List of aircraft carriers

The list of aircraft carriers contains aircraft carriers listed alphabetically by name.

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Name	Service	Pennant number	Class	Type	Commissioned	Notes
USS Abraham Lincoln	United States Navy	CVN-72	Nimitz class	Nuclear-powered supercarrier	1989 - 11 November 1989	Currently in service
HMS Activity	Royal Navy	D94		Escort aircraft carrier	1942 - 29 September 1942	Converted from the cargo ship MV Telemachus during construction. Activity served in World War II being de-converted as the MV Breconshire
Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov	Russian Navy		Kiev class	Hybrid aircraft-carrying cruiser	1987 - January 1987	Originally commissioned as Baku, renamed in 1990, and retired in 1996; sold to the Indian Navy to become INS Vikramaditya
Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov	Russian Navy		Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov class	STOBAR aircraft carrier	1991 - 21 January 1991	Originally named Riga, renamed Leonid Brezhnev, then Tbilisi before becoming Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov; currently in service
Akagi	Imperial Japanese Navy		Akagi class	Fleet carrier	1927 - 25 March 1927	converted from an Amagi-class battlecruiser; the Akagi was sunk at the Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942
Akitsu Maru	Imperial Japanese Army			Amphibious warfare ship / aircraft ferry	1942 – January 1942	Operated by the army, the Akitsu Maru was unable to accept aircraft landing on and was, in effect, an aircraft ferry and amphibious assault ship; sunk by USS Queenfish on 15 November 1944
HMAS Albatross	Royal Australian Navy			Seaplane carrier	1928 to1933
HMS Albion	Royal Navy	R07	Centaur class	Light Fleet carrier	1954 - 26 May 1954	launched in 1947, converted into a commando carrier in 1962, Albion was sold in 1973
USS Altamaha	United States Navy	CVE-6	Bogue class	Escort carrier	1942	Transferred to the United Kingdom as HMS Battler immediately upon commission
USS Altamaha	United States Navy	CVE-18	Bogue class	Escort carrier
Amagi	Imperial Japanese Navy		Akagi class	Fleet carrier		The hull of the Amagi was damaged beyond repair during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake before conversion from the Amagi-class battle cruiser - Amagi
Amagi	Imperial Japanese Navy		Unryū class	Light fleet carrier	1944	Commissioned in 1944 the Amagi was sunk in 1945
HMS Ameer	Royal Navy	D01	Ruler class	Escort carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Baffins; de-commissioned in 1946
USS America	United States Navy	CV-66	Kitty Hawk class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1965	De-commissioned in 1996
USS Antietam	United States Navy		Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1945	De-commissioned in 1963
Aquila	Marina Militare			Fleet aircraft carrier		Conversion from the liner Roma began in 1941; construction stopped in 1943; broken up in the 1950s
HMS Arbiter	Royal Navy	D31	Ruler class	Escort carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS St. Simon; decommissioned in 1946
HMS Archer	Royal Navy	D78	Long Island class	Escort aircraft carrier	1941	Became the MV Empire Lagan aircraft ferry in 1944; returned to the United States in 1946
HMS Ark Royal	Royal Navy	91		Fleet aircraft carrier	1939	Sunk in 1941
HMS Ark Royal	Royal Navy	R09	Audacious class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1955	de-commissioned in 1978
HMS Ark Royal	Royal Navy	R07	Invincible class	STOVL carrier	1985	De-commissioned in 2011
Arromanches	French Navy	R 95	Colossus class	Light aircraft carrier	1946	de-commissioned in 1974
HMS Atheling	Royal Navy	D51	Ruler class	Escort carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Glacier; decommissioned in 1946
HMS Attacker	Royal Navy	D02	Attacker class	Escort carrier	1942	Formerly USS Barnes, transferred to the Royal Navy after commissioning and returned to the USA in 1946
HMS Audacity	Royal Navy	D10		Escort aircraft carrier	June 1941 - 21 December 1941	Converted from the captured German merchant ship Hannover; torpedoed and sunk by U-751
HMS Avenger	Royal Navy	D14	Avenger class	Escort aircraft carrier	1942	Commissioned: 2 March 1942; Sunk 15 November 1942
USS Baffins	United States Navy	CVE-35	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Ameer
Baku	Soviet Navy		Kiev class	Hybrid aircraft-carrying cruiser	1982	The 42,000 ton Baku was commissioned in 1982 and renamed Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov on 4 October 1990.
USS Barnes	United States Navy	CVE-7	Bogue class	Escort aircraft carrier	1942	The 14,400 ton escort carrier was commissioned on 30 September 1942 and immediately transferred to the United Kingdom as HMS Attacker
USS Barnes	United States Navy	CVE-20	Bogue class	Escort carrier
USS Bastian	United States Navy	CVE-37	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Trumpeter
USS Bataan	United States Navy	CVL-29	Independence class	Light aircraft carrier	1943	The 11,000 Bataan was commissioned on 17 November 1943 till 9 April 1954.
