List of aircraft carriers

The list of aircraft carriers contains aircraft carriers listed alphabetically by name. In cases where the ship was never commissioned, construction dates are provided instead.

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Data for Japanese carriers from:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War

Name	Service	Pennant number	Class	Type	Commissioned (Built)	Notes
USS Abraham Lincoln	United States Navy	CVN-72	Nimitz class	Nuclear-powered super-carrier	1989 - 11 November 1989	Currently in active service, Displacement: 104,112 tons
HMS Activity	Royal Navy	D94		Escort 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	Fleet Carrier	1987 - January 1987	Originally commissioned as Baku, renamed in 1990, and retired/ de-commissioned in 1996; sold to the Indian Navy to become INS Vikramaditya As Baku / Admiral Gorshkov the ship had a displacement of 44,490 tons(loaded)
Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov	Russian Navy	113	Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov class	Fleet 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 active service, under going a major refit and modernization. The ship has a displacement of 55,200 tons (Full-load)
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			Escort Carrier	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 tender	1928 to 1933	Served in the RAN between 1929 and 1933, and the RN between 1933 and 1945. Sold into commercial service in 1946 and scrapped in 1954
HMS Albion	Royal Navy	R07	Centaur class	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 under lend-lease to the United Kingdom as HMS Battler
USS Altamaha	United States Navy	CVE-18	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1941	Launched in 1942, in reserved from 1946 and sold for scrapping in 1961
Amagi	Imperial Japanese Navy		Akagi class	Fleet Carrier	1920-1922	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 Carrier	1965	Decommissioned in 1996, ship had a displacement of 84,914 tons (full load)
USS Antietam	United States Navy	CV-36	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1945	First carrier to be fitted with an angled flight deck, 1952. De-commissioned in 1963
Aquila	Marina Militare			Fleet Carrier	1941	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 Carrier	1941	Decommissioned 1943. Operated for MoWT as aircraft ferry Empire Lagan in 1945. Returned to the United States in 1946
HMS Ark Royal	Royal Navy	91		Fleet Carrier	1939	Sunk in 1941
HMS Ark Royal	Royal Navy	R09	Audacious class	Fleet Carrier	1955	First carrier commissioned with an angled deck. Decommissioned in 1978
HMS Ark Royal	Royal Navy	R07	Invincible class	STOVL carrier	1985	De-commissioned in 2011, ship had a displacement of 22,000 tons
Arromanches	French Navy	R 95	Colossus class	Light Carrier	1946	Decommissioned in 1974
Aso	Imperial Japanese Navy		Unryū class	Light Fleet Carrier		Launched in 1944 the Aso was not completed before the war ended and was scrapped.
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 Carrier	1941 (June- 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 Carrier	1942	Commissioned: 2 March 1942; Sunk 15 November 1942
USS Baffins	United States Navy	CVE-35	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1942	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 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	1942 - 1943
USS Bastian	United States Navy	CVE-37	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1942	Became HMS Trumpeter
USS Bataan	United States Navy	CVL-29	Independence class	Light Carrier	1943	The 11,000 ton Bataan was commissioned on 17 November 1943 till 9 April 1954.
HMS Battler.	Royal Navy	D18	Attacker class	Escort Carrier	1942	14,400 ton Escort Carrier, built as USS Altamaha was commissioned into the RN on 31 October 1942. Returned to the US on 12 February 1946.
Béarn	French Navy			Fleet 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 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 Carrier	1944	The 27,100 ton Bennington was commissioned on 6 August 1944 and decommissioned on 15 January 1970
USS Bismarck Sea	United States Navy	CVE-95	Casablanca class	Escort 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 Carrier	1940	Decommissioned in 1945
USS Block Island	United States Navy	CVE-21	Bogue class	Escort 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 Carrier	1942
USS Bolinas	United States Navy	CVE-36	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Begum
USS Bon Homme Richard	United States Navy	CV-31	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1944	The 27,100 ton Fleet Carrier, Bonne Homme Richard, was commissioned on 26 November 1944 and de-commissioned on 2 July 1971.
