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{{Short description|Military development program}}
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'''PH 75''' was a military development program in [[French Navy|France]] aimed at designing a [[nuclear propulsion|nuclear-powered]] [[amphibious assault ship]] during the 1970s.  Design work was never completed by the time the project was cancelled in 1981.

==History==
The role of providing air support for amphibious operations in the [[French Navy]] was left to the aging [[Arromanches (R 95)|''Arromanches'']] (R 95), a [[World War II|World War II-era]] light carrier.  PH 75 was envisioned as the replacement for the ''Arromanches''.  Nuclear propulsion was selected to allow the vessel to operate with fewer support vessels and at longer ranges.  Other roles were added to the program including command, rescue, and [[anti-submarine warfare]].  Early plans were for completion of the first unit by 1981, but this proved unobtainable, and after several delays, the project was finally cancelled.

France instead chose to pursue a conventionally powered vessel to fulfill this role, termed a power projection ship, resulting in the development of the [[Mistral class landing platform dock|''Mistral'' class]] which entered service in 2005.  Meanwhile, France also developed a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the [[Charles de Gaulle (R 91)|''Charles de Gaulle'']].

==See also==
* [[Mistral-class amphibious assault ship|''Mistral''-class amphibious assault ship]]
* [[List of aircraft carriers]]

==References==
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