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 m (750 ft) 27,100 t Canberra (modified) Juan Carlos I class Conventional STOVL LHD 28 November 2014 Australia Adelaide (L01) 230 m (750 ft) 27,100 t Canberra (modified) Juan Carlos I class Conventional STOVL LHD 4 December 2015 Brazil Atlântico (A140) 203.4 m (667 ft) 21,500 t Ocean Conventional VTOL LPH 29 June 2018 [22] China Liaoning (16) 306.5 m (1,006 ft) 67,500 t Type 001 (Kuznetsov[23] ) Conventional STOBAR Aircraft carrier 25 September 2012 [3] China Shandong (17) 315 m (1,033 ft) 70,000 t Type 002 Conventional STOBAR Aircraft carrier 17 December 2019 Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser (1010) 199 m (653 ft) 21,300 t Mistral Conventional VTOL LHD 2 June 2016 Egypt Anwar El Sadat (1020) 199 m (653 ft) 21,300 t Mistral Conventional VTOL LHD 16 September 2016 France Charles de Gaulle (R91) 262 m (860 ft) 42,000 t Charles de Gaulle Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 18 May 2001 France Mistral (L9013) 199 m (653 ft) 21,300 t Mistral Conventional VTOL LHD 1 February 2006 France Tonnerre (L9014) 199 m (653 ft) 21,300 t Mistral Conventional VTOL LHD 1 December 2006 France Dixmude (L9015) 199 m (653 ft) 21,300 t Mistral Conventional VTOL LHD 27 December 2012 India Vikramaditya (R33) 284 m (932 ft) 45,400 t Kiev class (Modified) Conventional STOBAR Aircraft carrier 16 November 2013 [24] Italy Giuseppe Garibaldi (C 551) 180 m (590 ft) 13,850 t Giuseppe Garibaldi Conventional STOVL Anti-submarine warfare carrier 30 September 1985 Italy Cavour (C 550) 244 m (801 ft) 27,000 t[25] Cavour Conventional STOVL Aircraft carrier 27 March 2008 Japan Izumo (DDH-183) 248 m (814 ft) 27,000 t Izumo Conventional VTOL Helicopter Destroyer 25 March 2015 Japan Kaga (DDH-184) 248 m (814 ft) 27,000 t Izumo Conventional VTOL Helicopter Destroyer 22 March 2017 Japan Hyūga (DDH-181) 197 m (646 ft) 19,000 t Hyūga Conventional VTOL Helicopter Destroyer 18 March 2009 Japan Ise (DDH-182) 197 m (646 ft) 19,000 t Hyūga Conventional VTOL Helicopter Destroyer 16 March 2011 Russia Admiral Kuznetsov (063) 306.5 m (1,006 ft) 58,600 t Kuznetsov Conventional STOBAR Aircraft carrier 21 January 1991 South Korea Dokdo (LPH-6111) 199 m (653 ft) 18,800 t Dokdo Conventional VTOL LPH 3 July 2007 Spain Juan Carlos I (L-61) 231 m (758 ft) 26,000 t Juan Carlos I Conventional STOVL LHD 30 September 2010 Thailand Chakri Naruebet (911) 183 m (600 ft) 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) 284 m (932 ft) 65,000 t Queen Elizabeth Conventional STOVL Aircraft carrier 7 December 2017 United Kingdom Prince of Wales (R09)[26] 284 m (932 ft) 65,000 t Queen Elizabeth Conventional STOVL Aircraft carrier 10 December 2019 United States Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)[27] 337 m (1,106 ft) 100,000 t Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 22 July 2017 United States Nimitz (CVN-68)[28] [29] 333 m (1,093 ft) 101,600 t Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 3 May 1975 United States Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)[30] [31] 333 m (1,093 ft) 103,300 t Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 18 October 1977 United States Carl Vinson (CVN-70) 333 m (1,093 ft) 102,900 t Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 13 March 1982 United States Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) 333 m (1,093 ft) 106,300 t Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 25 October 1986 United States Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)[32] [33] 333 m (1,093 ft) 105,900 t Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 11 November 1989 United States George Washington (CVN-73) 333 m (1,093 ft) 105,900 t Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 4 July 1992 United States John C. Stennis (CVN-74) 333 m (1,093 ft) 105,000 t Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 9 December 1995 United States Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) 333 m (1,093 ft) 105,600 t Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 25 July 1998 United States Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) 333 m (1,093 ft) 103,000 t Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 12 July 2003 United States George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) 333 m (1,093 ft) 104,000 t Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 10 January 2009 United States America (LHA-6) 257.3 m (844 ft) 45,000 t America [21] Conventional STOVL LHA 11 October 2014 [34] United States Tripoli (LHA-7) 257.3 m (844 ft) 45,000 t America Conventional STOVL LHA 15 July 2020 United States Wasp (LHD-1) 257 m (843 ft) 40,532 t Wasp [21] Conventional STOVL LHD 29 July 1989 United States Essex (LHD-2) 257 m (843 ft) 40,650 t Wasp Conventional STOVL LHD 17 October 1992 United States Kearsarge (LHD-3) 257 m (843 ft) 40,500 t Wasp Conventional STOVL LHD 16 October 1993 United States Boxer (LHD-4) 257 m (843 ft) 40,722 t Wasp Conventional STOVL LHD 11 February 1995 United States Bataan (LHD-5) 257 m (843 ft) 40,358 t Wasp Conventional STOVL LHD 20 September 1997 United States Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) 257 m (843 ft) 40,500 t Wasp Conventional STOVL LHD 15 August 1998 Note: To be decommissioned due fire damage[35] United States Iwo Jima (LHD-7) 257 m (843 ft) 40,530 t Wasp Conventional STOVL LHD 30 June 2001 United States Makin Island (LHD-8) 258 m (846 ft) 41,649 t Wasp Conventional STOVL LHD 24 October 2009
