It's not that small:
carrying around 1,800 crew members and some 20 aircraft as well as 50,000 cases of wine and 3 white flags.
carrying around 1,800 crew members and some 20 aircraft as well as 50,000 cases of wine and 3 white flags.
About the same displacement as a WWII acc (minus the wine and surrender flags). The Reagan is 113,000 tons vs 37,000 of the CDG.
Reagan:Ship's company: 3,200 Air wing: 2,480
CDG: Ship's company: 1,350 Air wing: 600
Reagan 90 aircraft, CDG 28-35 aircraft
Top speed: CDG: 27 knots Reagan: 30+ (or the same as De Gaulle, while dragging its anchors)