France sold Foch to Brazil in 2000 ... it was the world's oldest commissioned aircraft carrier”. “In the better part of two decades that the flattop had flown the Brazilian flag, she had ...

Summary and Key Points: In 2001, France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier replaced its predecessor, the Foch, marking a significant upgrade for the French Navy. As Western Europe's largest ...

Aircraft carriers still provide mobile airfields that ... the failed effort to rehabilitate the Sao Paulo (the former French Foch), although Brazil’s acquisition of the former HMS Ocean means ...

The São Paulo began life as the French aircraft carrier Foch. It served for 37 years until it was replaced by the nuclear-powered carrier Charles de Gaulle. Brazil bought the vessel from the ...