HMS Battler.	Royal Navy	D18	Attacker class	Escort aircraft carrier	1942	The 14,400 ton escort carrier, formerly USS Altamaha, was commissioned on 31 October 1942 till 12 February 1946 when it was returned to the United States
Béarn	French Navy			Fleet aircraft carrier	1927	Converted Normandie-class battleship, in service from 1927 to 1948
HMS Begum	Royal Navy	D38	Ruler class	Escort carrier	1944	First commissioned as USS Bolinas; decommissioned in 1946
USS Belleau Wood	United States Navy	CVL-24	Independence class	Light aircraft carrier	1943	Commissioned 31 March 1943;later transferred to France as Bois Belleau from 13 January 1947
USS Bennington	United States Navy	CV-20	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1944	The 27,100 ton Bennington was commissioned on 6 August 1944 and de-commissioned on 15 January 1970
USS Bismarck Sea	United States Navy	CVE-95	Casablanca class	Escort aircraft carrier	1944	Commissioned 20 May 1944 and sunk 21 February 1945 by kamikaze attack off Iwo Jima
HMS Biter	Royal Navy	D97	Avenger class	Escort aircraft carrier	1940	De-commissioned in 1945
USS Block Island	United States Navy	CVE-21	Bogue class	Escort aircraft carrier	1943	Commissioned 8 March 1943 and sunk 29 May 1944 off the Canary Islands by U-549
USS Bogue	United States Navy	CVE-9	Bogue class	Escort aircraft carrier	1942
USS Bolinas	United States Navy	CVE-36	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Begum
USS Bon Homme Richard	United States Navy	CV-31	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1941	The 27,100 ton fleet carrier, Bonne Homme Richard, was commissioned on 26 November 1941 and de-commissioned on 2 July 1971.
HMCS Bonaventure	Royal Canadian Navy	CVL-22	Majestic class	Light aircraft carrier	1957	Acquired from the United Kingdom as the incomplete HMS Powerful after 1950, commissioned 15 January 1957, decommissioned 3 July 1970, and broken up in 1971.
USS Boxer	United States Navy	CV-21	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1945	The 27,100 ton Boxer was commissioned on 16 April 1945 and de-commissioned on 1 December 1969
USS Breton	United States Navy	CVE-10	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Chaser
USS Breton	United States Navy	CVE-23	Bogue class	Escort carrier
HMS Bulwark	Royal Navy	R08	Centaur class	Fleet carrier		Launched in 1948; converted into a commando carrier in 1960
USS Bunker Hill	United States Navy	CV-17	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1943	The 27,100 ton fleet carrier Bunker Hill was commissioned on 24 May 1943 and de-commissioned on 9 January 1947
USS Cabot	United States Navy	CVL-28	Independence class	Light aircraft carrier	1943	Transferred to Spain as Dédalo
HMS Campania	Royal Navy			Seaplane Tender	1915	Converted from the ocean liner RMS Campania, sunk in a collision in 1918
HMS Campania	Royal Navy	D48	Nairana class	Escort aircraft carrier	1944	Scrapped in 1955
Campinas	French Navy			Seaplane carrier	1915	Launched 1896 and converted from merchant ship in 1915; fate unknown
USS Card	United States Navy	CVE-11	Bogue class	Escort carrier
USS Carl Vinson	United States Navy	CVN-70	Nimitz class	Nuclear-powered super-carrier	1982	Currently in active service
USS Carnegie	United States Navy	CVE-38	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Empress
USS Casablanca	United States Navy	CVE-55	Casablanca class	Escort aircraft carrier	1943	Escort carrier, commissioned from 1943 to 1946
Cavour	Marina Militare	550		STOVL aircraft carrier	2008	Formerly the Andrea Doria
HTMS Chakri Naruebet	Royal Thai Navy	911	Principe de Asturias class	STOVL aircraft carrier	1997	Commissioned 10 August 1997 the modified Principe de Asturias is currently in active service
Charles De Gaulle	French Navy	R 91		Nuclear powered Fleet aircraft carrier	2001	Currently in service
HMS Chaser	United States Navy	D32	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Breton
USS Chatham	United States Navy	CVE-32	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Slinger
Chitose	Imperial Japanese Navy		Chitose class	Light aircraft carrier	1938 - 25 July 1938	Sunk in 1944
Chiyoda	Imperial Japanese Navy		Chitose class	Light aircraft carrier	1938 - 25 July 1938	Sunk 25 October 1944
Chuyo	Imperial Japanese Navy		Taiyō class	Escort aircraft carrier	1942 - 25 November 1942	Torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS Sailfish near the Home Islands, 4 December 1943
Clemenceau	French Navy	R 98	Clemenceau class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1961	De-commissioned in 1997
HMS Colossus	Royal Navy	R15	Colossus class	Light aircraft carrier		loaned then sold to France as Arromanches
Commandant Teste	French Navy			Seaplane tender and aircraft transport	1932	De-commissioned 1942
USS Commencement Bay	United States Navy	CVE-105	Commencement Bay class	Escort aircraft carrier	1944	Scrapped sometime after 1971
USS Constellation	United States Navy	CV-64	Kitty Hawk class	Large Fleet carrier	1961	De-commissioned 2003
USS Copahee	United States Navy	CVE-12	Bogue class	Escort carrier
USS Coral Sea	United States Navy	CV-43	Midway class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1947	De-commissioned 1990
USS Cordova	United States Navy	CVE-39	Bogue class	Escort carrier		became HMS Khedive
USS Core	United States Navy	CVE-13	Bogue class	Escort carrier
HMS Courageous	Royal Navy	50	Courageous class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1928	Converted from a battlecruiser between 1924 and 1928. Sunk in 1939
USS Cowpens	United States Navy	CVL-25	Independence class	Light aircraft carrier	1943	De-commissioned 1947
USS Croatan	United States Navy	CVE-14	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Fencer
USS Croatan	United States Navy	CVE-25	Bogue class	Escort carrier
HMS Dasher	Royal Navy	D37	Avenger class	Light aircraft carrier	1942	Sunk on 27 March 1943
Dédalo	Spanish Navy			Seaplane tender	1918	Ex-German merchantman Neuenfels converted to a Seaplane tender, sunk by 18 July 1937
Dédalo	Spanish Navy		Independence class	Light aircraft carrier	1967	The 11,000 ton light carrier, formerly the USS Cabot, served from 1967 to August 1989. Scrapped in the USA during 2002
USS Delgada	United States Navy	CVE-40	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Speaker
Dixmude	French Navy		Charger class	Escort aircraft carrier	1945	De-commissioned in 1966
Dristigheten	Swedish Navy		Dristigheten class	Seaplane tender	1928	The 2,270 ton Dristigheten was converted from a coastal defence ship in 1927-1928
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower	United States Navy	CVN-69	Nimitz class	Nuclear powered Super-carrier	1977	The 104,000 ton Dwight D. Eisenhower is still in active service, having been commissioned 18 October 1977.
