Lemosin-class carrier

Class overview
Builders:	Arsenal de Neons
Operators:	Sieuxerr
Preceded by:	Painlevé-class
Cost:	3,500,000,000
Built:	1989-2013
In service:	1996–present
Planned:	3
Completed:	3
Active:	3
General characteristics
Type:	Fleet carrier
Displacement:	PA100 45,000 t PA101-102 60,000
Length:	PA100 262 m PA101-102 280 m
Beam:	Overall:72.6 m Waterline: 39 m
Draught:	11.43 m
Propulsion:	PA100 2 × 100 MW PWR pressurised water reactors 2 × steam turbines 2 × shafts PA101-102 2 × 200 MW PWR pressurised water reactors 2 × steam turbines 2 × shafts
Speed:	27-30 knots (56 km/h)
Range:	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Endurance:	45+ days of food
Complement:	PA100 Ship's Complement 1,350 Air wing: 800 PA101-102 Ship's Complement 1,650 Air wing: 1,000
Armament:	Guns: 4 × 25mm autocannons 4 × 13.2mm machine guns Missiles: 4 × 8 cell SYLVER A-43 VLS 32-128 mix of: COFFIN SR (Quad Packed) COFFIN MR (Quad Packed)
Aircraft carried:	PA100 40 aircraft PA101-102 55 aircraft
Aviation facilities:	2 catapults, 2 lifts

Ships in class

Ship	Hull classification symbol	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Status
Limousin	PA100	1989	1994	1996	Active in service
Auvergne	PA101	1999	2003	2005	Active in service
Languedoc	PA102	2008	2013	2015	Active in service