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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[edit] List of countries by aircraft carriers

Country Navy In service In reserve Under construction Being rebuilt
 United States United States Navy 11[1] 1[2] 3[3] 0
 Italy Italian Navy 2[4] 0 0 0
 India Indian Navy 1[5] 0 2[6] 1[6]
 United Kingdom Royal Navy 1[7] 0 2[8] 0
 Brazil Brazilian Navy 1[9] 0 0 0
 France French Navy 1[10] 0 0 0
 Russia Russian Navy 1[11] 0 0 0
 Spain Spanish Navy 2[12] 0 0 0
 Thailand Royal Thai Navy 1[13] 0 0 0
 China People's Liberation Army Navy 0 0 0 1[14]

[edit] Carriers in service

Country Name Hull number Tonnage Class Type Commission date
 Brazil NAe São Paulo A12 032800 32,800 tons Clemenceau Conventionally-powered carrier 2000-11-15 15 November 2000
 France Charles de Gaulle R91 042000 42,000 tons - Nuclear-powered carrier 2001-05-18 18 May 2001
 India INS Viraat R22 028700 28,700 tons Centaur Conventionally-powered STOVL carrier 1987-05-20 20 May 1987
 Italy Conte di Cavour 550 027100 27,100 tons - Conventionally-powered STOVL carrier 2008-03-27 27 March 2008
 Italy Giuseppe Garibaldi 551 013850 13,850 tons - Conventionally-powered STOVL carrier 1985-09-30 30 September 1985
 Russia Admiral Kuznetsov 063 055000 55,000 tons Admiral Kuznetsov Conventionally-powered STOBAR carrier 1991-01-21 21 January 1991
 Spain Principe de Asturias R11 016700 16,700 tons - Conventionally-powered STOVL carrier 1988-05-30 30 May 1988
 Thailand HTMS Chakri Naruebet CVH-911 011400 11,400 tons - Conventionally-powered STOVL carrier 1997-08-10 10 August 1997
 United Kingdom HMS Illustrious R06 022000 22,000 tons Invincible Conventionally-powered STOVL carrier. Recently converted to a helicopter carrier. 1982-06-20 20 June 1982
 United States USS Enterprise CVN-65 094700 94,700 tons - Nuclear-powered supercarrier 1961-11-25 25 November 1961
 United States USS Nimitz CVN-68 100000 100,000 tons Nimitz Nuclear-powered supercarrier 1975-05-03 3 May 1975
 United States USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 101600 101,600 tons Nimitz Nuclear-powered supercarrier 1977-10-18 18 October 1977
 United States USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 101300 101,300 tons Nimitz Nuclear-powered supercarrier 1982-03-13 13 March 1982
 United States USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 104600 104,600 tons Nimitz Nuclear-powered supercarrier 1986-10-25 25 October 1986
 United States USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 100000 100,000 tons Nimitz Nuclear-powered supercarrier 1989-11-11 11 November 1989
 United States USS George Washington CVN-73 104200 104,200 tons Nimitz Nuclear-powered supercarrier 1992-07-04 4 July 1992
 United States USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 103300 103,300 tons Nimitz Nuclear-powered supercarrier 1995-12-09 9 December 1995
 United States USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75 103900 103,900 tons Nimitz Nuclear-powered supercarrier 1998-07-25 25 July 1998
 United States USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 101400 101,400 tons Nimitz Nuclear-powered supercarrier 2003-07-12 12 July 2003
 United States USS George H. W. Bush CVN-77 102000 102,000 tons Nimitz Nuclear-powered supercarrier 2009-01-10 10 January 2009

[edit] Carriers in reserve

Country Name Hull number Tonnage Class Type Commission date Decommission date In reserve until
 United States USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 081985 81,985 tons Kitty Hawk Conventionally-powered supercarrier 1961-04-21 21 April 1961 2009-01-31 31 January 2009 2015

[edit] Carriers under construction or being rebuilt

Country Name Hull number Tonnage Class Type Commission date Status
 China Chinese aircraft carrier - 06000067,500 tons Varyag Conventionally-powered STOBAR carrier 2015 (expected) Undergoing trials[15]
 India INS Vikramaditya[6] - 044570 44,570 tons Admiral Gorshkov Conventionally-powered STOBAR carrier 2012 (planned) Undergoing trials[16]
 India INS Vikrant[6] - 040000 40,000 tons Vikrant Conventionally-powered STOBAR carrier 2014 (expected) Under construction
 India INS Vishal[6] - 065000 65,000 tons Vikrant Conventionally-powered carrier 2017 (expected) Under construction
 United Kingdom HMS Queen Elizabeth[8] R08 065600 65,600 tons Queen Elizabeth Conventionally-powered supercarrier 2017 (expected) Under construction
 United Kingdom HMS Prince of Wales[8] R09 065600 65,600 tons Queen Elizabeth Conventionally-powered supercarrier 2018 (expected) Under construction
 United States USS Gerald R. Ford[3] CVN-78 100000 100,000 tons Ford Nuclear-powered supercarrier 2015 (expected) Under construction
 United States USS John F. Kennedy[17] CVN-79 100000 100,000 tons Ford Nuclear-powered supercarrier 2018 (expected) Ordered
 United States CVN-80 (unnamed)[3] CVN-80 100000 100,000 tons Ford Nuclear-powered supercarrier 2021 (expected) Ordered

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ IISS 2010, p. 33
  2. ^ IISS 2010, p. 35
  3. ^ a b c O'Rourke, Ronald (10 June 2010). "Navy Ford (CVN-78) class aircraft carrier" (pdf). Congressional Research Service. http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RS20643.pdf. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
  4. ^ IISS 2010, p. 142
  5. ^ IISS 2010, p. 361
  6. ^ a b c d e IISS 2010, p. 374
  7. ^ IISS 2010, p. 169
  8. ^ a b c IISS 2010, p. 206
  9. ^ IISS 2010, p. 70
  10. ^ IISS 2010, p. 130
  11. ^ IISS 2010, p. 225
  12. ^ IISS 2010, p. 162
  13. ^ IISS 2010, p. 430
  14. ^ Fisher, Richard (10 March 2009). "China’s Aircraft Carriers". International Assessment and Strategy Center. http://www.strategycenter.net/research/pubID.193/pub_detail.asp. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
  15. ^ Hille, Kathrin (10 August 2011). "China’s first aircraft carrier takes to sea". The Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6b20cdce-c300-11e0-8cc7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1V54KV0ya. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  16. ^ Gokhale, Nitin (11 September 2011). "India Beefs Up for Great Game". The Diplomat. http://the-diplomat.com/2011/09/11/india-beefs-up-for-great-game/. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  17. ^ "Navy names next aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy". United States Department of Defense. 29 May 2011. http://www.defense.gov//releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14523. Retrieved 29 May 2011. 

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