HMS Eagle	Royal Navy	94		Fleet aircraft carrier	1924	Laid down as an Almirante Latorre-class battleship for Chile, the hull was converted to an aircraft carrier from 1918 to 1924. Sunk in 1942
HMS Eagle	Royal Navy	R05	Audacious class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1951	De-commissioned in 1972
USS Edisto	United States Navy	CVE-105	Bogue class	Escort aircraft carrier	1943 - 7 September 1943	Transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Nabob directly upon completion. Decommissioned:30 September 1944 converted to merchant vessel and finally scrapped in 1977
HMS Emperor	Royal Navy	D98	Ruler class	Escort carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Pybus; decommissioned in 1946
HMS Empress	Royal Navy	D42	Ruler class	Escort carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Carnegie; decommissioned in 1946
USS Enterprise	United States Navy	CV-6	Yorktown class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1938	De-commissioned on 17 February 1947
USS Enterprise	United States Navy	CVN-65	Enterprise class	Nuclear powered Super-carrier	1961	Commissioned on 25 November 1961 , the Enterprise is now scheduled for de-commissioning in 2013
USS Essex	United States Navy	CV-9	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1942	De-commissioned in 1969
USS Estero	United States Navy	CVE-42	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Premier
SS Europa	Kriegsmarine					Converted merchant ship, cancelled during conversion in 1942
SS Europa	Marina Militare					A merchantman, first launched in 1895, converted to a seaplane carrier; stricken 1920
HMS Fencer	Royal Navy	D64	Attacker class	Escort carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Croatan; decommissioned in 1946
Flugzeugträger B	Kriegsmarine		Graf Zeppelin class	Fleet aircraft carrier		The keel was laid down in 1938; construction cancelled in 1939 and scrapped in 1940
Foch	French Navy	R 99	Clemenceau class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1963	De-commissioned in 2000 and sold to Brazil as the São Paulo
HMS Formidable	Royal Navy	67	Illustrious class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1940	De-commissioned in 1947
USS Franklin	United States Navy	CV-13	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1944	De-commissioned in 1947
USS Forrestal	United States Navy	CVA-59	Forrestal class	Large Fleet aircraft carrier	1955	Commissioned from 1955 to 1993
Foudre	French Navy			Seaplane carrier		Struck off charge in 1921
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt	United States Navy	CV-42	Midway class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1945	De-commissioned in 1977
HMS Furious	Royal Navy	47	Courageous class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1917	Battlecruiser rebuilt with full length flight deck in September 1925, scrapped 1948
USS George H.W. Bush	United States Navy	CVN-77	Nimitz class	Nuclear-powered super-carrier	2009	Commissioned 10 January 2009 and currently in active service
USS George Washington	United States Navy	CVN-73	Nimitz class	Nuclear powered super-carrier	1992	Commissioned 4 July 1992 and currently in active service
USS Gerald R. Ford	United States Navy	CVN-78	Gerald R. Ford class	Nuclear powered super-carrier	2015 (est.)	Under construction, commissioning expected in 2015
Giuseppe Garibaldi	Marina Militare	551		STOVL carrier	1983
Giuseppe Miraglia	Marina Militare			Seaplane carrier	1923	Scrapped in 1950
USS Glacier	United States Navy	CVE-33	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Atheling
HMS Glorious	Royal Navy		Courageous class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1917	Battlecruiser rebuilt with full length flight deck in 1930. Sunk 8 June 1940 with only 43 survivors
HMS Gotland	Swedish Navy		Gotland class	Seaplane cruiser	1934	At 4,600 tons, originally planned as a through-deck seaplane carrier. Launched 1933, commissioned 1934 and converted into an anti-aircraft cruiser in 1944. Scrapped in 1963
Graf Zeppelin	Kriegsmarine		Graf Zeppelin class	Fleet aircraft carrier		Launched 1938 but not completed - Captured by the USSR April 1945 but not used as a carrier. Sank after being used as bomb & torpedo target by the USSR, August 1947
USS Guadalcanal	United States Navy	CVE-60	Casablanca class	Escort aircraft carrier	1943	The 7,800 ton Guadalcanal was commissioned on 25 September 1943. Later she captured U-505
USS Hamlin	United States Navy	CVE-15	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Stalker
USS Hancock	United States Navy	CV-19	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1944	The 27,100 ton Hancock was commissioned on 15 April 1944 and de-commissioned on 30 January 1976
USS Harry S. Truman	United States Navy	CVN-75	Nimitz class	Nuclear-powered super-carrier	1998	The 104,000 ton Harry S. Truman was commissioned on 25 July 1998 and is in active service
HMS Hermes	Royal Navy	95		Fleet carrier	1924 - 18 Feb 1924	A 10,850 ton aircraft carrier, Hermes was sunk on 9 April 1942
HMS Hermes	Royal Navy	R12	Centaur class	Fleet Carrier	1959	Built between 1944 and 1959, Hermes was in service from 25 November 1959 until 1984 with the Royal Navy and then transferred to India as INS Viraat
Hiyō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Hiyō class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1942 - 31 July 1942	Converted from the Izumo Maru; launched 24 June 1941 and commissioned 31 July 1942, sunk 21 June 1944
Hiryū	Imperial Japanese Navy		Sōryū class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1939	Launched 15 November 1937, commissioned on 5 July 1939, sunk at the Battle of Midway on 5 June 1942
