Name Painlevé Ordered 1938 Draught 6.5 m (21 ft) Weight 20,320 tons Draft 6.5 m | Namesake Paul Painlevé Beam 24.5 m (80 ft) Length 236 m Displacement 18.14 million kg Builder AC de St. Nazaire Penhoet | |
Fate Planned but never laid down | ||
Painlevé was the planned second ship of the Joffre class of aircraft carriers for the French Navy. She was named in honour of Paul Painlevé. The ship was never laid down.
History
Painlevé was to be built at the shipyards of AC de St. Nazaire Penhoet, but with work on the lead ship Joffre slowed and ultimately halted by the events of World War II, her keel was never laid down.
References
French aircraft carrier Painlevé Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA