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 ...

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 ...

Brazil finally sank in a controlled manner the hull of what once was the pride of the South American country's Navy: the aircraft carrier São Paulo, also known as Foch during her time with the ...