USS Hornet	United States Navy	CV-8	Yorktown class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1941	The 25,600 ton Hornet was commissioned on 20 October 1941 and sank on 27 October 1942
USS Hornet	United States Navy	CV-12	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1943	The 27,100 ton Hornet was commissioned on 29 November 1943 and de-commissioned on 26 June 1970. Currently it is a floating museum at Alameda, California
Hōshō	Imperial Japanese Navy			Fleet aircraft carrier	1922	The world's first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned
HMS Hunter	Royal Navy	D80	Attacker class	Escort carrier	1943	Decommissioned in 1945
HMS  Illustrious	Royal Navy	87	Illustrious class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1940 - 25 May 1940	The 23,000 ton Illustrious was de-commissioned in 1954
HMS  Illustrious	Royal Navy	R06	Invincible class	STOVL aircraft carrier	1982	The 20,600 ton Illustrious was commissioned on 20 June 1982.
HMS  Implacable	Royal Navy	R86	Implacable class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1944 - 28 August 1944	Decommissioned:1 September 1954
HMS  Indefatigable	Royal Navy	R10	Implacable class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1944 - 3 May 1944	Decommissioned in December 1946
USS  Independence	United States Navy	CVL-22	Independence class	Light aircraft carrier	1943	The 11,000 ton Independence was commissioned on 14 January 1943 and de-commissioned on 28 August 1946
USS  Independence	United States Navy	CV-62	Forrestal class	Large fleet aircraft carrier	1959	The 81,100 ton Independence was commissioned on 10 January 1959 and de-commissioned on 30 September 1998
ARA Independencia	Argentine Navy	V-1	Colossus class	Light aircraft carrier	1958	The 18,300 ton Independencia was purchased as HMS Warrior from the United Kingdom in 1958, decommissioned in 1970 and broken up
HMS Indomitable (92)	Royal Navy	92	Illustrious class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1943	The 23,100 ton Indomitable was commissioned on 10 October 1941 serving various roles until 1953.
USS  Intrepid	United States Navy	CV-11	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1943	The 27,100 ton Intrepid was commissioned on 16 August 1943 serving till 15 March 1974. Currently Intrepid is a museum ship in New York City, NY
HMS  Invincible	Royal Navy	R05	Invincible class	STOVL carrier	1980	The 20,600 ton Invincible was commissioned on 11 July 1980 and de-commissioned on 3 August 2005. The hulk has been broken up
USS  Iwo Jima	United States Navy	CV-46	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier		Construction of the 27,100 ton Iwo Jima was cancelled on 12 August 1945 and the hull scrapped
USS Jamaica	United States Navy	CVE-43	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Shah
Joffre	French Navy		Joffre class	Fleet aircraft carrier		Never launched
USS  John C. Stennis	United States Navy	CVN-74	Nimitz class	Nuclear-powered super-carrier	1995	Currently in service
USS  John F. Kennedy	United States Navy	CV-67	Modified Kitty Hawk class	Super-carrier	1968	In service from 1968–2007
Junyō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Hiyō class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1942	Laid down as Kashiwara Maru, purchased by the IJN and converted to an aircraft carrier. Junyō was scrapped in 1947
Kaga	Imperial Japanese Navy			Fleet aircraft carrier	1921	The 38,200 ton Kaga was converted from a Tosa-class battleship hull and commissioned on 17 November 1921. Sunk 4 June 1942 at the Battle of Midway
Kaiyo	Imperial Japanese Navy			Escort aircraft carrier	1943	The liner Argentina Maru was converted to a 13,600 ton escort carrier in 1943. Scrapped 1946 to 1948
Karel Doorman	Royal Netherlands Navy		Colossus class	Light aircraft carrier	1948 - 1968	Formerly HMS Venerable sold to Netherlands in 1948. Sold by to Argentina in 1968 as Veinticinco de Mayo
Katsuragi	Imperial Japanese Navy		Unryū class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1944	This 28,300 ton carrier was commissioned on 10 August 1944 and scrapped in 1947
HMS Khedive	Royal Navy	D62	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Cordova
Kiev	Soviet Navy	075	Kiev class	Hybrid STOVL carrier	1972	De-commissioned and used as an attraction at the Tianjin Binhai theme park in China by 2000; converted to a luxury hotel
USS Kearsarge	United States Navy	CV-33	Essex class	Fleet carrier	1946	The 27,100 ton Kearsarge was commissioned on 2 March 1946 and de-commissioned on 13 February 1970
USS Keweenaw	United States Navy	CVE-44	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Patroller
USS Kitty Hawk	United States Navy	CV-63	Kitty Hawk class	Large Fleet aircraft carrier	1961	This 80,000 ton super-carrier was commissioned on 21 April 1961 and retired on 31 January 2009
Kumano Maru	Imperial Japanese Army			Amphibious warfare ship / aircraft ferry	1945 - 31 March 1945	Operated by the Imperial Japanese Army for amphibious assault and ferrying aircraft. Scrapped in 1948 after use in repatriating Japanese prisoners of war
La Fayette	French Navy		Independence class		1951	The 11,000 ton La Fayette, formerly USS Langley, served from 1951 to 1963
USS Lake Champlain	United States Navy	CV-39	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1945	The 27,100 ton Lake Champlain was commissioned on 3 June 1945 and de-commissioned on 2 May 1966
USS Langley	United States Navy	CV-1		Light aircraft carrier and Seaplane tender	1922	The 11,500 ton Langley was commissioned on 20 March 1922 and sunk by enemy action on 27 February 1942