Carriers in reserve Carriers undergoing sea trials Country Name Length Tonnage Class Propulsion Type Commissioned Status China TBD 237 m (778 ft) 35,000 t Type 075 Conventional VTOL 2021 (planned) Undergoing sea trials China TBD[36] 237 m (778 ft) 35,000 t Type 075 Conventional VTOL 2022 (planned) Undergoing sea trials India Vikrant (IAC-I)[11] 262 m (860 ft) 45,000 t Vikrant Conventional STOBAR 2021 (planned) Undergoing sea trials South Korea Marado (LPH-6112) 199 m (653 ft) 18,800 t Dokdo Conventional VTOL 2021 (planned) Undergoing sea trials
Carriers under construction Country Name (hull number ) Length Tonnage Class Propulsion Type Commissioned Status China TBD 317 m (1,040 ft)-325.8 m (1,069 ft) 85,000 t Type 003 Conventional CATOBAR [37] 2023 (planned) Under construction China TBD 237 m (778 ft) 35,000 t Type 075 Conventional VTOL 2023 (planned) Under construction[38] Italy Trieste 245 m (804 ft) 32,000 t Trieste Conventional STOVL [39] 2022 (planned) Under construction Russia Ivan Rogov [40] 220 m (720 ft) 25,000 t Project 23900 Conventional STOVL 2026 (planned) Under construction Russia Mitrofan Moskalenko [40] 220 m (720 ft) 25,000 t Project 23900 Conventional STOVL 2027 (planned) Under construction Turkey Anadolu (L-400) [41] 230.8 m (757 ft) 27,436 t Juan Carlos I variant Conventional STOVL 2021 (planned)[42] Fitting out United States John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) [43] 337 m (1,106 ft) 100,000 t Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR 2022 (planned) Fitting out United States Enterprise (CVN-80) 333 m (1,093 ft) 100,000 t Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR 2027 (planned) Under construction [27] United States Bougainville (LHA-8) 257 m (843 ft) 45,000 t America Conventional STOVL 2024 (planned) Under construction[44]
Carriers ordered Other planned carriers Country Name (hull number ) Length Tonnage Class Propulsion Type Commissioned Brazil TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2029+ (planned) [48] China TBD TBD 110,000 t Type 004 Nuclear CATOBAR 2025+ (planned) China TBD[4] 237 m (778 ft) 35,000 t Type 075 Conventional VTOL TBD China TBD[4] 237 m (778 ft) 35,000 t Type 075 Conventional VTOL TBD China TBD[4] 237 m (778 ft) 35,000 t Type 075 Conventional VTOL TBD China TBD[4] 237 m (778 ft) 35,000 t Type 075 Conventional VTOL TBD China TBD[4] 237 m (778 ft) 35,000 t Type 075 Conventional VTOL TBD France PANG 300 m (980 ft) 75,000[49] PANG Nuclear[50] CATOBAR 2038+ (planned)[51] India Vishal (IAC-II) [52] TBD 65,000 t [53] [54] Vikrant Conventional [55] CATOBAR 2030s (planned) [56] India TBD[57] TBD TBD TBD Conventional VTOL TBD India TBD[57] TBD TBD TBD Conventional VTOL TBD Italy TBD 200 m (660 ft) 20,000 t TBD TBD STOVL 2025+ (planned)[58] Italy TBD 200 m (660 ft) 20,000 t TBD TBD STOVL 2025+ (planned)[58] Italy TBD 200 m (660 ft) 20,000 t TBD TBD STOVL 2025+ (planned)[58] Russia Shtorm 330 m (1,080 ft) 100,000 t Shtorm TBD STOBAR 2025+ (planned) Russia TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2025+ (planned) Russia TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2025+ (planned) Russia TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2025+ (planned) Russia TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2025+ (planned) Russia TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2025+ (planned) Singapore TBD TBD TBD Modified Endurance -class [59] Conventional STOVL TBD South Korea TBD TBD 40,000 t LPX-ii Conventional STOVL 2030–2033 (planned)[13] Turkey Trakya 232 m (761 ft) 26,000 t Juan Carlos I variant Conventional STOVL TBD[60] Turkey TBD TBD 50,000 t TBD TBD STOVL & CATOBAR TBD[16] Turkey TBD TBD 50,000 t TBD TBD STOVL & CATOBAR TBD[16] United States TBD (CVN-83) [46] 333 m (1,093 ft) 100,000 t Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR TBD United States TBD (CVN-84) [46] 333 m (1,093 ft) 100,000 t Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR TBD United States TBD (CVN-85) [46] 333 m (1,093 ft) 100,000 t Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR TBD United States TBD (CVN-86) [46] 333 m (1,093 ft) 100,000 t Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR TBD United States TBD (CVN-87) [46] 333 m (1,093 ft) 100,000 t Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR TBD United States TBD (LHA-9) [44] 257 m (843 ft) 45,693 t America Conventional STOVL TBD United States TBD (LHA-10) [44] 257 m (843 ft) 45,693 t America Conventional STOVL TBD United States TBD (LHA-11) [44] 257 m (843 ft) 45,693 t America Conventional STOVL TBD United States TBD (LHA-12) [44] 257 m (843 ft) 45,693 t America Conventional STOVL TBD United States TBD (LHA-13) [44] 257 m (843 ft) 45,693 t America Conventional STOVL TBD United States TBD (LHA-14) [44] 257 m (843 ft) 45,693 t America Conventional STOVL TBD United States TBD (LHA-15) [44] 257 m (843 ft) 45,693 t America Conventional STOVL TBD United States TBD (LHA-16) [44] 257 m (843 ft) 45,693 t America Conventional STOVL TBD
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