HMCS Bonaventure	Royal Canadian Navy	CVL-22	Majestic class	Light 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 Carrier	1945	The 27,100 ton Boxer was commissioned on 16 April 1945 and decommissioned on 1 December 1969
USS Breton	United States Navy	CVE-10	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1941 - 1943	Became HMS Chaser
USS Breton	United States Navy	CVE-23	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1942 - 1943
HMS Bulwark	Royal Navy	R08	Centaur class	Fleet Carrier	1954	Launched in 1948; converted into a commando carrier in 1960
USS Bunker Hill	United States Navy	CV-17	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1943	The 27,100 ton Fleet Carrier Bunker Hill was commissioned on 24 May 1943 and decommissioned on 9 January 1947
USS Cabot	United States Navy	CVL-28	Independence class	Light 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 Carrier	1944	Scrapped in 1955
Campinas	French Navy			Seaplane Tender	1915	Launched 1896 and converted from merchant ship in 1915; fate unknown
USS Card	United States Navy	CVE-11	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1942
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	1942 - 1943	Became HMS Empress
USS Casablanca	United States Navy	CVE-55	Casablanca class	Escort 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 11,486 tons Principe de Asturias class V/STOL carrier is currently in active service
Charles De Gaulle	French Navy	R 91		Nuclear-powered Fleet Carrier	2001	Currently in active service, displacement 42,000 tonnes (full load)
HMS Chaser	United States Navy	D32	Attacker class	Escort Carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Breton
USS Chatham	United States Navy	CVE-32	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Slinger
USS Chenango	United States Navy	CVE-28	Sangamon class	Escort Carrier	1941-1946	Converted Cimarron-class oiler
Chigusa Maru	Imperial Japanese Army			Escort Carrier	1944 – 29 December 1944 (launched)	Converted oil tanker not completed before the war ended and reverted to cargo configuration by 1949.
Chitose	Imperial Japanese Navy		Chitose class	Seaplane tender / Light Carrier	1938 - 25 July 1938, converted to Light carrier 1 January 1944	Sunk 25 October 1944 off Leyte Gulf.
Chiyoda	Imperial Japanese Navy		Chitose class	Seaplane tender / Light Carrier	1938 - 25 July 1938, converted to Light carrier 31 October 1943	Sunk 25 October 1944 off Leyte Gulf.
Chuyo	Imperial Japanese Navy		Taiyō class	Escort Carrier	1942 - 25 November 1942, converted form Nitta Maru	Torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS Sailfish near the Home Islands, 3/4 December 1943
Clemenceau	French Navy	R 98	Clemenceau class	Fleet Carrier	1961	De-commissioned in 1997, ship had a full load displacement of 32,780 tons
HMS Colossus	Royal Navy	R15	Colossus class	Light Carrier	1944	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 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	1942
USS Coral Sea	United States Navy	CV-43	Midway class	Fleet Carrier	1947	Decommissioned 1990
USS Cordova	United States Navy	CVE-39	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Khedive
USS Core	United States Navy	CVE-13	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1942
HMS Courageous	Royal Navy	50	Courageous class	Fleet Carrier	1928	Converted from a battlecruiser between 1924 and 1928. Sunk in 1939
USS Cowpens	United States Navy	CVL-25	Independence class	Light Carrier	1943	Decommissioned 1947
USS Croatan	United States Navy	CVE-14	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Fencer
USS Croatan	United States Navy	CVE-25	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943
HMS Dasher	Royal Navy	D37	Avenger class	Light Carrier	1942	Sunk on 27 March 1943
Dédalo	Spanish Navy			Seaplane Tender	1918	Ex-German merchantman Neuenfels converted to a Seaplane Tender, struck 1936, scrapped 1940
Dédalo	Spanish Navy		Independence class	Light 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	1943	Became HMS Speaker
Dixmude	French Navy		Charger class	Escort Carrier	1945	Decommissioned 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 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 Carrier	1951	Decommissioned in 1972
USS Edisto	United States Navy	CVE-105	Bogue class	Escort 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 Carrier	1938	Decommissioned on 17 February 1947
USS Enterprise	United States Navy	CVN-65	Enterprise class	Nuclear-powered Super-carrier	1961	First nuclear-powered carrier. Commissioned on 25 November 1961, the Enterprise is planned to be decommissioned in 2013.
