Charles de Gaulle vs Nimitz
Charles de Gaulle vs Nimitz at a glance — displacement 42,500 vs 100,000 tons, length 261 vs 332 m, speed 27 vs 30 knots, crew 1,350 vs 5,000.
Specifications
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Charles de Gaulle |
Nimitz |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Type |
Aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Manufacturer |
DCN |
Newport News Shipbuilding Company |
| Year introduced |
2001 |
1975 |
| Number built |
1 unit |
10 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$3,500 million |
$4,500 million |
| Displacement |
42,500 tons |
100,000 tons |
| Maximum speed |
27.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
261.5 m |
332.8 m |
| Beam |
64.4 m |
76.8 m |
| Crew |
1,350 |
5,000 |
Armament & Systems
|
Charles de Gaulle |
Nimitz |
| Armament |
- 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
|
- 2–3 × Mk 29 Guided Missile Launching Systems (8 × RIM-162 ESSM or RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles each)
- 3–4 × Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching Systems (21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles each)
- Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems
|
| Propulsion |
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 |
2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, 4 × steam turbines, 4 × shafts, 260,000 shp (190 MW) |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Charles de Gaulle-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class has greater displacement at 100,000 tons compared to the Charles de Gaulle-class's 42,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Charles de Gaulle-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Charles de Gaulle-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Charles de Gaulle-class or Nimitz-class?
Both the Charles de Gaulle-class and Nimitz-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Charles de Gaulle-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is longer at 332.8 meters compared to the Charles de Gaulle-class's 261.5 meters.
How many crew members do the Charles de Gaulle-class and Nimitz-class have?
The Nimitz-class has a larger crew complement of 5,000 compared to the Charles de Gaulle-class's 1,350 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Charles de Gaulle-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is more expensive at approximately $4.5 billion per unit compared to the Charles de Gaulle-class at $3.5 billion.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Charles de Gaulle-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Charles de Gaulle-class.