Clemenceau (R 98)was the lead ship of her class, and the 8th aircraft carrier of the French Navy, serving from 1961 to 1997.
The ship was a small but effective design, using elements of United States carrier design, but to a smaller scale. The vessels were given relatively heavy gun armament for their size, and some stability problems were encountered which required bulging the hull.
Clemenceau went through a major refit from September 1977 to November 1978. She was again refitted with new defensive systems from 1 September 1985 to 31 August 1987, including replacement of four of the 100 mm guns with a pair of Crotale surface-to-air missile
1974 Independence of Djibouti, in the Indian Ocean.
1982-1984 Lebanon civil war. She rotated with the Foch, providing constant on-station air support to French peacekeepers.
1987-1988 Operation Prométhée. The ship receives orders to position in Oman sea, to protect French merchant traffic in Persian gulf from Iranian speedboats during war between Iran and Iraq. She arrives on area on 15 August. Iranian P-3 Orion intercepted by F-8 Crusader on CAP. The Promethee battle force, Task Force 623, réalise l'opération Prométhée, included the support ship Loire, Clémenceau, le PR Meuse , les BCR Var et Marne.
1993-1996 several tours including combat operations and air patrol over former Yugoslavia during operation 'Balbuzard' to support the UN's tro
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