aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and hangar facilities for supporting, arming, deploying and recovering shipborne aircraft. Typically it is the capital ship of a fleet, as it allows a naval force to project seaborne air power far from homeland without depending on local airfields for staging aircraft operations. Since their inception in the early 20th century, aircraft carriers have evolved from wooden vessels used to deploy individual tethered reconnaissance balloons, to nuclear-powered supercarriers that carry dozens of fighters, strike aircraft, military helicopters, AEW&Cs and other types of aircraft such as UCAVs. While heavier fixed-wing aircraft such as airlifters, gunships and bombers have been launched from aircraft carriers, these aircraft do not often land on a carrier due to flight deck limitations.

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• Initiative on aircraft carriers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - , 2020
• Carrier deck in detail: service on US Navy Nimitz class flight deck: photo manual for modelers - book edition published in 2020, English, 1997
• Nimitz Class - 1997 novel by Patrick Robinson, English, 1982
• Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe, 1815-1945 - , German

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	class		Aquila	abandoned entity, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	class		G14	abandoned entity, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	class		G18	abandoned entity, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	class		G6	abandoned entity, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	class		HMS Leviathan	Majestic-class aircraft carrier, abandoned entity, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	class		HMS Pegasus	abandoned entity, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	class		Kai Taiho	abandoned entity, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	class		USS Iwo Jima	abandoned entity, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	class		USS Reprisal	abandoned entity, Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	class		Warship Number 797	abandoned entity, super battleship, Yamato-class battleship, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft		Aircraft Carrier (medium)	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft		Chitose-class seaplane tender	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft		Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft		CVX-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft		Jade-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft		Joffre-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft		John F. Kennedy-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft		MUGEM-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft		Project 23000E aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft		Sea Control Ship	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft		seaplane tender	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1916	Courageous-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1925	Lexington-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1935	Sōryū-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1936	Chitose-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1936	Yorktown-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1938	Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1939	Illustrious-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1939	Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1940	Malta-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1940	Yamato-class battleship	super battleship, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1941	Hiyō-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1942	Akitsu Maru-class carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1942	Essex-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1942	Implacable-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1943	Unryū-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1945	Majestic-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1945	Midway-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1946	Audacious-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1947	Centaur-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1957	Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1960	CVA-01 aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1972	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1985	Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	2000	UXV Combatant-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	2013	Vikrant-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	2014	Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Amagi	Unryū-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Aso	Unryū-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Ausonia	passenger vessel, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Cavour	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Clemenceau	Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Dédalo	Independence-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Flugzeugträger B	Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Fujian	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Hiryū	Sōryū-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Sydney	aircraft carrier, Majestic-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Ikoma	Unryū-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		INS Vikrant	Vikrant-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		INS Vikrant	Majestic-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Joffre	aircraft carrier, Joffre-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Kasagi	Unryū-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Kurama	Unryū-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		La Fayette	Independence-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Liaoning	Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Minas Gerais	Colossus-class light aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		New Generation Aircraft Carrier	watercraft project, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Novorossiysk	Project 1143.3 aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Painlevé	watercraft project, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Príncipe de Asturias	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Ryūhō	light aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Shandong	Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Shin'yō	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Shinano	Yamato-class battleship, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Shōkaku	Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Sōryū	Sōryū-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS Cavendish	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Taihō	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Unryū	Unryū-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Antietam	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Bennington	Essex-class (short bow), Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Bon Homme Richard	Essex-class (short bow), Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Boxer	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Bunker Hill	Essex-class (short bow), Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Coral Sea	aircraft carrier, Midway-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Enterprise	Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Essex	Essex-class (SCB-27A) aircraft carrier, Essex-class (short bow), Essex-class (SCB-125) aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Franklin	Essex-class (short bow), Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Franklin D. Roosevelt	Midway-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Hancock	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Hornet	Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Kearsarge	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Lake Champlain	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Langley	collier, seaplane tender, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Leyte	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Oriskany	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Philippine Sea	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Princeton	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Randolph	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Ranger	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Sable	military training ship, paddle steamer, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Saratoga	Lexington-class aircraft carrier, battlecruiser, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Shangri-La	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Tarawa	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Ticonderoga	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Valley Forge	Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Wasp	Essex-class (short bow), aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Wasp	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Wolverine	military training ship, paddle steamer, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Varyag	Project 1143.6 aircraft carrier, Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Warship Number 111	Yamato-class battleship, super battleship, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1917	HMS Pegasus	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1917	HMS Furious	Courageous-class battlecruiser, Courageous-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1918	HMS Argus	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1920	Béarn	Normandie-class battleship, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1922	Hōshō	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1940	HMS Illustrious	Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1940	HMS Formidable	Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1941	HMS Indomitable	Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1942	Jun'yō	Hiyō-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1943	HMS Indefatigable	Implacable-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1944	Katsuragi	Unryū-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1944	HMS Implacable	Implacable-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1945	USS Midway	Midway-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1945	USS Mindoro	aircraft carrier, Commencement Bay-class escort carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1948	HMCS Magnificent	Majestic-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1951	HMS Eagle	Audacious-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1955	HMS Ark Royal	Audacious-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1957	HMCS Bonaventure	Majestic-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1959	INS Viraat	Centaur-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1962	USS Enterprise	former entity, Enterprise-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1990	Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov	aircraft cruiser, Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	2001	Charles de Gaulle	aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	2014	INS Vikramaditya	Project 1143.0 Sevmashpredpriyatie aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	2019	HMS Prince of Wales	aircraft carrier, Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	2020	HMS Queen Elizabeth	Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	museum		Minsk	aircraft carrier, preserved watercraft, museum ship, Russian Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Hornet	preserved watercraft, museum ship, aircraft carrier, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Intrepid	preserved watercraft, museum ship, aircraft carrier, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Lexington	preserved watercraft, military museum, museum ship, aircraft carrier, United States Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Yorktown	military museum, preserved watercraft, museum ship, aircraft carrier, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Foch	Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier, shipwreck, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Graf Zeppelin	shipwreck, Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS Lexington	Lexington-class aircraft carrier, shipwreck, battlecruiser, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Zuikaku	Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier, shipwreck, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1917	HMS Courageous	Courageous-class battlecruiser, Courageous-class aircraft carrier, battlecruiser, shipwreck, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1917	HMS Glorious	Courageous-class battlecruiser, shipwreck, Courageous-class aircraft carrier, battlecruiser, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1924	HMS Eagle	Almirante Latorre-class super-dreadnought battleship, super-dreadnought, shipwreck, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1924	HMS Hermes	shipwreck, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1927	Akagi	shipwreck, Amagi-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1928	Kaga	Tosa-class battleship, shipwreck, dreadnought, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1937	USS Yorktown	shipwreck, Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1938	HMS Ark Royal	shipwreck, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1941	HMS Victorious	Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, shipwreck, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1942	HMS Dasher	Avenger-class escort carrier, shipwreck, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1959	São Paulo	Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier, shipwreck, aircraft carrier	Wikidata