USS Langley	United States Navy	CVL-27	Independence class	Light aircraft carrier	1943	The 11,000 ton Langley was commissioned on 31 August 1943, later transferring to France as La Fayette after de-commissioning on 11 February 1947
Leningrad	Soviet Navy	109	Moskva class	Helicopter carrier	1968	De-commissioned in 1991
USS Lexington	United States Navy	CV-2	Lexington class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1927	The 33,000 ton Lexington was commissioned on 14 December 1927 and sunk by enemy action on 8 May 1942
USS Lexington	United States Navy	CV-16	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1943	The 27,100 ton Lexington was commissioned on 17 February 1943 and de-commissioned on 8 November 1991
USS Leyte	United States Navy	CV-32	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1946	The 27,100 ton fleet carrier Leyte was commissioned on 11 April 1946 and de-commissioned on 15 May 1959
USS Long Island	United States Navy	CVE-1	Long Island class	Escort aircraft carrier	1941	De-commissioned 26 March 1946
HMCS Magnificent	Royal Canadian Navy	CVL-21	Majestic class	Light aircraft carrier	1946	Commissioned 1946 to 1956 and returned to the Royal Navy in 1957 and placed in reserve; stricken in 1965 and scrapped
HMAS Melbourne	Royal Australian Navy	R21	Majestic class	Light aircraft carrier	1955	De-commissioned in 1982
USS Midway	United States Navy	CV-41	Midway class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1945	De-commissioned 1992 for use as a museum exhibit/venue
Minas Gerais	Brazilian Navy		Colossus class	Light aircraft carrier	1960	De-commissioned 2001
Minsk	Soviet Navy		Kiev class	STOVL carrier	1978 - 27 September 1978	De-commissioned and towed to Peoples Republic of China in 1998 for use as a casino
USS Monterey	United States Navy	CVL-26	Independence class	Light aircraft carrier	1943	De-commissioned 1956
Moskva	Soviet Navy	841	Moskva class	Helicopter carrier	1967	de-commissioned in 1998 and scrapped
MV Acavus	Royal Navy		Rapana class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from an oil tanker. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. No hangar or lift all aircraft stored and picketed on deck
MV Adula	Royal Navy		Rapana class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from an oil tanker. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. No hangar or lift all aircraft stored and picketed on deck
MV Alexia	Royal Navy		Rapana class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from an oil tanker. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. No hangar or lift all aircraft stored and picketed on deck
MV Amastra	Royal Navy		Rapana class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from an oil tanker. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. No hangar or lift all aircraft stored and picketed on deck
MV Ancylus	Royal Navy		Rapana class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from an oil tanker. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. No hangar or lift all aircraft stored and picketed on deck
MV Gadila	Royal Navy		Rapana class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from an oil tanker. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. No hangar or lift all aircraft stored and picketed on deck
MV Macoma	Royal Navy		Rapana class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from an oil tanker. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. No hangar or lift all aircraft stored and picketed on deck
MV Miralda	Royal Navy		Rapana class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from an oil tanker. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. No hangar or lift all aircraft stored and picketed on deck
MV Rapana	Royal Navy		Rapana class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from an oil tanker. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. No hangar or lift all aircraft stored and picketed on deck
MV Empire MacAlpine	Royal Navy		Empire class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from a grain hauler. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. Equipped with a hangar and lift
MV Empire MacAndrew	Royal Navy		Empire class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from a grain hauler. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. Equipped with a hangar and lift
MV Empire MacCallum	Royal Navy		Empire class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from a grain hauler. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. Equipped with a hangar and lift
MV Empire MacDermott	Royal Navy		Empire class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from a grain hauler. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. Equipped with a hangar and lift
MV Empire MacKendrick	Royal Navy		Empire class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from a grain hauler. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. Equipped with a hangar and lift
MV Empire MacRae	Royal Navy		Empire class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from a grain hauler. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. Equipped with a hangar and lift
MV Empire MacCabe	Royal Navy		Empire class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from an oil tanker. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. No hangar or lift all aircraft stored and picketed on deck
