Bearn-class carrier

Class overview
Operators:	Sieuxerr
Preceded by:	Bourgogne
Succeeded by:	Yonne-class Painlevé-class
Built:	1917-1924
In service:	1924-1969
Planned:	2
Completed:	2
Retired:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Aircraft carrier
Displacement:	24,000 t
Length:	215 m
Beam:	30 m
Draught:	8.7 m
Propulsion:	60,000 kW 8 × water-tube boilers 4 × propellers 2 × rudders
Speed:	30 knots (55 km/h)
Range:	6,000 nm (11,000 km)
Complement:	900 enlisted + 900 aircrew
Armament:	As commissioned: 8 × single 138.6 mm naval guns 6 × single 75 mm AA guns 8 × single 8 mm machine guns 1939: 4 × single 138.6 mm naval guns 6 × single 75 mm AA guns 8 × twin 37 mm AA guns 10 × twin 25 mm AA guns 1943: 6 × single 130mm dual-purpose guns 4 × twin 90 mm AA gun 8 × twin 37 mm ACAD AA gun 10 × triple 25 mm AA guns 1956: 8 × single 130mm dual-purpose guns 8 × twin 57mm AA gun
Armor:	Belt: 90 mm (3.5 in) Deck: 30 mm (1.2 in) Gun turrets: 20 mm (0.79 in) Bulkheads: 90 mm (3.5 in) Conning tower: 20 mm (0.79 in)
Aircraft carried:	48 aircraft comprised of: 14 × Dewoitine D.373 14 × Sud-Heinkel He 66 14 × Bloch-Nakajima B5N
Aviation facilities:	2 lifts