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Countries currently operating fixed-wing aircraft carriers (8)
Countries currently solely operating helicopter carriers (6)
Historic operators of carriers (3)
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck , hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft.[ 1] The list only refers to the status of the ship, not availability or condition of an air wing . This includes helicopter carriers and also amphibious assault ships , if the vessel's primary purpose is to carry, arm, deploy, and recover aircraft.
Summary
Commissioned carriers
Country
Name (hull number )
Length
Tonnage
Class
Propulsion
Type
Classification
Commissioned
Australia
Canberra (L02)
230 230 m (750 ft)
027100 27,100 t
Canberra (modified) Juan Carlos I class
Conventional
STOVL
LHD
28 November 2014
Australia
Adelaide (L01)
230 230 m (750 ft)
027100 27,100 t
Canberra (modified) Juan Carlos I class
Conventional
STOVL
LHD
4 December 2015
Brazil
Atlântico (A140)
203.4 203.4 m (667 ft)
021500 21,500 t
Ocean
Conventional
VTOL
LPH
29 June 2018 [ 24]
China
Liaoning (16)
304 306.5 m (1,006 ft)
059100 67,500 t
Type 001 (Kuznetsov [ 25] )
Conventional
STOBAR
Aircraft carrier
25 September 2012 [ 3]
China
Shandong (17)
315 315 m (1,033 ft)
070000 70,000 t
Type 002
Conventional
STOBAR
Aircraft carrier
17 December 2019
China
Hainan (31)
237 237 m (778 ft)
040000 35,000 t
Type 075
Conventional
VTOL
LHD
23 April 2021
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser (1010)
199 199 m (653 ft)
021300 21,300 t
Mistral
Conventional
VTOL
LHD
2 June 2016
Egypt
Anwar El Sadat (1020)
199 199 m (653 ft)
021300 21,300 t
Mistral
Conventional
VTOL
LHD
16 September 2016
France
Charles de Gaulle (R91)
262 262 m (860 ft)
042000 42,000 t
Charles de Gaulle
Nuclear
CATOBAR
Aircraft carrier
18 May 2001
France
Mistral (L9013)
199 199 m (653 ft)
021300 21,300 t
Mistral
Conventional
VTOL
LHD
1 February 2006
France
Tonnerre (L9014)
199 199 m (653 ft)
021300 21,300 t
Mistral
Conventional
VTOL
LHD
1 December 2006
France
Dixmude (L9015)
199 199 m (653 ft)
021300 21,300 t
Mistral
Conventional
VTOL
LHD
27 December 2012
India
Vikramaditya (R33)
283 284 m (932 ft)
045400 45,400 t
Kiev class (Modified)
Conventional
STOBAR
Aircraft carrier
16 November 2013 [ 26]
Italy
Giuseppe Garibaldi (C 551)
180 180 m (590 ft)
013850 13,850 t
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Conventional
STOVL
Anti-submarine warfare carrier
30 September 1985
Italy
Cavour (C 550)
244 244 m (801 ft)
027100 27,000 t[ 27]
Cavour
Conventional
STOVL
Aircraft carrier
27 March 2008
Japan
Izumo (DDH-183)
248 248 m (814 ft)
027000 27,000 t
Izumo
Conventional
VTOL
Helicopter Destroyer
25 March 2015
Japan
Kaga (DDH-184)
248 248 m (814 ft)
027000 27,000 t
Izumo
Conventional
VTOL
Helicopter Destroyer
22 March 2017
Japan
Hyūga (DDH-181)
197 197 m (646 ft)
019000 19,000 t
Hyūga
Conventional
VTOL
Helicopter Destroyer
18 March 2009
Japan
Ise (DDH-182)
197 197 m (646 ft)
019000 19,000 t
Hyūga
Conventional
VTOL
Helicopter Destroyer
16 March 2011
Russia
Admiral Kuznetsov (063)
306 306.5 m (1,006 ft)
055200 58,600 t
Kuznetsov
Conventional
STOBAR
Aircraft carrier
21 January 1991
South Korea
Dokdo (LPH-6111)
199 199 m (653 ft)
018800 18,800 t
Dokdo
Conventional
VTOL
LPH
3 July 2007
South Korea
Marado (LPH-6112)
199 199 m (653 ft)
018800 18,800 t
Dokdo
Conventional
VTOL
LPH
28 June 2021
Spain
Juan Carlos I (L-61)
231 231 m (758 ft)
026000 26,000 t
Juan Carlos I
Conventional
STOVL
LHD
30 September 2010
Thailand
Chakri Naruebet (911)
183 183 m (600 ft)
011486 11,486 t
Principe de Asturias
Conventional
STOVL
Aircraft carrier (since 2006 used as a helicopter carrier )
10 August 1997
