List of aircraft carriers in service

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This list of aircraft carriers contains all aircraft carriers which are currently in service, in reserve or being constructed or rebuilt. It only refers to the status of the ship, not availability or condition of an air wing. Several navies operate large amphibious assault ships or other helicopter carriers that may even be occasionally tasked as aircraft carriers but their primary purpose is landing troops and equipment in expeditionary operations or supporting multiple ASW or other naval helicopters, not providing fixed wing air cover or power projection operations, many are not even equipped for these aircraft and operations. Many aircraft carriers have also performed a secondary role as different types of helicopter carrier especially toward the end of their life or when the fixed wing air group is not available.

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List of countries by aircraft carriers[edit]

Country Navy In service In reserve Under construction Being rebuilt
 United States  United States Navy 10[1] 2 3[2] 0
 Italy  Marina Militare 2[3] 0 0 0
 India  Indian Navy 1[4] 0 2[5] 1[5]
 United Kingdom  Royal Navy 1[6] 0 2[7] 0
 Brazil  Brazilian Navy 1[8] 0 0 0
 China  People's Liberation Army Navy 1[9] 0 0 0
 France  French Navy 1[10] 0 0 0
 Russia  Russian Navy 1[11] 0 0 0
 Thailand  Royal Thai Navy 1[12] 0 0 0
 Spain  Spanish Navy 0 1[13] 0 0

Carriers in service[edit]

Country Name (Hull number) Length Tonnage (mt) Class Propulsion Type Commission
 Brazil São Paulo (A12) 265 265 m (869 ft) 032800 32,800 mt Clemenceau Conventional CATOBAR 2000-11-15 15 November 2000
 China Liaoning (16) 304 304 m (997 ft) 067500 67,500 mt Admiral Kuznetsov Conventional STOBAR 25 September 2012 [9]
 France Charles de Gaulle (R91) 262 262 m (860 ft) 042000 42,000 mt Nuclear CATOBAR 2001-05-18 18 May 2001
 India Viraat (R22) 227 227 m (745 ft) 028700 28,700 mt Centaur Conventional STOVL 1987-05-20 20 May 1987
 Italy Cavour (550) 244 244 m (801 ft) 030000 30,000 mt Conventional STOVL 2008-03-27 27 March 2008
 Italy Giuseppe Garibaldi (551) 244 181 m (594 ft) 013850 13 850 mt Conventional STOVL 1985-09-30 30 September 1985
 Russia Admiral Kuznetsov (063) 306 305 m (1,001 ft) 055200 55,200 mt Admiral Kuznetsov Conventional STOBAR 1991-01-21 21 January 1991
 Thailand Chakri Naruebet (CVH-911) 183 183 m (600 ft) 011486 11,486 mt Conventional STOVL 1997-08-10 10 August 1997
 UK Illustrious (R06) 209 209 m (686 ft) 022000 22,000 mt Invincible Conventional STOVL 1982-06-20 20 June 1982
 US Nimitz (CVN-68) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 100020 100,020 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR 1975-05-03 3 May 1975
 US Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 103200 103,200 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR 1977-10-18 18 October 1977
 US Carl Vinson (CVN-70) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 102900 102,900 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR 1982-03-13 13 March 1982
 US Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 106300 106,300 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR 1986-10-25 25 October 1986
 US Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 105783 105,783 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR 1989-11-11 11 November 1989
 US George Washington (CVN-73) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 105900 105,900 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR 1992-07-04 4 July 1992
 US John C. Stennis (CVN-74) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 105000 105,000 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR 1995-12-09 9 December 1995
 US Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 105600 105,600 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR 1998-07-25 25 July 1998
 US Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 103000 103,000 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR 2003-07-12 12 July 2003
 US George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 104000 104,000 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR 2009-01-10 10 January 2009

Carriers in reserve[edit]

Country Name (Hull number) Length Tonnage Class Propulsion Type Commission date Decommission date In reserve until
 US Enterprise (CVN-65) 342 342 m (1,122 ft) 094700 94,700 tons Nuclear CATOBAR 1961-11-25 25 November 1961 2012-12-02 2 December 2012 2013
 US Kitty Hawk (CV-63) 325.8 325 m (1,066 ft) 081985 81,985 tons Kitty Hawk Conventional CATOBAR 1961-04-21 21 April 1961 2009-01-31 31 January 2009 2015
 Spain Príncipe de Asturias (R11) 196 196 m (643 ft) 016700 16,700 mt Conventional STOVL 1988-05-30 30 May 1988 1988-05-30 30 May 2012 to be decided

Carriers under construction or being rebuilt[edit]

Country Name (Hull number) Length Tonnage Class Propulsion Type Commission date Status
 India INS Vikramaditya[5] 283 283 m (928 ft) 044570 44,570 tons Admiral Gorshkov Conventional STOBAR 2013 (planned)[14] Undergoing trials
 India INS Vikrant[5] 262 262 m (860 ft) 040000 40,000 tons Vikrant Conventional STOBAR 2017 (expected)[15] Under construction
 India INS Vishal[5] 262 262 m (860 ft) 065000 65,000 tons Vikrant Conventional STOBAR 2020 (expected)[15] Under construction
 UK HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)[7] 284 284 m (932 ft) 065600 65,600 tons Queen Elizabeth Conventional STOVL 2016 (expected) Under construction
 UK HMS Prince of Wales (R09)[7] 284 284 m (932 ft) 065600 65,600 tons Queen Elizabeth Conventional STOVL 2018 (expected) Under construction
 US USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)[2] 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 100000 100,000 tons Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR 2015 (expected) Under construction
 US USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)[16] 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 100000 100,000 tons Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR 2020 (expected) Under construction
 US USS Enterprise (CVN-80)[2] 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 100000 100,000 tons Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR 2025 (expected) Ordered

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ IISS 2010, p. 33
  2. ^ a b c O'Rourke, Ronald (10 June 2010). "Navy Ford (CVN-78) class aircraft carrier" (pdf). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
  3. ^ IISS 2010, p. 142
  4. ^ IISS 2010, p. 361
  5. ^ a b c d e IISS 2010, p. 374
  6. ^ IISS 2010, p. 169
  7. ^ a b c IISS 2010, p. 206
  8. ^ IISS 2010, p. 70
  9. ^ a b "China brings its first aircraft carrier into service, joining 9-nation club". NBC News. 25 September 2012. 
  10. ^ IISS 2010, p. 130
  11. ^ IISS 2010, p. 225
  12. ^ IISS 2010, p. 430
  13. ^ "The Principe de Asturias will be decommissioned today". Murcia Today. 6 February 2013. 
  14. ^ Gokhale, Nitin (11 September 2011). "India Beefs Up for Great Game". The Diplomat. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  15. ^ a b Pandit, Rajat (16 July 2012). "India's aircraft carrier ambitions take a dive". Times News Network. Retrieved 25 August 2012. 
  16. ^ "Navy names next aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy". United States Department of Defense. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011. 

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