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_underway_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean_on_30_January_2019_(190130-N-PW716-1312).JPG) ZMS Dubois in March 2022
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| Name: | ZMS Dubois |
| Namesake: | Thomas Dubois |
| Ordered: | 10 December 1984 |
| Builder: | Tridarry Industries |
| Cost: | Z$2.2 billion |
| Laid down: | 1 August 1985 |
| Christened: | 3 May 1988 |
| Launched: | 19 April 1989 |
| Commissioned: | 11 August 1989 |
| Homeport: | ZNB Tregueux |
| Nickname(s): | Secretary |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Talon-class aircraft carrier |
| Displacement: | 102,000 long tons (114,000 short tons) |
| Length: |
Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m) Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m) |
| Beam: |
Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m) Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m) |
| Draft: |
Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m) Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph) |
| Range: | Unlimited distance; 20–25 years |
| Complement: |
Ship's company: 3,532 Air wing: 2,480 |
| Armament: |
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| Armor: | 2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar over vital spaces |
| Aircraft carried: | 90 fixed wing and helicopters |
ZMS Dubois is the third of seven Talon class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service within the Zamastanian Naval Forces. She was launched and commissioned in 1989. It is the flagship of the 3rd Fleet, which primarily operates in the Eastern Cantalle Ocean. The ship's home port is ZNB Tregueux. The ship was named after President Thomas Dubois, who was the Secretary of the Navy prior to his presidency.