USS Enterprise	United States Navy	CVN-80	Gerald R. Ford class	Nuclear-powered Super-carrier	2025 (est.)	Named in Dec. 1, 2012 after the decommissioning of the previous CVN-65. Construction will begin in 2018.
USS Essex	United States Navy	CV-9	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1942	Decommissioned in 1969
USS Estero	United States Navy	CVE-42	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Premier
SS Europa	Kriegsmarine				1928 - 1930	Converted merchant ship, cancelled during conversion in 1942
SS Europa	Marina Militare					A merchantman, first launched in 1895, converted to a Seaplane Tender; 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 Carrier	1938 - 1939 (never commissioned)	The keel was laid down in 1938; construction cancelled in 1939 and scrapped in 1940
Foch	French Navy	R 99	Clemenceau class	Fleet Carrier	1963	Decommissioned in 2000 and sold to Brazil as the São Paulo
HMS Formidable	Royal Navy	67	Illustrious class	Fleet Carrier	1940	Decommissioned in 1947
USS Franklin	United States Navy	CV-13	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1944	Decommissioned in 1947
USS Forrestal	United States Navy	CVA-59	Forrestal class	Large Fleet Carrier	1955	First supercarrier. 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 Carrier	1945	Decommissioned in 1977
HMS Furious	Royal Navy	47	Courageous class	Fleet 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 Tender	1923	Scrapped in 1950
USS Glacier	United States Navy	CVE-33	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Atheling
HMS Glorious	Royal Navy		Courageous class	Fleet Carrier	1917	Battlecruiser rebuilt with full length flight deck in 1930. Sunk 8 June 1940 with only 43 survivors
HMS Glory	Royal Navy	R62	Colossus class	1943	Placed in reserve in 1956 and scrapped in 1961
HMS Gotland	Swedish Navy		Gotland class	Seaplane cruiser	1934	At 4,600 tons, originally planned as a through-deck Seaplane Tender. Launched 1933, commissioned 1934 and converted into an anti-aircraft cruiser in 1944. Scrapped in 1963
Graf Zeppelin	Kriegsmarine		Graf Zeppelin class	Fleet Carrier	1936 - 1938 (never commissioned)	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 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	1942	Became HMS Stalker
USS Hancock	United States Navy	CV-19	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1944	The 27,100 ton Hancock was commissioned on 15 April 1944 and decommissioned 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 February 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
Hiryū	Imperial Japanese Navy		Sōryū class	Fleet Carrier	1939- 5 July 1939	Launched 15 November 1937, commissioned on 5 July 1939, sunk at the Battle of Midway on 5 June 1942
Hiyō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Hiyō class	Fleet Carrier	1942 - 31 July 1942	Converted from the Izumo Maru; launched 24 June 1941 and commissioned 31 July 1942, sunk 20/21 June 1944
USS Hornet	United States Navy	CV-8	Yorktown class	Fleet 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 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 Carrier	1922 - 27 December 1922	The world's first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned, scrapped post WWII.
HMS Hunter	Royal Navy	D80	Attacker class	Escort Carrier	1943	Decommissioned in 1945
Hyuga	Imperial Japanese Navy			Seaplane carrying battleship	1943 - 30 November 1943	Sunk in Kure dockyard during convrsion to carry up to 22 Aichi E16A1 reconnaissance floatplanes.
Ibuki	Imperial Japanese Navy			Light Carrier	1943 - 25 March 1943 (launched)	Not completed before the war ended and scrapped in 1947.
Ikoma	Imperial Japanese Navy		Unryū class	Light Carrier	1944 - 17 December 1944	Sunk in Kure dockyard 24 July 1945
HMS  Illustrious	Royal Navy	87	Illustrious class	Fleet Carrier	1940 - 25 May 1940	The 23,000 ton Illustrious was decommissioned 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 Carrier	1944 - 28 August 1944	Decommissioned:1 September 1954
HMS  Indefatigable	Royal Navy	R10	Implacable class	Fleet Carrier	1944 - 3 May 1944	Decommissioned in December 1946
USS  Independence	United States Navy	CVL-22	Independence class	Light Carrier	1943	The 11,000 ton Independence was commissioned on 14 January 1943 and decommissioned on 28 August 1946
USS  Independence	United States Navy	CV-62	Forrestal class	Large Fleet Carrier	1959	The 81,100 ton Independence was commissioned on 10 January 1959 and decommissioned on 30 September 1998
ARA Independencia	Argentine Navy	V-1	Colossus class	Light 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	Royal Navy	92	Illustrious class	Fleet 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 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.