MV Empire MacColl	Royal Navy		Empire class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from an oil tanker. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. No hangar or lift all aircraft stored and picketed on deck
MV Empire MacKay	Royal Navy		Empire class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from an oil tanker. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. No hangar or lift all aircraft stored and picketed on deck
MV Empire MacMahon	Royal Navy		Empire class	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1944	A MAC ship converted from an oil tanker. Rudimentary deck on top of an active merchant ship. No hangar or lift all aircraft stored and picketed on deck
Myoho	Imperial Japanese Navy
HMS Nabob	Royal Navy	D77	Bogue class	Escort aircraft carrier	1943	US-built Bogue-class escort carrier. Ex-USS Edisto transferred to the UK and crewed by Canadians. Scrapped in Taiwan around 1977
HMS Nairana	Royal Navy	D05	Nairana class	Light aircraft carrrier	1943 - 12 December 1943	Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy as the HNLMS Karel Doorman
USS Nassau	United States Navy	CVE-16	Bogue class	Escort carrier
USS Niantic	United States Navy	CVE-46	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Ranee
Nigitsu Maru	Imperial Japanese Army		Akitsu Maru class	Amphibious warfare ship / aircraft ferry	1943 - 1 March 1943
USS Nimitz	United States Navy	CVN-68	Nimitz class	Nuclear-powered super-carrier	1975	The 104,000 ton Nimitz is currently in active service, having been commissioned on 3 May 1975
Nord	French Navy			Seaplane carrier		Launched in 1898, converted to seaplane carrier; fate unknown
Novorossiysk	Soviet Navy	137	Kiev class	STOVL carrier	1978	Scrapped in South Korea in 1997
HMS Ocean	Royal Navy	R68	Colossus class	Light aircraft carrier	1945 - 8 August 1945	Scrapped in 1962
HMS Ocean	Royal Navy	L12		Landing Platform, Helicopter	1998	Commissioned on 30 September 1998, Ocean is currently in service
Onuyo	Imperial Japanese Navy			Fleet aircraft carrier
USS Oriskany	United States Navy	CV-34	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1950	The 27,100 ton fleet carrier Oriskany was commissioned on 25 September 1950 and de-commissioned on 30 September 1975; scuttled as an artificial reef on 17 May 2006, Florida
Painleve	French Navy		Joffre class	Fleet aircraft carrier		Planned fleet carrier never laid down
Pas-de-Calais	French Navy			Seaplane carrier		Launched in 1898 and converted to a seaplane carrier; fate unknown
HMS Patroller	Royal Navy	D07	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Keweenaw
USS Perdido	United States Navy	CVE-47	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Trouncer
PH 75	French Navy					Planned nuclear-powered amphibious assault ship never laid down
USS Philippine Sea	United States Navy	CV-47	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1946	de-commissioned 1958
HMS Powerful	Royal Navy		Majestic class	Light aircraft carrier		Not completed as HMS Powerful, but sold to Canada as the HMCS Bonaventure
HMS Premier	Royal Navy	D23	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Estero
USS Prince	United States Navy	CVE-45	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Rajah
USS Prince William	United States Navy	CVE-19	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Striker
USS Prince William	United States Navy	CVE-31	Bogue class	Escort carrier
USS Princeton	United States Navy	CVL-23	Independence class	Light aircraft carrier	1943	Commissioned in 1943 and sunk in 1944
USS Princeton	United States Navy	CV-37	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1945	De-commissioned 1970
Principe de Asturias	Spanish Navy	R-11	Principe de Asturias class	STOVL carrier	1988 - 30 May 1988	Currently in service
HMS Puncher	Royal Navy	D79	Bogue class	Escort aircraft carrier	1944	First commissioned as USS Willapa; stayed in service till 1946
HMS Pursuer	United States Navy	D73	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS St. George
USS Pybus	United States Navy	CVE-34	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Emperor
HMS Queen	Royal Navy	D19	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS St. Andrews
HMS Rajah	Royal Navy	D10	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Prince
USS Randolph	United States Navy	CV-15	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1944	The 27,100 ton Randolph was commissioned on 9 October 1944 and de-commissioned on 13 February 1969
HMS Ranee	Royal Navy	D03	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Niantic
USS Ranger	United States Navy	CV-4		Fleet aircraft carrier	1934	The 14,500 ton Ranger was commissioned on 4 June 1934 and sold for scrap after de-commissioning on 18 October 1946
USS Ranger	United States Navy	CVA-61	Forrestal class	Large fleet aircraft carrier	1957	The 81,100 ton super-carrier Ranger was commissioned on 10 August 1957 and de-commissioned on 10 July 1993
HMS Ravager	United States Navy	D70	Bogue class	Escort carrier
USS Reprisal	United States Navy	CV-35	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier		A 27,100 ton fleet carrier, the Reprisal was laid down on 1 July 1944 but cancelled on 12 August 1945
USS Ronald Reagan	United States Navy	CVN-76	Nimitz class	Nuclear-powered super-carrier	2003	The 104,000-ton Ronald Reagan was commissioned 12 July 2003 and is currently in active service,
Rouen	French Navy			Seaplane carrier		Launched in 1912, the merchantman Rouen was converted to a seaplane carrier and was captured by German forces in 1940
HMS Ruler	Royal Navy	D72	Bogue class	Escort aircraft carrier	1943	Built as USS St. Joseph for lend-lease to Royal Navy. Served 1943-1946.
