List of aircraft carriers by country

Countries currently operating carriers in blue; historic operators of carriers in light blue

The list of aircraft carriers by country includes all aircraft carriers organized by country of origin and service. Where appropriate, a single ship may be listed under multiple countries.

Numbers of aircraft carriers by country

The table below does not include submarine aircraft carriers, seaplane tenders, escort carriers, merchant aircraft carriers, helicopter carriers or amphibious assault ships
Number of aircraft carriers by operating nation
Country In service In reserve Decommissioned Under construction Never completed Total completed
Argentina Argentina 0 0 2 0 0 2
Australia Australia 0 0 3 0 0 3
Brazil Brazil 1 0 1 0 0 2
Canada Canada 0 0 3 0 0 3
China China 1 0 0 1 0 1
France France 1 0 7 0 7 8
Germany Germany 0 0 0 0 8 0
India India 2 0 1 1 0 3
Italy Italy 2 0 0 0 2 2
Japan Japan 0 0 20 0 4 20
Netherlands Netherlands 0 0 2 0 0 2
Russia Russia 1 0 6 0 2 7
Spain Spain 1 1 1 0 1 3
Thailand Thailand 1 0 0 0 0 1
United Kingdom United Kingdom 0 0 40 2 12 40
United States United States 10 2 56 3 12 68

Argentina

Retired:

Australia

Retired:

Brazil

Active:

Retired:

Canada

Retired:

China

Active:

Planned:

France

Active:

Retired:

Never completed:

Germany

Never completed:

The two planned Italian carriers Aquila and Sparviero were seized by the Germans after the Italian Armistice but not completed.

India

Active:

Under construction:

Planned

Retired:

Italy

Active:

Never completed:

Japan

Retired:

Sunk:

Only Hōshō, Junyō, Katsuragi and Ryuho survived the war and these were scrapped by 1948.

Never completed:

Special Note:

Currently Japan operates several helicopter destroyers which are effectively similar to aircraft carriers.

2 helicopter carrier ships:Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer 19,000 tons (full load) anti-submarine warfare carrier with enhanced command-and-control capabilities allowing them to serve as fleet flagships.

In August 2013, A launching ceremony for Japan's largest military ship since World War II was held in Yokohama on Tuesday, 6 August. The 820-foot-long, 19,500 tons (27,000 tons full load) flattop destroyer Izumo was deployed in 2015.[4]

Netherlands

Retired:

Russia

The Russian Navy was established in December 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, most Soviet aircraft carriers were transferred over to Russia.

Active:

Retired:

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union was dissolved in December 1991, most Soviet aircraft carriers were transferred to Russia, with the exception of Varyag which was transferred to Ukraine. Ulyanovsk was scrapped before the Soviet Union was dissolved.

In service at the end of Soviet state:

Never completed:

Spain

Active:

Retired:

Never completed:

Thailand

Active:

Ukraine

Never completed:

United Kingdom

Under construction:

Sunk:

Retired:

Never completed:

United States

See also

Related Lists

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/25/china-unveils-first-aircraft-carrier-to-enter-service/
  2. ↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/1/china-begins-to-build-its-own-aircraft-carrier/?page=all
  3. ↑ http://idrw.org/?p=44119
  4. ↑ ["http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories2078_Indian_Navy_to_launch_indigenous_aircraft_carrier_Aug_12.htm" "http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories2078_Indian_Navy_to_launch_indigenous_aircraft_carrier_Aug_12.htm"] Check |url= value (help). Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Busquets, C.; Campanera, A.; Coello, J.L. (1994). Los portaaviones españoles (in Spanish). Agualarga Editores. ISBN 84-88959-02-8.
  6. ↑ Carpenter & Wiencek, Asian Security Handbook 2000, p. 302.

References

  • Busquets, C.; Campanera, A. y Coello,J.L. (1994). Los portaaviones españoles (in Spanish). Agualarga Editores. ISBN 84-88959-02-8.  Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
  • "World Aircraft Carrier Lists". Haze Gray & Underway. 

Further reading

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, February 12, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.