This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, reserve, under construction, or being rebuilt. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft.[1] The list only refers to the status of the ship, not availability or condition of an air wing. Ships classed as amphibious assault ships and helicopter carriers, whose primary purpose is to carry, arm, deploy, and recover aircraft, are included.
Summary
Commissioned carriers
Country |
Name (hull number) |
Length |
Tonnage |
Class |
Propulsion |
Type |
Classification |
Commission |
Australia |
Canberra (L02) |
231 231 m (758 ft) |
027500 27,500 mt |
Canberra |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Landing helicopter dock |
28 November 2014 |
Australia |
Adelaide (L01) |
230.82 230.82 m (757.3 ft) |
027500 27,500 mt |
Canberra |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Landing helicopter dock |
4 December 2015 |
Brazil |
São Paulo (A12) |
265 265 m (869 ft) |
032800 32,800 mt |
Clemenceau |
Conventional |
CATOBAR |
Fleet carrier |
15 November 2000 |
China |
Liaoning (16) |
304 304 m (997 ft) |
059100 59,100 mt |
Kuznetsov[14] |
Conventional |
STOBAR |
Training carrier |
25 September 2012[3] |
France |
Charles de Gaulle (R91) |
262 262 m (860 ft) |
042000 42,000 mt |
Charles de Gaulle |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
Fleet carrier |
18 May 2001 |
France |
Mistral (L9013) |
199 199 m (653 ft) |
021300 21,300 mt |
Mistral |
Conventional |
VTOL |
Landing helicopter dock |
1 February 2006 |
France |
Tonnerre (L9014) |
199 199 m (653 ft) |
021300 21,300 mt |
Mistral |
Conventional |
VTOL |
Landing helicopter dock |
1 December 2006 |
France |
Dixmude (L9015) |
199 199 m (653 ft) |
021300 21,300 mt |
Mistral |
Conventional |
VTOL |
Landing helicopter dock |
27 December 2012 |
India |
Vikramaditya (R33)[7] |
283 283 m (928 ft) |
045400 45,400 mt |
Kiev |
Conventional |
STOBAR |
Fleet carrier |
16 November 2013[15] |
India |
Viraat (R22) |
227 227 m (745 ft) |
028700 28,700 mt |
Centaur |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Fleet carrier |
20 May 1987 |
Italy |
Giuseppe Garibaldi (C 551) |
180 180 m (590 ft) |
013850 13,850 mt |
Giuseppe Garibaldi |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Anti-submarine warfare carrier |
30 September 1985 |
Italy |
Cavour (C 550) |
244 244 m (801 ft) |
027100 27,100 mt |
Cavour |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Fleet carrier |
27 March 2008 |
Japan |
Izumo (DDH-183) |
248 248 m (814 ft) |
027000 27,000 mt |
Izumo |
Conventional |
VTOL |
Helicopter destroyer |
25 March 2015 |
Japan |
Hyūga (DDH-181) |
197 197 m (646 ft) |
019000 19,000 mt |
Hyūga |
Conventional |
VTOL |
Helicopter destroyer |
18 March 2009 |
Japan |
Ise (DDH-182) |
197 197 m (646 ft) |
019000 19,000 mt |
Hyūga |
Conventional |
VTOL |
Helicopter destroyer |
16 March 2011 |
Russia |
Admiral Kuznetsov (063) |
306 305 m (1,001 ft) |
055200 55,200 mt |
Kuznetsov |
Conventional |
STOBAR |
Heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser |
21 January 1991 |
South Korea |
Dokdo (LPH-6111) |
199 199 m (653 ft) |
018800 18,800 mt |
Dokdo |
Conventional |
VTOL |
Landing platform helicopter |
3 July 2007 |
Spain |
Juan Carlos I (L-61) |
231 231 m (758 ft) |
026000 26,000 mt |
Juan Carlos I |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Landing helicopter dock |
30 September 2010 |
Thailand |
Chakri Naruebet (911) |
183 183 m (600 ft) |
011486 11,486 mt |
Principe de Asturias |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Fleet carrier |
10 August 1997 |
United Kingdom |
Ocean (L12) |
203.4 203.4 m (667 ft) |
021500 21,500 mt |
Ocean |
Conventional |
VTOL |
Landing platform helicopter |
30 September 1998 |
United States |
Nimitz (CVN-68) |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
100020 100,020 mt |
Nimitz |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
Fleet carrier |
3 May 1975 |
United States |
Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
103200 103,200 mt |
Nimitz |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
Fleet carrier |
18 October 1977 |
United States |
Carl Vinson (CVN-70) |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
102900 102,900 mt |
Nimitz |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