Ise	Imperial Japanese Navy			Seaplane carrying battleship	1943 - 8 October 1943	Sunk in Kure dockyard on 28 July 1945 during conversion to carry up to 22 Aichi E16A1 reconnaissance floatplanes.
USS  Iwo Jima	United States Navy	CV-46	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1945 (never commissioned)	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	1943	Became HMS Shah
Joffre	French Navy		Joffre class	Fleet Carrier	1938 - 1940 (never completed)	Never launched
USS  John C. Stennis	United States Navy	CVN-74	Nimitz class	Nuclear-powered super-carrier	1995	Currently in active service
USS  John F. Kennedy	United States Navy	CV-67	Modified Kitty Hawk class	Super-carrier	1968	In service from 1968–2007
USS John F. Kennedy	United States Navy	CVN-79	Gerald R. Ford class	Nuclear-powered super-carrier	2020 (est.)	Under construction, commissioning expected in 2020
Juan Carlos I	Spanish Navy	L-61	Juan Carlos I class	Amphibious warfare ship and STOVL carrier	2010	Currently in service
Junyō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Hiyō class	Fleet 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 Carrier	1928 - 31 march 1928	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 Carrier	1943 - 23 November 1943	The liner Argentina Maru was converted to a 13,600 ton Escort Carrier in 1943, sunk in Beppu Bay 24 July 1945.
Karel Doorman	Royal Netherlands Navy	R 81	Colossus class	Light Carrier	1948–1968	Formerly HMS Venerable sold to Netherlands in 1948. Sold by to Argentina in 1968 as Veinticinco de Mayo
Kasagi	Imperial Japanese Navy		Unryū class	Light Carrier	1944 - 19 October 1944 (launched)	Not completed before the wars end and scrapped.
Katsuragi	Imperial Japanese Navy		Unryū class	Fleet Carrier	1944 - 15 October 1944 (launched)	Not completed before the wars end and scrapped.
HMS Khedive	Royal Navy	D62	Ruler class	Escort Carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Cordova
Kiev	Soviet Navy	075	Kiev class	Hybrid STOVL carrier	1972	Decommissioned 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	1943	Became HMS Patroller
USS Kitty Hawk	United States Navy	CV-63	Kitty Hawk class	Large Fleet 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 Carrier	1945	The 27,100 ton Lake Champlain was commissioned on 3 June 1945 and decommissioned on 2 May 1966
USS Langley	United States Navy	CV-1		Light 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 Carrier	1943	The 11,000 ton Langley was commissioned on 31 August 1943, later transferring to France as La Fayette after decommissioning 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 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 Carrier	1943	The 27,100 ton Lexington was commissioned on 17 February 1943 and decommissioned on 8 November 1991
USS Leyte	United States Navy	CV-32	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1946	The 27,100 ton Fleet Carrier Leyte was commissioned on 11 April 1946 and decommissioned on 15 May 1959
Liaoning	People's Liberation Army Navy	16	Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov class	STOBAR aircraft carrier	2012	Formerly the Riga, later renamed Varyag; 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 entered active service on 25 September 2012. Displacement 66,000 to 67,500 tons (full load)
USS Long Island	United States Navy	CVE-1	Long Island class	Escort Carrier	1941	Decommissioned 26 March 1946
HMCS Magnificent	Royal Canadian Navy	CVL-21	Majestic class	Light Carrier	1946	Commissioned 1946 to 1956 and returned to the Royal Navy in 1957 and placed in reserve; stricken in 1965 and scrapped
ROKS Marado	Republic of Korea	LPH-6112	Dokdo class	Landing Platform, Helicopter carrier	2014?	Currently under construction, 4 planned of the Dokdo-class LPH's
HMAS Melbourne	Royal Australian Navy	R21	Majestic class	Light Carrier	1955	Decommissioned in 1982
USS Midway	United States Navy	CV-41	Midway class	Fleet Carrier	1945	The 74,000 tons ship was decommissioned in 1992 for use as a museum exhibit/venue
Minas Gerais	Brazilian Navy		Colossus class	Light Carrier	1960	Decommissioned 2001, ship had a full load displacement of 19,890 tons
Minsk	Soviet Navy		Kiev class	STOVL carrier	1978 - 27 September 1978	Decommissioned and towed to Peoples Republic of China in 1998 for use as a tourist attraction
USS Monterey	United States Navy	CVL-26	Independence class	Light Carrier	1943	Decommissioned 1956
Moskva	Soviet Navy	841	Moskva class	Helicopter carrier	1967	Decommissioned 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 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	1942
USS Niantic	United States Navy	CVE-46	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Ranee
Nigitsu Maru	Imperial Japanese Army		Akitsu Maru class	Amphibious warfare ship / aircraft ferry	1943 - 1 March 1943	Sunk 12 January 1944
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 Tender		Launched in 1898, converted to Seaplane Tender; 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 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 active service, ship has a displacement of 21,500 tons
Onuyo	Imperial Japanese Navy			Fleet Carrier
USS Oriskany	United States Navy	CV-34	Essex class	Fleet 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.
