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Brazilian changes to a Clemenceau-class carrier

Brazil would need only modest changes to a French Clemenceau-class design, chiefly larger lifts and allowance for heavier aircraft.

Question

If Brazil ordered two Clemenceau-class carriers in the 1950s, what changes would it likely request?

Short answer

Probably larger lifts and provision for slightly heavier aircraft, with little need to alter the rest of the design.

Notes

Brazil would have little reason to redesign the carrier radically. The most useful alteration would be larger aircraft elevators. The ship might also be strengthened or specified for somewhat heavier aircraft than the original French fit. Those changes preserve the class's basic concept while making its aviation facilities better suited to Brazilian requirements through the 1960s.