Origin France
Type Helicopter Carrier
Year 1964
Displacement, tons 10 000
Dimensions, meters 182.0 x 24.0 x 7.3
Aircraft 10 Helicopters
Missiles 6 x Exocet
Guns -
Torpedo -
Main Engines Rateau-Bretagne geared turbines. 40 000 shp
Speed, knots 26
Range, miles 6.000
Complement 809

The Jeanne d'Arc (R97) is a helicopter cruiser of the French Navy. She is the third vessel of the French Navy named after Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc, in French), a national heroine of France and saint of the Catholic Church who repelled the English invasion during the Hundred Years' War. In peace time, the Jeanne d'Arc is used for teaching purposes; however, in case of emergency or crisis, she becomes a fully capable helicopter cruiser. In peace time, Jeanne d'Arc is a teaching vessel for the naval officers' application academy, and at the same time possesses an aerial group of 2 Aerospatiale Puma helicopters and 2 Aerospatiale Gazelle helicopters of the light aviation of the French Army, as well as two helicopters Alouette III of naval aviation. Jeanne d'Arc is to go on combat missions, either in anti-submarine warfare with 8 WG 13 Lynx helicopters, either in external missions by carrying Puma or Gazelle helicopters from the light aviation of the French Army, or to carry landing troops (with Super Frelon helicopters). Jeanne d'Arc can carry about 10 light or heavy helicopters. It can simultaneously handle the take-off and landing of 3 helicopters.

Origin USA
Type Aircraft Carrier
Year 1968
Displacement, tons 61 000
Dimensions, meters 320.7 x 39.6 x 10.9
Aircraft 78 Fighters - 8 Helicopters
Missiles 2 x Sea Sparrow
Guns 3 x 20mm Mk 15 CIWS
Torpedo -
Main Engines 4 geared turbines. 280 000 shp.
Speed, knots 30+
Range, miles 12.000
Complement 2800 (plus airwing of 2150; a total of 4950)

The John F Kennedy class aircraft carrier was a improvement of the existing Forrestal deasing. The class has 4 catapults in order to launch as many planes as possible in the shortest amount of time.