Ryuho	Imperial Japanese Navy		Ryūhō class	Light aircraft carrier	1934 - 31 March 1934	Severely damaged by aircraft on 19 March 1945 and never repaired
Ryūjō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Ryūjō class	Light aircraft carrier	1933 - 9 May 1933	Sunk by U.S. air attack in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 August 1942
USS Sable	United States Navy	IX-81		Freshwater training carrier	1943 - 8 May 1943	Freshwater paddle-wheel aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, used for training on the Great Lakes during World War II. Converted from the paddle steamer Greater Buffalo
USS Saipan	United States Navy	CVL-48	Saipan class	Light aircraft carrier	1946	De-commissioned in 1965
USS San Jacinto	United States Navy	CVL-30	Independence class	Light aircraft carrier	1943	De-commissioned in 1947
São Paulo	Brazilian Navy	A12	Clemenceau class	Fleet carrier	2000	Ex-Clemenceau, sold to the Brazilian Navy
USS Saratoga	United States Navy	CV-3	Lexington class		1927	De-commissioned 1946
USS Saratoga	United States Navy	CV-60	Forrestal class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1956	De-commissioned 1994
HMS Searcher	United States Navy	D40	Bogue class	Escort carrier
Seydlitz	Kriegsmarine					Conversion of the Admiral Hipper-class cruiser to an aircraft carrier was cancelled during conversion in 1943
HMS Shah	Royal Navy	D21	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Jamaica
USS Shangri-La	United States Navy	CV-38	Essex class	Fleet carrier	1944	De-commissioned 1971
Shimane Maru	Imperial Japanese Army		Shimane Maru class	Escort aircraft carrier	1945	Converted from an oil tanker the Shimane Maru was to be operated by the Imperial Japanese Army but never reached operational status
Shinano	Imperial Japanese Navy			Fleet aircraft carrier	1944 - 19 November 1944	Converted Yamato ERROR IN TEMPLATE PARAMETER hull. Sunk by the submarine USS Archer-Fish on 29 November 1944
Shinyo	Imperial Japanese Navy			Escort aircraft carrier	1943 - 15 November 1943	Converted from the German liner SS Scharnhorst. Sunk, 17 November 1944
Shōhō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Shōhō class	Light aircraft carrier	1941 - 30 November 1941	Sunk by air attack on 6 May 1942
Shōkaku	Imperial Japanese Navy			Fleet aircraft carrier	1941 - 8 August 1941	Sunk by American submarine USS Cavalla on 19 June 1944
HMS Slinger	Royal Navy	D26	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Chatham
HMS Smiter	United States Navy	D55	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Vermillion
Sōryū	Imperial Japanese Navy		Sōryū class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1937 - 29 December 1937	Launched 23 December 1935, commissioned 29 December 1937 and sunk at the Battle of Midway 4 June 1942
Sparviero	Marina Militare					Converted liner Augustus sunk during construction in 1944
HMS Speaker	Royal Navy	D90	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Delgada
USS St. Andrews	United States Navy	CVE-49	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Queen
USS St. George	United States Navy	CVE-17	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Pursuer
USS St. Joseph	United States Navy	CVE-50	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Commissioned on 22 December 1943, became HMS Ruler
USS St. Simon	United States Navy	CVE-51	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Arbiter
HMS Stalker	United States Navy	D91	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Hamlin
HMS Striker	United States Navy	D12	Bogue class	Escort carrier
USS Sunset	United States Navy	CVE-48	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Thane
Surcouf	French Navy	N N 3		Aircraft carrying submarine	1934	Aircraft carrying submarine in service from 1934 to 1942
HMAS Sydney	Royal Australian Navy	R17	Majestic class	Light aircraft carrier	1948	Laid down as HMS Terrible but completed for Australian Navy
Taihō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Taihō class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1944 - 7 March 1944	Sunk in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944
Taiyō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Taiyō class	Escort aircraft carrier	1941 - 2 September 1941	Converted from the ocean liner Kasuga Maru. Sunk by USS Rasher off Cape Bolinao, Luzon, 18 August 1944
USS Tarawa	United States Navy	CV-40	Essex class	Fleet carrier	1945	De-commissioned in 1960
HMS Terrible	Royal Navy	R93	Majestic class	Light aircraft carrier		Laid down as HMS Terrible but completed as HMAS Sydney
HMS Thane	Royal Navy	D48	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Sunset
USS Theodore Roosevelt	United States Navy	CVN-71	Nimitz class	Nnuclear-powered super-carrier	1986	Currently in service
Tbilisi	Soviet Navy					Original name for Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov
USS Ticonderoga	United States Navy	CV-14	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1944	De-commissioned in 1973
HMS Tracker	Royal Navy	D24	Bogue class	Escort carrier
HMS Trouncer	Royal Navy	D58	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Perdido
HMS Trumpeter	Royal Navy	D09	Bogue class	Escort carrier		First commissioned as USS Bastian
Ulyanovsk	Soviet Navy		Ulyanovsk class			Not completed and broken up in 1992. A sister ship was probably planned.
