ZMS Levasseur
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 ZMS Levasseur sails past the Mist Carthara Islands in March 2022
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| Name: | ZMS Levasseur |
| Namesake: | Jean Levasseur |
| Ordered: | 3 May 1988 |
| Builder: | Tridarry Industries |
| Cost: | Z$2.2 billion |
| Laid down: | 1 January 1990 |
| Christened: | 3 May 1991 |
| Launched: | 19 August 1991 |
| Commissioned: | 11 October 1991 |
| Homeport: | ZNB Anchorhead |
| Nickname(s): | Conquerer |
| 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) |
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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 Levasseur is the fourth of seven Talon class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service within the Zamastanian Naval Forces. She was launched and commissioned in 1991. It is the flagship of the 4th Fleet, which primarily operates in the western Cantalle Ocean. The ship's home port is ZNB Anchorhead. The ship was named after President Jean Levasseur, who was president during the Elkjop War and oversaw the annexation of the Holish Islands.