Fleet carrier |
13 March 1982 |
United States |
Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
106300 106,300 mt |
Nimitz |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
Fleet carrier |
25 October 1986 |
United States |
Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
105783 105,783 mt |
Nimitz |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
Fleet carrier |
11 November 1989 |
United States |
George Washington (CVN-73) |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
105900 105,900 mt |
Nimitz |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
Fleet carrier |
4 July 1992 |
United States |
John C. Stennis (CVN-74) |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
105000 105,000 mt |
Nimitz |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
Fleet carrier |
9 December 1995 |
United States |
Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
105600 105,600 mt |
Nimitz |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
Fleet carrier |
25 July 1998 |
United States |
Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
103000 103,000 mt |
Nimitz |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
Fleet carrier |
12 July 2003 |
United States |
George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
104000 104,000 mt |
Nimitz |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
Fleet carrier |
10 January 2009 |
United States |
America (LHA-6) |
257.3 257.3 m (844 ft) |
045000 45,000 mt |
America[13] |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Landing helicopter assault |
11 October 2014[16] |
United States |
Wasp (LHD-1) |
257 257 m (843 ft) |
040532 40,532 mt |
Wasp[13] |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Landing helicopter dock |
29 July 1989 |
United States |
Essex (LHD-2) |
257 257 m (843 ft) |
040650 40,650 mt |
Wasp |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Landing helicopter dock |
17 October 1992 |
United States |
Kearsarge (LHD-3) |
257 257 m (843 ft) |
040500 40,500 mt |
Wasp |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Landing helicopter dock |
16 October 1993 |
United States |
Boxer (LHD-4) |
257 257 m (843 ft) |
040722 40,722 mt |
Wasp |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Landing helicopter dock |
11 February 1995 |
United States |
Bataan (LHD-5) |
257 257 m (843 ft) |
040358 40,358 mt |
Wasp |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Landing helicopter dock |
20 September 1997 |
United States |
Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) |
257 257 m (843 ft) |
040500 40,500 mt |
Wasp |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Landing helicopter dock |
15 August 1998 |
United States |
Iwo Jima (LHD-7) |
257 257 m (843 ft) |
040530 40,530 mt |
Wasp |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Landing helicopter dock |
30 June 2001 |
United States |
Makin Island (LHD-8) |
258 258 m (846 ft) |
041649 41,649 mt |
Wasp |
Conventional |
STOVL |
Landing helicopter dock |
24 October 2009 |
Carriers in reserve
Carriers undergoing sea trials
Carriers under construction or being fitted out
Country |
Name (hull number) |
Length |
Tonnage |
Class |
Propulsion |
Type |
Commission |
Status |
China |
tbd |
tbd |
tbd |
Type 001A |
Conventional[17] |
STOBAR[17] |
2020 (expected)[17] |
Under construction[4] |
India |
Vikrant (IAC-I)[7] |
262 262 m (860 ft) |
040000 40,000 mt |
Vikrant |
Conventional |
STOBAR |
2018 (expected)[18] |
Fitted out[19] |
Japan |
Kaga (DDH-184) |
248 248 m (814 ft) |
027000 27,000 mt |
Izumo |
Conventional |
VTOL |
2017 (expected) |
Fitted out[20] |
South Korea |
Marado (LPH-6112)[21] |
199 199 m (653 ft) |
018800 18,800 mt |
Dokdo |
Conventional |
VTOL |
2019 (expected) |
Under construction |
United Kingdom |
Queen Elizabeth (R08)[12] |
280 280 m (920 ft) |
07060070,600 mt |
Queen Elizabeth |
Conventional |
STOVL |
2017 (planned)[22] |
Fitted out |
United Kingdom |
Prince of Wales (R09)[12] |
280 280 m (920 ft) |
07060070,600 mt |
Queen Elizabeth |
Conventional |
STOVL |
2020 (expected) |
Under construction |
United States |
Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)[23] |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
100000 100,000 mt |
Gerald R. Ford |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
