Auvernhe-class carrier

Class overview
Builders:	Arsenal de Neons
Operators:	Sieuxerr
Preceded by:	Painlevé-class Lemosin-class
Built:	2005-2012
In service:	2012–present
Planned:	3
Completed:	3
Cancelled:	3
Active:	3
General characteristics
Type:	Fleet carrier
Displacement:	75,000 t (74,000 long tons)
Length:	283 m (928 ft)
Beam:	73 m (240 ft)
Draught:	11.5 m (38 ft)
Propulsion:	2 × 220 MW PWR pressurised water reactors 2 × steam turbines 2 × shafts
Speed:	Over 27 kn (50 km/h)
Range:	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Endurance:	45+ days of food
Complement:	Ship's Complement 1,000 Air wing: 1,000
Armament:	Guns: 4 × Canon de 75 mm Modèle 2002 4 × 20mm autocannons 4 × AA M82 13.2mm machine guns Missiles: 24 cells for twin pack Vipera 3/4VL
Aircraft carried:	10 × F-14 30 × Rafale N 4 × Br.123B 4 × Heron 4 × AS.365F OR 4 × AS.332F2
Aviation facilities:	2 catapults, 2 lifts

Ships in class

Ship	Hull classification symbol	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Status
Auvernhe	PA111	2005	2010	2012	Active in service
Picardie	PA122	2008	2013	2015	Active in service
Bourgogne	PA133	2012	2018	2020	Active in service