France Libre vs Nimitz
France Libre vs Nimitz at a glance — displacement 80,000 vs 100,000 tons, length 310 vs 332 m, speed 27 vs 30 knots, crew 2,000 vs 5,000.
Specifications
|
France Libre |
Nimitz |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier |
Aircraft carrier |
| Manufacturer |
Naval Group, Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Newport News Shipbuilding Company |
| Year introduced |
2038 |
1975 |
| Number built |
1 unit |
10 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$4,500 million |
| Displacement |
80,000 tons |
100,000 tons |
| Maximum speed |
27.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
Unlimited |
| Length |
310.0 m |
332.8 m |
| Beam |
NA |
76.8 m |
| Crew |
2,000 |
5,000 |
Armament & Systems
|
France Libre |
Nimitz |
| Armament |
- Aster 15 / Aster 30 surface-to-air missiles (planned)
- RapidFire 40 mm guns (planned)
|
- 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 × TechnicAtome K22 nuclear reactors (~220 MWth each) |
2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, 4 × steam turbines, 4 × shafts, 260,000 shp (190 MW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the France Libre-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class has greater displacement at 100,000 tons compared to the France Libre-class's 80,000 tons.
Which is faster, the France Libre-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the France Libre-class's 27 knots.
Which is longer, the France Libre-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class is longer at 332.8 meters compared to the France Libre-class's 310.0 meters.
How many crew members do the France Libre-class and Nimitz-class have?
The Nimitz-class has a larger crew complement of 5,000 compared to the France Libre-class's 2,000 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the France Libre-class or Nimitz-class?
The Nimitz-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the France Libre-class.