Both the Cavour-class and Charles de Gaulle-class have been built in equal numbers with 1 vessels each.