Kasagi	Imperial Japanese Navy			Escort Carrier	1945 - 14 January 1945 (launched)	Converted Oil tanker, not completed before the wars end and scrapped.
Painleve	French Navy		Joffre class	Fleet Carrier	1938 (construction never started)	Planned Fleet Carrier never laid down
Pas-de-Calais	French Navy			Seaplane Tender		Launched in 1898 and converted to a Seaplane Tender; fate unknown
HMS Patroller	Royal Navy	D07	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Keweenaw
USS Perdido	United States Navy	CVE-47	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Trouncer
PH 75	French Navy				1970s (never constructed)	Planned nuclear-powered amphibious assault ship never laid down
USS Philippine Sea	United States Navy	CV-47	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1946	Decommissioned 1958
HMS Powerful	Royal Navy		Majestic class	Light Carrier	1945	Not completed as HMS Powerful, but sold to Canada as the HMCS Bonaventure
HMS Premier	Royal Navy	D23	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Estero
USS Prince	United States Navy	CVE-45	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Rajah
HMS Prince of Wales	Royal Navy	R09	Queen Elizabeth class	STOVL carrier	2018	Under construction in 2012. In service date planned for 2018
USS Prince William	United States Navy	CVE-19	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Striker
USS Prince William	United States Navy	CVE-31	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943
USS Princeton	United States Navy	CVL-23	Independence class	Light Carrier	1943	Commissioned in 1943 and sunk in 1944
USS Princeton	United States Navy	CV-37	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1945	Decommissioned 1970
Principe de Asturias	Spanish Navy	R-11	Principe de Asturias class	STOVL carrier	1988 - 30 May 1988	Decommissioned 2013
HMS Puncher	Royal Navy	D79	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1944	First commissioned as USS Willapa; stayed in service till 1946
HMS Pursuer	United States Navy	D73	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1942	First commissioned as USS St. George
USS Pybus	United States Navy	CVE-34	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Emperor
HMS Queen	Royal Navy	D19	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS St. Andrews
HMS Queen Elizabeth	Royal Navy	R08	Queen Elizabeth class	STOVL carrier	2016	Under construction in 2012. In service date planned for 2016
HMS Rajah	Royal Navy	D10	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Prince
USS Randolph	United States Navy	CV-15	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1944	The 27,100 ton Randolph was commissioned on 9 October 1944 and decommissioned on 13 February 1969
HMS Ranee	Royal Navy	D03	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Niantic
USS Ranger	United States Navy	CV-4		Fleet Carrier	1934	The 14,500 ton Ranger was commissioned on 4 June 1934 and sold for scrap after decommissioning on 18 October 1946
USS Ranger	United States Navy	CVA-61	Forrestal class	Large Fleet Carrier	1957	The 81,100 ton super-carrier Ranger was commissioned on 10 August 1957 and decommissioned on 10 July 1993
HMS Ravager	United States Navy	D70	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943
USS Reprisal	United States Navy	CV-35	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1944 - 1945 (never completed)	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 Tender		Launched in 1912, the merchantman Rouen was converted to a Seaplane Tender and was captured by German forces in 1940
HMS Ruler	Royal Navy	D72	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Built as USS St. Joseph for lend-lease to Royal Navy. Served 1943-1946.