United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth (R08)
280 280 m (920 ft)
065000 65,000 t
Queen Elizabeth
Integrated electric propulsion
STOVL
Aircraft carrier
7 December 2017
United Kingdom
Prince of Wales (R09)[ 28]
280 280 m (920 ft)
065000 65,000 t
Queen Elizabeth
Integrated electric propulsion
STOVL
Aircraft carrier
10 December 2019
United States
Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)[ 29]
337 337 m (1,106 ft)
101600 101,600 t
Gerald R. Ford
Nuclear
CATOBAR
Aircraft carrier
22 July 2017
United States
Nimitz (CVN-68)[ 30] [ 31]
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
101600 101,600 t
Nimitz
Nuclear
CATOBAR
Aircraft carrier
3 May 1975
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)[ 30] [ 32]
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
103300 103,300 t
Nimitz
Nuclear
CATOBAR
Aircraft carrier
18 October 1977
United States
Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
102900 102,900 t
Nimitz
Nuclear
CATOBAR
Aircraft carrier
13 March 1982
United States
Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
106300 106,300 t
Nimitz
Nuclear
CATOBAR
Aircraft carrier
25 October 1986
United States
Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)[ 30] [ 33]
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
106000 106,000 t
Nimitz
Nuclear
CATOBAR
Aircraft carrier
11 November 1989
United States
George Washington (CVN-73)
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
105900 105,900 t
Nimitz
Nuclear
CATOBAR
Aircraft carrier
4 July 1992
United States
John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
105000 105,000 t
Nimitz
Nuclear
CATOBAR
Aircraft carrier
9 December 1995
United States
Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
105600 105,600 t
Nimitz
Nuclear
CATOBAR
Aircraft carrier
25 July 1998
United States
Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
103000 103,000 t
Nimitz
Nuclear
CATOBAR
Aircraft carrier
12 July 2003
United States
George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
103600 103,600 t
Nimitz
Nuclear
CATOBAR
Aircraft carrier
10 January 2009
United States
America (LHA-6)
257.3 257 m (843 ft)
045000 45,000 t
America [ 23]
Conventional
STOVL
LHA
11 October 2014 [ 34]
United States
Tripoli (LHA-7)
257.3 257 m (843 ft)
045000 45,000 t
America
Conventional
STOVL
LHA
15 July 2020
United States
Wasp (LHD-1)
257 257 m (843 ft)
040532 40,532 t
Wasp [ 23]
Conventional
STOVL
LHD
29 July 1989
United States
Essex (LHD-2)
257 257.25 m (844.0 ft)
040650 40,650 t
Wasp
Conventional
STOVL
LHD
17 October 1992
United States
Kearsarge (LHD-3)
257 257 m (843 ft)
040500 40,500 t
Wasp
Conventional
STOVL
LHD
16 October 1993
United States
Boxer (LHD-4)
257 257 m (843 ft)
040722 40,722 t
Wasp
Conventional
STOVL
LHD
11 February 1995
United States
Bataan (LHD-5)
257 257 m (843 ft)
040358 40,358 t
Wasp
Conventional
STOVL
LHD
20 September 1997
United States
Iwo Jima (LHD-7)
257 257 m (843 ft)
040530 40,530 t
Wasp
Conventional
STOVL
LHD
30 June 2001
United States
Makin Island (LHD-8)
258 257 m (843 ft)
041649 41,649 t
Wasp
Conventional
STOVL
LHD
24 October 2009
Carriers in reserve
Carriers undergoing sea trials
Carriers under construction
Country
Name (hull number )
Length
Tonnage
Class
Propulsion
Type
Commissioning
Status
China
TBD
320 m (1,050 ft)
085000 85,000 t
Type 003
Conventional
CATOBAR [ 41]
2023 (planned)
Under construction [citation needed ]
China
TBD
237 237 m (778 ft)
040000 35,000 t
Type 075
Conventional
VTOL
2023 (planned)
Under construction[ 42]
Russia
Ivan Rogov [ 43] [ 44]
333 220 m (720 ft)
14000 40,000 t
Project 23900
Conventional
VTOL
2026 (planned)
Under construction
Russia
Mitrofan Moskalenko [ 43]
333 220 m (720 ft)
14000 40,000 t
Project 23900
Conventional
VTOL
2027 (planned)