USS United States	United States Navy	CVA-58		Super-heavy aircraft carrier		The 68,000 ton United States was laid down on 18 April 1949, but cancelled on 23 April 1949.
Unryū	Imperial Japanese Navy		Unryū class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1944 - 6 August 1944	Torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Redfish on 19 December 1944
Unyo	Imperial Japanese Navy		Taiyō class	Escort aircraft carrier	1942 - 31 May 1942	Sunk by the submarine USS Barb on 17 September 1944
USS Valley Forge	United States Navy	CV-45	Essex class	Fleet carrier	1946	De-commissioned 1970
Varyag	Soviet Navy People's Liberation Army Navy		Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov class	STOBAR aircraft carrier		Formerly the Riga; launched in 1988; later owned by Ukraine and sold to the Peoples Republic of China for use as entertainment complex and transferred there in 2002. Later refurbished for military use, and following completion on 10 August 2011, the carrier is currently undergoing sea trials.
ARA Veinticinco de Mayo	Argentine Navy	V-2	Colossus class	Light aircraft carrier	1968	De-commissioned in 1997
HMS  Vengeance	Royal Navy	R71	Colossus class	Light aircraft carrier	1945	Loaned to Australia in 1952, sold to Brazil on 14 December 1956
HMAS  Vengeance	Royal Australian Navy	R71	Colossus class	Light aircraft carrier	1952	Loaned to Australia from 13 November 1952 to 25 October 1955, then sold to Brazil as the Brazilian aircraft carrier Minas Gerais
Verdun	French Navy					Planned attack carrier cancelled during development in 1961
USS Vermillion	United States Navy	CVE-52	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Smiter
HMS  Victorious	Royal Navy	R38	Illustrious class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1941	The 29,000 ton Victorious was commissioned from 1941 to 1968
INS  Vikramaditya	Indian Navy		Kiev class	STOBAR carrier	2012	Former Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov, under re-fit for Indian service
INS  Vikrant	Indian Navy	R11	Majestic class	Light fleet carrier	1961	Laid down as HMS Hercules, the ship was not completed until after sale to India. Commissioned on 4 March 1961, the Vikrant was de-commissioned on 31 January 1997 and transferred to a museum for preservation at Mumbai
Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (Project 71)	Indian Navy		Vikrant class		2012	A 40,000 ton aircraft carrier under construction; planned commissioning in 2012. Two planned to be built.
HMS  Vindex	Royal Navy	D15	Nairana class	Escort aircraft carrier	1943 - 3 December 1943	Sold into merchant service as Port Vindex and scrapped at Kaohsiung August 1971
INS Viraat	Indian Navy	R22	Centaur class	Fleet aircraft carrier		Formerly HMS Hermes; purchased in 1986
HMCS  Warrior	Royal Canadian Navy	R31	Colossus class	Light aircraft carrier	1946 - 14 March 1946	Warrior was returned to Britain in 1948, sold to Argentina 1958 as Independencia, being scrapped in 1971
HMS  Warrior	Royal Navy	R31	Colossus class	Light aircraft carrier	1945 - 2 April 1945	After loan to Canada, Warrior was returned to Britain in 1948, sold to Argentina 1958 as Independencia, being scrapped in 1971
USS  Wasp	United States Navy	CV-7	Wasp class	Light aircraft carrier	1940	The 14,700 ton Wasp was commissioned on 25 May 1940 and sank on 15 September 1942
USS  Wasp	United States Navy	CV-18	Essex class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1943	The 27,100 ton Wasp was commissioned on 24 November 1943 and de-commissioned on 1 July 1972
USS Willapa	United States Navy	CVE-53	Bogue class	Escort carrier		Became HMS Puncher
USS  Wright	United States Navy	CVL-49	Saipan class	Light aircraft carrier	1947	The 14,500 ton Wright was commissioned on 9 February 1947 and de-commissioned on 27 May 1970
USS  Wolverine	United States Navy	IX-64	Wolverine class	Light aircraft carrier	1942	Paddle-wheel steamer converted for training purposes. In service from 12 August 1942 to 1945
Yamashiro Maru	Imperial Japanese Army			Escort carrier / aircraft ferry	1945 - 27 January 1945	Sunk by US Aircraft on 17 February 1945
USS  Yorktown	United States Navy	CV-5	Yorktown class		1937	Commissioned 30 September 1937, sunk 7 June 1942
USS  Yorktown	United States Navy	CV-10	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1943	De-commissioned on 27 June 1970 to become a museum exhibit/venue
Zuihō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Shōhō class	Light aircraft carrier	1940 - 27 December 1940	Converted from the high-speed oiler Takasaki, Zuihō was sunk by air attack in the Battle of Cape Engaño, 25 October 1944
Zuikaku	Imperial Japanese Navy		Shōkaku class	Fleet aircraft carrier	1941 - 25 September 1941	Sunk by air attack in the Battle of Cape Engaño on 25 October 1944

See also

• List of aircraft carriers by country
• List of aircraft carriers by configuration
• List of aircraft carriers in service
• Timeline for aircraft carrier service

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Haze Gray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Lists
• Warrilow, Betty. Nabob, the first Canadian-manned aircraft carrier Owen Sound, Ont. : Escort Carriers Association, 1989.