Ryuho	Imperial Japanese Navy		Ryūhō class	Light Carrier	1942 - 28 November 1942 converted from the submarine tender Taigei	Severely damaged by aircraft on 19 March 1945 and never repaired
Ryūjō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Ryūjō class	Light 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 Carrier	1946	Decommissioned in 1965
USS Sangamon	United States Navy	CVE-26	Sangamon class	Escort Carrier	1941-1946	Converted Cimarron-class oiler
USS San Jacinto	United States Navy	CVL-30	Independence class	Light Carrier	1943	Decommissioned in 1947
USS Santee	United States Navy	CVE-29	Sangamon class	Escort Carrier	1941-1946	Converted Cimarron-class oiler
São Paulo	Brazilian Navy	A12	Clemenceau class	Fleet Carrier	2000	Ex-Foch, sold to the Brazilian Navy
USS Saratoga	United States Navy	CV-3	Lexington class		1927	Decommissioned 1946
USS Saratoga	United States Navy	CV-60	Forrestal class	Fleet Carrier	1956	Decommissioned 1994
HMS Searcher	United States Navy	D40	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943
Seydlitz	Kriegsmarine				1943 (construction never completed)	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	1943	First commissioned as USS Jamaica
USS Shangri-La	United States Navy	CV-38	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1944	Decommissioned 1971
Shimane Maru	Imperial Japanese Army		Shimane Maru class	Escort 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 Carrier	1944 - 19 November 1944	Converted Yamato-class battleship hull. Sunk by the submarine USS Archer-Fish on 29 November 1944.
Shinshu Maru	Imperial Japanese Army			Escort Carrier	1935	Sunk 5 January 1945
Shinyo	Imperial Japanese Navy			Escort Carrier	1943 - 15 November 1943	Converted from the German liner SS Scharnhorst, sunk by the submarine USS Archer-Fish on 17 November 1944.
Shōhō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Shōhō class	Light Carrier	1941 - 30 November 1941	Sunk by air attack on 6 May 1942
Shōkaku	Imperial Japanese Navy		Shōkaku class	Fleet Carrier	1941 - 8 August 1941	Sunk by American submarine USS Cavalla on 19 June 1944
HMS Slinger	Royal Navy	D26	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Chatham
HMS Smiter	United States Navy	D55	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1944	First commissioned as USS Vermillion
Sōryū	Imperial Japanese Navy		Sōryū class	Fleet 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				1936 - 1942 (never completed	Converted liner Augustus, scuttled by Germans in 1944, scrapped 1951
HMS Speaker	Royal Navy	D90	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Delgada
USS St. Andrews	United States Navy	CVE-49	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Queen
USS St. George	United States Navy	CVE-17	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1942	Became HMS Pursuer
USS St. Joseph	United States Navy	CVE-50	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Commissioned on 22 December 1943, became HMS Ruler
USS St. Simon	United States Navy	CVE-51	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Arbiter
HMS Stalker	United States Navy	D91	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1942	First commissioned as USS Hamlin
HMS Striker	United States Navy	D12	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943
USS Sunset	United States Navy	CVE-48	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Thane
Surcouf	French Navy	N N 3		Aircraft carrying submarine	1934	Aircraft carrying submarine in service from 1934 to 1942
USS Suwannee	United States Navy	CVE-27	Sangamon class	Escort Carrier	1941-1946	Converted Cimarron-class oiler
HMAS Sydney	Royal Australian Navy	R17	Majestic class	Light Carrier	1948	Laid down as HMS Terrible but completed for Australian Navy
Taihō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Taihō class	Fleet Carrier	1944 - 7 March 1944	Sunk in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944
Taiyō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Taiyō class	Escort 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	Decommissioned in 1960
HMS Terrible	Royal Navy	R93	Majestic class	Light Carrier	1944	Laid down as HMS Terrible but completed as HMAS Sydney
HMS Thane	Royal Navy	D48	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Sunset
USS Theodore Roosevelt	United States Navy	CVN-71	Nimitz class	Nuclear-powered super-carrier	1986	Currently in active service
Tbilisi	Soviet Navy	113	Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov class	Aircraft carrying cruiser	1991	Original name for Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov
USS Ticonderoga	United States Navy	CV-14	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1944	De-commissioned in 1973
HMS Tracker	Royal Navy	D24	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Sold to Argentina in 1946, became merchant ship Corrientes, scrapped in 1964.
