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  Dutch Destroyer Saves Crew From Burning Freighter
The De Zeven Provincien crew came to the aid of the cargo ship by rendering firefighting assistance, evacuating the burning ship’s crew and offering humanitarian aid and medical care once on board.
One crew member sustained non-life-threatening injuries and has been evacuated to the French Navy aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R 91) - which hosts the nearest surgical facility - by a Lynx helicopter from the French destroyer FS Montcalm (D 642) for further examination.
CV Charles de Gaulle and FS Montcalm are part of coalition TF 473, which is led by French Rear Adm. Xavier Magne and is supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
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  FS Charles de Gaulle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On the 18 May 2001, the Charles De Gaulle was officially commissioned, somewhat tainted with a reputation as a financial fl hole and as a bit of a lemon.
From February, the Charles De Gaulle and the USS John C. Stennis exchanged a few aircraft as a means of strengthening the ties between the allies.
Aster 15 SYLVER launchers on the Charles De Gaulle
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 Charles de Gaulle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
De Gaulle believed that while the war in Algeria was militarily winnable it was not defensible internationally, and he became reconciled to the former colony's eventual independence.
De Gaulle was convinced that a strong and independent France could act as a balancing force in the rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union, a policy seen as little more than posturing and opportunism by his critics, particularly in Britain and the U.S., to which France was formally allied.
De Gaulle, claiming that the word "unacceptable" was unacceptable, promptly cancelled the remainder of his visit, and returned to France where he was also heavily criticised by a large part of the French media.
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 Encyclopedia: Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
On the 18th of May 2001, the Charles de Gaulle was officially commisionned, somewhat tainted with a reputation as a financial fl hole and as a bit of a lemon.
It was composed of the nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, frigates La Motte-Picquet, Jean de Vienne and Jean Bart, the nuclear attack submarine Rubis, the tanker Meuse and the aviso Commandant Ducuing
From February on, the Charles de Gaulle and the USS John C. Stennis exchanged a few aircraft as a mean of strenghening the ties between the allies.
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 FS Charles de Gaulle -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
On the 18th of May 2001, the Charles de Gaulle was officially commisionned, somewhat tainted with a reputation as a financial fl hole and as a bit of a (A small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit) lemon.
On the 21 November 2001, France decided to send the Charles de Gaulle to the Indian Ocean to support UN operations against (A mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south) Afghanistan.
On 2 May, the Charles de Gaulle arrived in (A country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965) Singapore for a relief, and returned to Oman on the 18th.
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 Encyclopedia: FS Charles de Gaulle
General Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (listen ▶(?)) (November 22, 1890 – November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as général de Gaulle or Le Général, was a French military leader and statesman.
Rafale number 9 on the launching deck of the FS Charles de Gaulle carrier (5th of June 2004) The Rafale is a French twin-engine delta-wing multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation.
Tampion of the Charles De Gaulle This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright.
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 Charles De Gaulle: charles de gaulle, charles de gaulle international airport, fs charles de gaulle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
On May 19 de Gaulle asserted again (at a press conference) that he was at the disposition of the country.
De Gaulle believed that while the war in Algeria was militarily winnable it was not defensible internationally, and he became reconciled to the country's independence.
Charles de Gaulle resigned the presidency on April 28, 1969 following the defeat of his referendum to transform the Senate (upper house of the French parliament, wielding less power than the French National Assembly) into an advisory body while giving extended powers to regional councils.
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 Porte-avions - Wikipédia
Ce type de propulsion apporte cependant son lot de nouveaux problèmes (danger des radiations, fuites éventuelles, vulnérabilité des chaufferies, entretien, surcoût, etc) qui font qu'une propulsion classique ou une propulsion électrique peuvent lui être largement préférées.
L'Inde vient de lancer au début de 2005, un programme de porte-avions national, le Japon et la Corée du Sud on aussi en projet des porte-aéronefs.
Charles Samson fut le premier à décoller d'un navire en mouvement le 2 mai 1912.
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 FS Charles de Gaulle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
On the 5th of March 2001, the Charles de Gaulle went back to the sea with two older propellers, and sailed 25,2 knots (47 km/h) on her trials.
