List of aircraft carriers in service
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This list of aircraft carriers contains all aircraft carriers which are currently in service, or being planned/constructed, and are listed alphabetically by country
For listings by other methods, see:
- List of all aircraft carriers
- List of aircraft carriers by country
- List of aircraft carriers by type
| Country | In Service | Under construction | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
11 | 2 | 13 |
 United Kingdom |
3 | 2 | 5 |
 India |
1 | 2 | 3 |
 Italy |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 France |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Spain |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Brazil |
1 | 0 | 1 |
 Russia |
1 | 0 | 1 |
 Thailand |
1 | 0 | 1 |
Contents |
[edit] Brazil
- NAe São Paulo: 32,800 tons ex-French FS Foch, purchased 15 November 2000
[edit] France
- FS Charles de Gaulle: 40,600 tons nuclear powered aircraft carrier, commissioned 18 May 2001
PA2 (Porte-Avions 2) is a planned new aircraft carrier developed for the French Navy by Thales Naval France and DCN from the Thales UK/BMT design for the future British aircraft carriers CV(F). The vessel will displace approximately 65,000 tonnes,
[edit] India
- INS Viraat: 28,700 tons ex-British HMS Hermes, purchased 19 April 1986 and commissioned May 1987, scheduled to be decommissioned in 2012.
[edit] Being rebuilt
- INS Vikramaditya: 45,000 tons STOBAR modified ex-Russian Admiral Gorshkov, planned to enter service in 2012.
[edit] Under Construction
- Vikrant class carrier (Indigenous Aircraft Carrier): to be named INS Vishaal, 37.500 tons STOBAR aircraft carrier. It is being built at Cochin Shipyard, southern India, and is expected to enter service in 2012.
[edit] Italy
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (551): 13,850 tons Italian STOVL, commissioned September 1985.
- Conte di Cavour (550): 27,100 tons Italian STOVL, commission date 2008.
[edit] Russia
- Admiral Flota Sovetskovo Soyuza Kuznetsov: 66,000 tons Admiral Kuznetsov class STOBAR aircraft carrier. Launched in 1985 as Tbilisi, renamed and operational from 1995.
[edit] Spain
- Principe de Asturias: 13,400 tons STOVL carrier, commissioned 30 May 1988.
[edit] Under construction
- Juan Carlos I: 27,000 tons Buque de Proyección Estratégica class amphibious ship/VSTOL carrier, to be commissioned in 2008.
[edit] Thailand
- HTMS Chakri Naruebet: 11,400 tons carrier based on Spanish Principe De Asturias design. Commissioned 10 August 1997, though remains predominantly inactive due to lack of funds.
[edit] United Kingdom
- HMS Illustrious (R06): 20,600 tons Invincible STOVL class aircraft carrier, commissioned 20 June 1982, scheduled to be decommissioned in 2012.
- HMS Ark Royal (R07): 20,600 tons Invincible STOVL class aircraft carrier in commissioned 1 November 1985, scheduled to be decommissioned in 2015.
[edit] In Storage
- HMS Invincible (R05): 20,600 tons Invincible STOVL class aircraft carrier, commissioned 11 July 1980 and currently in storage.
[edit] Planned
- HMS Queen Elizabeth (CVF): 65,000 tons Royal Navy CVF programme expected in 2014.
- HMS Prince of Wales (CVF): 65,000 tons Royal Navy CVF programme expected in 2016.
[edit] United States
- USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63): 82,200 ton, Kitty Hawk-class conventional-powered supercarrier, in active service, commissioned 21 April 1961. Due for decommissioning in 2008.
- USS Enterprise (CVN-65): 93,500 ton nuclear-powered supercarrier, commissioned 25 November 1961. First nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Due for decommissioning in 2015.
- USS Nimitz (CVN-68): 104,000 ton Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in active service, commissioned 3 May 1975.
- USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69): 104,000 ton Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in active service, commissioned 18 October 1977.
- USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70): 104,000 ton Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in active service, commissioned 13 March 1982.
- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71): 104,000 ton Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in active service, commissioned 25 October 1986.
- USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72): 104,000-ton Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in active service, commissioned 11 November 1989
- USS George Washington (CVN-73): 104,000 ton Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in active service, commissioned 4 July 1992.
- USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74): 104,000 ton Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in active service, commissioned 9 December 1995.
- USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75): 104,000 ton Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in active service, commissioned 25 July 1998.
- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76): 104,000 ton Nimitz-class nuclear powered supercarrier, in active service, commissioned 12 July 2003.
[edit] Under construction
- USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77): 104,000 ton Nimitz-class nuclear powered supercarrier in construction, commissioning scheduled for 2009.
- USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78): 100,000 ton Ford-class nuclear powered supercarrier in design and development stage, commissioning scheduled for 2015.