HMS Trouncer	Royal Navy	D58	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Perdido
HMS Trumpeter	Royal Navy	D09	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	First commissioned as USS Bastian
Ulyanovsk	Soviet Navy		Ulyanovsk class		1988 - 1991 (never completed)	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	1949 (never completed)	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 Carrier	1944 - 6 August 1944	Torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Redfish on 19 December 1944
Unyo	Imperial Japanese Navy		Taiyō class	Escort Carrier	1942 - 31 May 1942	Sunk by the submarine USS Barb on 17 September 1944
HMS Unicorn	Royal Navy	I72		maintenance aircraft carrier	1941, recommissioned 1949	Normal operations were for repair of aircraft, operated as convoy escort in 1943 and for operations during invasion of Sicily
USS Valley Forge	United States Navy	CV-45	Essex class	Fleet Carrier	1946	De-commissioned 1970
Varyag	Soviet Navy		Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov class	STOBAR aircraft carrier	1988	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 renamed Liaoning. Following completion on 10 August 2011, the carrier is currently undergoing sea trials.
ARA Veinticinco de Mayo	Argentine Navy	V-2	Colossus class	Light Carrier	1968	Decommissioned in 1997, ship had a displacement of 19,900 tons
HMS  Vengeance	Royal Navy	R71	Colossus class	Light Carrier	1945	Loaned to Australia in 1952, sold to Brazil on 14 December 1956
HMAS  Vengeance	Royal Australian Navy	R71	Colossus class	Light 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				1958 - 1961 (planned, never constructed)	Planned attack carrier cancelled during development in 1961
USS Vermillion	United States Navy	CVE-52	Bogue class	Escort Carrier	1943	Became HMS Smiter
HMS  Victorious	Royal Navy	R38	Illustrious class	Fleet 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 decommissioned on 31 January 1997 and transferred to a museum for preservation at Mumbai
Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (Project 71) INS Vikrant	Indian Navy		Vikrant class	STOBAR aircraft carrier	2018	a 40,000 ton conventional powered STOBAR aircraft carrier under construction to be named INS Vikrant; laid-down 28 February 2009; to be launched 2013; sea trials planned 2016; commissioning planned in 2018. Two ships planned to be built.
Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (Project 71) INS Vishal	Indian Navy		Vikrant class	CATOBAR aircraft carrier	2025	a 65,000 ton conventional powered CATOBAR aircraft carrier to be named INS Vishal on order/under design; planned commissioning in 2025. Planned to be built.
HMS  Vindex	Royal Navy	D15	Nairana class	Escort 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 Carrier	1953	Formerly HMS Hermes; purchased in 1986; currently (2012) the world's oldest active aircraft carrier with a displacement of 28,700 tons (full load)
HMCS  Warrior	Royal Canadian Navy	R31	Colossus class	Light 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 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 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 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	1943	Became HMS Puncher
USS  Wright	United States Navy	CVL-49	Saipan class	Light Carrier	1947	The 14,500 ton Wright was commissioned on 9 February 1947 and decommissioned on 27 May 1970
USS  Wolverine	United States Navy	IX-64	Wolverine class	Light Carrier	1942	Paddle-wheel steamer converted for training purposes. In service from 12 August 1942 to 1945
Yamashiro Maru	Imperial Japanese Army		Yamashiro Maru class	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	Decommissioned on 27 June 1970 to become a museum exhibit/venue
Zuihō	Imperial Japanese Navy		Shōhō class	Light 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 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

• Francillon, Rene (1979). Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam & Compny Limited. ISBN 0 370 30251 6. 
• Haze Gray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Lists
• Warrilow, Betty. Nabob, the first Canadian-manned aircraft carrier Owen Sound, Ont. : Escort Carriers Association, 1989.