Under construction
United States
John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) [ 45]
337 337 m (1,106 ft)
100000 100,000 t
Gerald R. Ford
Nuclear
CATOBAR
2022 (planned)
Fitting out
United States
Enterprise (CVN-80)
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
100000 100,000 t
Gerald R. Ford
Nuclear
CATOBAR
2027 (planned)
Under construction [ 29]
United States
Bougainville (LHA-8)
244 257 m (843 ft)
045693 45,000 t
America
Conventional
STOVL
2024 (planned)
Under construction[ 46]
Carriers ordered
Other planned carriers
Country
Name (hull number )
Length
Tonnage
Class
Propulsion
Type
Commissioned
Brazil
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
2029+ (planned) [ 50]
China
TBD
TBD
110000 110,000 t
Type 004
Nuclear
CATOBAR
2025+ (planned)
China
TBD[ 5]
237 237 m (778 ft)
040000 35,000 t
Type 075
Conventional
VTOL
TBD
China
TBD[ 5]
237 237 m (778 ft)
040000 35,000 t
Type 075
Conventional
VTOL
TBD
China
TBD[ 5]
237 237 m (778 ft)
040000 35,000 t
Type 075
Conventional
VTOL
TBD
China
TBD[ 5]
237 237 m (778 ft)
040000 35,000 t
Type 075
Conventional
VTOL
TBD
China
TBD[ 5]
237 237 m (778 ft)
040000 35,000 t
Type 075
Conventional
VTOL
TBD
France
PANG
300 m (980 ft)
075000 75,000 t[ 51]
PANG
Nuclear[ 52]
CATOBAR
2038+ (planned)[ 53]
India
Vishal (IAC-II) [ 54]
TBD
065000 65,000 t [ 55] [ 56]
Vikrant
Conventional [ 57]
CATOBAR
2030s (planned) [ 58]
India
TBD[ 59]
TBD
TBD
TBD
Conventional
VTOL /STOVL
2026+ (planned)
Italy
TBD
330 200 m (660 ft)
20000 20,000 t
TBD
TBD
STOVL
2025+ (planned)[ 60]
Italy
TBD
330 200 m (660 ft)
20000 20,000 t
TBD
TBD
STOVL
2025+ (planned)[ 60]
Italy
TBD
330 200 m (660 ft)
20000 20,000 t
TBD
TBD
STOVL
2025+ (planned)[ 60]
Russia
Shtorm
330 330 m (1,080 ft)
100000 100,000 t
Shtorm
TBD
STOBAR
2025+ (planned)
Singapore
TBD
TBD
TBD
Modified Endurance -class [ 61]
Conventional
STOVL
TBD
South Korea
TBD
TBD
040000 40,000 t
LPX-ii
Conventional
STOVL
2030–2033 (planned)[ 16]
Turkey
Trakya
231 232 m (761 ft)
026000 26,000 t
Juan Carlos I variant
Conventional
STOVL
TBD[ 62]
Turkey
TBD
TBD
050000 50,000 t
TBD
TBD
STOVL & CATOBAR
TBD[ 18]
Turkey
TBD
TBD
050000 50,000 t
TBD
TBD
STOVL & CATOBAR
TBD[ 18]
United States
TBD (CVN-83) [ 48]
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
100000 100,000 t
Gerald R. Ford
Nuclear
CATOBAR
TBD
United States
TBD (CVN-84) [ 48]
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
100000 100,000 t
Gerald R. Ford
Nuclear
CATOBAR
TBD
United States
TBD (CVN-85) [ 48]
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
100000 100,000 t
Gerald R. Ford
Nuclear
CATOBAR
TBD
United States
TBD (CVN-86) [ 48]
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
100000 100,000 t
Gerald R. Ford
Nuclear
CATOBAR
TBD
United States
TBD (CVN-87) [ 48]
333 333 m (1,093 ft)
100000 100,000 t
Gerald R. Ford
Nuclear
CATOBAR
TBD
United States
TBD (LHA-9) [ 46]
244 257 m (843 ft)
045693 45,693 t
America
Conventional
STOVL
TBD
United States
TBD (LHA-10) [ 46]
244 257 m (843 ft)
045693 45,693 t
America
Conventional
STOVL
TBD
United States
TBD (LHA-11) [ 46]
244 257 m (843 ft)
045693 45,693 t
America
Conventional
STOVL
TBD
United States
TBD (LHA-12) [ 46]
244 257 m (843 ft)
045693 45,693 t
America
Conventional
STOVL
TBD
United States
TBD (LHA-13) [ 46]
244 257 m (843 ft)
045693 45,693 t
America
Conventional
STOVL
TBD
United States
TBD (LHA-14) [ 46]
244 257 m (843 ft)
045693 45,693 t
America
Conventional
STOVL
TBD
United States
TBD (LHA-15) [ 46]
244 257 m (843 ft)
045693 45,693 t
America
Conventional
STOVL
TBD
United States
TBD (LHA-16) [ 46]
244 257 m (843 ft)
045693 45,693 t
America
Conventional
STOVL
TBD
Carriers currently being updated
See also
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