2016 (planned) |
Fitted out |
United States |
John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)[24] |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
100000 100,000 mt |
Gerald R. Ford |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
2020 (expected) |
Under construction |
United States |
Tripoli (LHA-7) |
257.3 257.3 m (844 ft) |
045000 45,000 mt |
America |
Conventional |
STOVL |
2018 (expected) |
Under construction |
Carriers ordered
Other planned carriers
Country |
Name (Hull number) |
Length |
Tonnage |
Class |
Propulsion |
Type |
Commission |
Brazil |
tbd |
tbd |
tbd |
tbd |
tbd |
tbd |
2029+ (planned)[25] |
India |
Vishal (IAC-II)[18] |
260 m (860 ft) |
065000 65,000 mt[26][27] |
Vikrant |
tbd[27] |
CATOBAR |
2025 (expected)[26] |
India |
tbd |
215 m (705 ft) |
030000 30,000 mt |
Multi-Role Support Vessel[28][29] |
Conventional |
STOVL |
tbd |
India |
tbd |
215 m (705 ft) |
030000 30,000 mt |
Multi-Role Support Vessel[28][29] |
Conventional |
STOVL |
tbd |
India |
tbd |
215 m (705 ft) |
030000 30,000 mt |
Multi-Role Support Vessel[28][29] |
Conventional |
STOVL |
tbd |
India |
tbd |
215 m (705 ft) |
030000 30,000 mt |
Multi-Role Support Vessel[28][29] |
Conventional |
STOVL |
tbd |
Italy |
Trieste |
tdb |
tbd |
tbd |
Conventional |
STOVL |
c. 2022 (expected) |
Russia |
tbd |
330 330 m (1,080 ft) |
100000 100,000 mt |
Shtorm |
tbd |
STOBAR |
2025+ (expected) |
Singapore |
tbd |
tbd |
tbd |
Modified Endurance-class[30] |
Conventional |
VTOL |
tbd |
South Korea |
tbd[31] |
244 244 m (801 ft) |
030000 30,000 mt |
tbd |
Conventional |
STOVL |
from 2028 (expected)[31] |
South Korea |
tbd[31] |
244 244 m (801 ft) |
030000 30,000 mt |
tbd |
Conventional |
STOVL |
by 2036 (expected)[31] |
Turkey |
TGC Anatolia[32] |
231 231 m (758 ft) |
026000 26,000 mt |
Juan Carlos I variant |
Conventional |
STOVL |
2021 (expected) |
United States |
tbd (CVN-81)[33] |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
100000 100,000 mt |
Gerald R. Ford |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (CVN-81)[34] |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
100000 100,000 mt |
Gerald R. Ford |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (CVN-82)[35] |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
100000 100,000 mt |
Gerald R. Ford |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (CVN-84)[36] |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
100000 100,000 mt |
Gerald R. Ford |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (CVN-85)[37] |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
100000 100,000 mt |
Gerald R. Ford |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (CVN-86)[38] |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
100000 100,000 mt |
Gerald R. Ford |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (CVN-87)[39] |
333 333 m (1,093 ft) |
100000 100,000 mt |
Gerald R. Ford |
Nuclear |
CATOBAR |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (LHA-8)[40] |
244 257 m (843 ft) |
045693 45,693 mt |
America |
Conventional |
STOVL |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (LHA-9)[40] |
244 257 m (843 ft) |
045693 45,693 mt |
America |
Conventional |
STOVL |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (LHA-10)[40] |
244 257 m (843 ft) |
045693 45,693 mt |
America |
Conventional |
STOVL |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (LHA-11)[40] |
244 257 m (843 ft) |
045693 45,693 mt |
America |
Conventional |
STOVL |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (LHA-12)[40] |
244 257 m (843 ft) |
045693 45,693 mt |
America |
Conventional |
STOVL |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (LHA-13)[40] |
244 257 m (843 ft) |
045693 45,693 mt |
America |
Conventional |
STOVL |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (LHA-14)[40] |
244 257 m (843 ft) |
045693 45,693 mt |
America |
Conventional |
STOVL |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (LHA-15)[40] |
244 257 m (843 ft) |
045693 45,693 mt |
America |
Conventional |
STOVL |
tbd |
United States |
tbd (LHA-16)[40] |
244 257 m (843 ft) |
045693 45,693 mt |
America |
Conventional |
STOVL |
tbd |
See also
References
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