Aircraft Carriers: Clemenceau Class

[Brian James]

Clemenceau Class Carrier FS Foch pictured c1999,she was sold to Brasil in 2000 and renamed NAe São Paulo,she was expected to rejoin the fleet in late 2013, but suffered another major fire in 2012. As of September 2016, she continued to undergo repairs; the commander of the Brazilian Navy, Admiral Eduardo Leal Ferreira, said plans were in place to renew the Carrier's propulsion system. The ship's catapult was also reported to have problems.On February 14th 2017, the Navy announced the ship would be demobilised and subsequently decommissioned, citing the uneconomical cost of further repairs.The Brazilian Navy formally decommissioned the aircraft carrier NAe São Paulo on November 22nd 2018.