On the 16th of September 2001, slightly abnormal radioactivity levels aboard the Charles de Gaulle, probably due to a faulty isolation element, were reported by the French press.
Tampion of the Charles De Gaulle Image:FS CDG bridge.jpgCommand bridge on the Charles De Gaulle Image:FS CDG bridge2.jpgAviation bridge on the Charles De Gaulle Image:FS CDG bridge3.jpgCommand bridge of the Charles De Gaulle Image:FS CDG aster.jpg
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 MartiniPundit
The Charles de Gaulle, on the other hand, is the French version of a Nimitz, and she does not compare favorably at all.
The de Gaulle is what she is, and that is the finest warship in the French fleet.
Of course, she was commissioned in 1961 (de Gaulle in 2000), and displaces some 90,000 tons (more than twice the de Gaulle) and carries nearly 100 aircraft (de Gaulle carrries 40).
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 simFlight Benelux - Preview Paris Charles-de-Gaulle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Dat Sim-Wings bezig is met de bouw van het vliegveld Paris Charles-de-Gaulle is hier al eerder genoemd.
De nacht textures moeten nog gemaakt worden maar een release staat nog deze maand op de agenda.
De schrijver is verantwoordelijk voor de inhoud van zijn berichten.
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 Warships Magazine - News SPECIAL
Sailors from the De Zeven Provincien risked their lives to fight the fires but they could not be contained, so the master of the cargo ship gave orders to evacuate the ship.
The injured man was flown to the De Gaulle by a Lynx helicopter from the French destroyer FS Montcalm (D642) for further examination.
The Charles De Gaulle and FS Montcalm were part of TF 473, led by French Rear Admiral Xavier Magne and currently supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, the coalition counter-terror campaign.
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 Porte-avions Charles de Gaulle - Free-Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Le Charles de Gaulle est un bâtiment relativement petit en comparaison aux porte-avions américains.
Le Charles de Gaulle a vu sa construction commencer le 25 novembre 1987.
On rapporta un certain nombre de problèmes concernant sa mauvaise conception, en particulier concernant une piste trop courte pour l'atterrissage des Hawkeye; cependant, ce problème fût résolu très rapidement.
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 French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle information - Search.com
On the 18 May 2001, the Charles De Gaulle was officially commissioned, somewhat tainted with a reputation as a financial fl hole and as a bit of a lemon.
The task force was comprised of the nuclear aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle, frigates La Motte-Picquet, Jean de Vienne and Jean Bart, the nuclear attack submarine Rubis, the tanker Meuse and the aviso Commandant Ducuing.
From February, the Charles De Gaulle and the USS John C. Stennis exchanged a few aircraft as a means of strengthening the ties between the allies.
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 Decatur Joins French Task Force
USS Decatur, At Sea - USS Decatur (DDG 73) assumed another large role in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations by joining with a French-led task force in the North Arabian Sea May 5.
The task force’s flagship, FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91), France’s first nuclear-powered surface vessel, is currently operating in the waters south of Pakistan.
A native of San Diego, Hogg made three trips by French Panther helicopter to Charles de Gaulle in order to ensure a smooth set up.
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 MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: A group of Bahraini and French officials and businessmen ...
The Battle Group, formed around the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle transited the Suez canal on March 7 and has been operating in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Gulf since.
The Charles de Gaulle air wing is composed of 8 Rafale, 11 Super Etendard, 2 E2C Hawkeye aircraft and 2 Dauphin, 1 Alouette III and 1 PUMA (Army) helicopters.
The next destination for TF 473 is Goa (India) for FS Charles de Gaulle and FS Jean Bart and Bombay for HMS Gloucester and FS Montcalm.
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 French station Charles De Gaulle in Indian Ocean | discarded lies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
France is going to keep the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier stationed near Pakistan in the Indian Ocean May 5-25 to help NATO troops in Afghanistan, French army officials said April 5.
The Charles De Gaulle is, of course, France's only aircraft carrier, a nuclear-powered ship that is France's primary means of naval power projection.
Charles DeGaulle is the sigle non-US flat carrier in the world and it is state of the art.
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 Charles De Gaulle
A military statue of Charles de Gaulle near the Champs-Élysées in Paris
On his tombstone, he also specified “Charles de Gaulle, 1890-19…, nothing else”.
De Gaulle's First Government, 10 September 1944 - 21 November 1945
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 Guardian | On the losing side, a bit of grumbling from below decks
A close relative, renowned for their awful cooking, misguided love of the folks across the pond and propensity for banging on about the good old days insisted they must come.
While a naval brotherhood was symbolised by the French ship's placing between USS Saipan and the Spanish aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias, the French could not shrug off reminders of past battles.
However, as Xavier Magne, the captain of the Charles de Gaulle, talked of youthful demonstrations and loneliness, the cultural gulf between the two navies appeared wider than the channel.
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 Navy
A navy (often Navy) is the branch of a country's military forces principally designated for naval warfare, namely lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions.
The first armoured vessels, the French FS Gloire and British HMS Warrior, made wooden vessels obsolete.
As the tradition evolved, the number of cannons fired was an indication of the rank of the official being saluted.
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 Charles De Gaulle Class Aircraft Carrier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Two were originally planned (FS Richelieu or Clemenceau), but the Charles De Gaulle ran so far over budget it is not certain if another will be built.
As well as delays, the De Gaulle is louder than expected, and has a much larger radar profile than first planned.
Due to the war, and the rough shape of the new CVN, the D'Arc was maintained as a combat capable platform.
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 Aircraft carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Though aircraft carriers are given their definition with respect to fixed-wing aircraft, the first known instance of using a ship for airborne operations occurred in 1806, when the British Royal Navy's Lord Thomas Cochrane launched kites from the 32-gun frigate HMS Pallas in order to drop propaganda leaflets on the French territory.
As now only nuclear powered carriers and the two oil-fired carriers USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) and USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) have boilers as part of their motive power system, the majority of aircraft carriers are now equipped with steam generating plant solely to power the catapults.
The Buque de proyección estratégica is a vessel designed to operate both as amphibious assault vessel and as VSTOL aircraft carrier, depending on the mission assigned.
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 Official: France to get a second aircraft carrier [Archive] - Military Photos
The Charles de Gaulle was officially handed over to the French Navy on 28 September 2000.
The Charles De Gaulle is a 38,000 ton, nuclear powered French aircraft carrier launched in May 1994 The ship operates a fleet of 40 Rafale M combat aircraft, the Super Etendard and three E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft.
Charles de Gaulle nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is the largest fighting ship ever built by a European shipyard.
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 Hangarskib - Wikipedia
Hangarskibe indgår normalt i en større gruppe af krigsskibe, som muliggør at et land kan anvende en militær styrke over store afstande uden at være afhængig af lokale landbaserede baser.
Hangarskibe er normalt de største skibe som indgår i et lands flådestyrke.
Kina er i besiddelse af et tidligere sovjetisk hangarskib Varyag, men de fleste flådeanalytikere er af den opfattelse, at Kina ikke har nogen intentioner om at gøre skibet operationsdygtigt.
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The new French nuclear carrier "Charles de Gaulle" has suffered from a seemingly endless string of problems since it was first conceived in 1986.
Flaws in the "de Gaulle" have led it to using the propellers from it predecessor, the "Foch," because the ones built for "de Gaulle" never worked right and the propeller manufacturer went out of business in 1999.
The "de Gaulle" took eleven years to build (1988-99) and was not ready for service until late 2000.
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 Distressed vessel rescued off Yemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The De Zeven Provincien commanding officer, Captain Maarten Stenvert, said his crew performed the rescue in a "superb manner." "They were continuously aware what was going on and of the potential dangers that the Hyundai Fortune posed to them such as explosion, falling containers, among others" said Stenvert.
One crewmember sustained non-life threatening injuries and has been evacuated to the French Navy aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle, which hosts the nearest surgical facility, by a Lynx helicopter from the French destroyer FS Montcalm (D 642) for further examination.
CV Charles de Gaulle and FS Montcalm are part of coalition TF 473, which is led by French Rear Admiral.
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