List of aircraft carriers

In this collection, there is the historic aircraft carrier. It includes the aircraft carrier, light carrier and escort carriers, which are deleted from the list of vessels of the Navy ( for example, due to scrapping or total loss ).

To maintain clarity, currently standing in aircraft carrier to be performed in a separate list: List of current aircraft carrier

  • 5.1 Aircraft Carrier 5.1.1 Béarn (conversion from battleship )
  • 5.1.2 Clemenceau class
  • 5.2.1 ( U.S. Independence - class)
  • 5.2.2 ( British Colossus class)
  • 5.2.3 Joffre class ( unfinished)
  • 6.1 Aircraft Carrier 6.1.1 Argus (conversion from passenger ship)
  • 6.1.2 Furious (conversion from battle cruiser )
  • 6.1.3 Courageous class (modifications of battlecruisers )
  • 6.1.4 Hermes
  • 6.1.5 Eagle (conversion from battleship )
  • 6.1.6 Ark Royal
  • 6.1.7 Illustrious class
  • 6.1.8 Implacable class
  • 6.1.9 Audacious class
  • 6.1.10 Unicorn
  • 6.1.11 Colossus - class
  • 6.1.12 Majestic - class
  • 6.1.13 Centaur class
  • 6.1.14 Invincible - class
  • Audacity 6.2.1
  • 6.2.2 Activity
  • 6.2.3 Pretoria Castle
  • 6.2.4 Vindex class
  • 6.2.5 Campania
  • 6.2.6 Archer
  • 6.2.7 Avenger - class
  • 6.2.8 Attacker class
  • 8.1 Aircraft Carrier
  • 8.2 escort carrier
  • 8.3 Seeflugzeugträger
  • 9.1 Aircraft Carrier 9.1.1 Hosho
  • 9.1.2 Akagi class (modifications of battlecruisers )
  • 9.1.3 Kaga (conversion from battleship )
  • 9.1.4 Ryujo
  • 9.1.5 Soryu
  • 9.1.6 Hiryu
  • 9.1.7 Shokaku class
  • 9.1.8 Zuiho class
  • 9.1.9 Ryûho
  • 9.1.10 Junyo class
  • 9.1.11 Taiho class
  • 9.1.12 Chitose class ( conversions from Seeflugzeugträgern )
  • 9.1.13 Shinano (conversion from battleship )
  • 9.1.14 Unryu class
  • 9.1.15 Ibuki (conversion of heavy cruisers )
  • 9.2.1 Taiyo class
  • 9.2.2 Kaiyo
  • 9.2.3 Shin'yō
  • 9.2.4 Akitsu Maru? Class

Argentina

Australia

Brazil

Germany

Although repeatedly aircraft carrier had been commissioned and was several times already begun construction, Germany had never a finished or operational aircraft carrier.

Aircraft carrier

Ausonia (conversion from passenger ship )

Graf- Zeppelin - class

Seydlitz (conversion of heavy cruisers )

De Grasse (conversion of light cruisers )

Training aircraft carrier

For passenger ships Gneisenau ( 18,160 ts), the sister ship of Potsdam, and Europe ( 47,000 ts) had been ordered also in May 1942 it was converted into aircraft carriers. Due to the low speed Gneisenau and technical difficulties of rebuilding of Europe, both ships were canceled out of the Flugzeugträgerbauprogramm in November 1942. 1942 of the prefabricated captured and still lying on stack of French aircraft carrier Joffre and the completion of the new building freighter Ostmark was considered as an aircraft carrier, but both plans were rejected.

France

Aircraft carrier

Béarn (conversion from battleship )

Clemenceau class

Escort carrier

( American Independence - class)

( British Colossus class)

Joffre class ( unfinished)

Helicopter carrier

Seeflugzeugträger

Great Britain

Ships of the Royal Navy

Aircraft carrier

Argus (conversion from passenger ship)

Furious (conversion from battle cruiser )

Courageous class (modifications of battlecruisers )

Hermes

Eagle (conversion from warship )

Ark Royal

Illustrious class

Implacable class

Audacious class

Unicorn

Colossus - class

Majestic - class

Centaur class

Invincible - class

Escort carrier

Audacity

Activity

Pretoria Castle

Vindex class

Campania

Archer

Avenger - class

Attacker class

There are also the MAC ships.

India

Italy

Aircraft carrier

Escort carrier

Seeflugzeugträger

Japan

Aircraft carrier

Hosho

Akagi - class (modifications of battlecruisers )

Kaga (conversion from warship )

Ryujo

Soryu

Hiryu

Shokaku class

Zuiho class

Ryûho

Junyo class

Taiho class

Chitose class ( conversions from Seeflugzeugträgern )

Shinano (conversion from warship )

Unryu class

Ibuki (conversion of heavy cruisers )

Escort carrier

Taiyo class

Kaiyo

Shin'yō

Akitsu Maru? Class

Canada

Netherlands

Soviet Union / Russia

Kiev - class

Moskva - class

Ulyanovsk- class

Spain

Aircraft carrier

Dedalo class (see American Independence - class)

Príncipe de Asturias - class

Seeflugzeugträger

United States of America

Aircraft carrier

Langley (conversion from coal ship)

Lexington- class (modifications of battlecruisers )

Ranger

Yorktown - class

Wasp

Essex - class

Ticonderoga - class

Independence - class (modifications of light cruisers )

Midway - class

Saipan - class

United -States -Class

Forrestal class

Kitty Hawk class

John F. Kennedy class

( 4 unit of the Kitty Hawk class - but greatly modified, conventional).

Enterprise - class

Escort carrier

Long - Iceland (conversion from freighter )

Bogue class (modifications of carriers)

Sangamon class ( conversions from tankers )

Charger class (conversion from freighter )

Casablanca- class

Commencement Bay - class

Amphibious helicopter and aircraft carrier

Block - Iceland - class (conversion from Commencement Bay - class)

Iwo Jima class

Boxer -Class ( conversions from Essex - class)

Thetis Bay class (conversion from Casablanca- class)

Tarawa - class

Training aircraft carrier (conversion from paddle-wheel steamers )

Airship aircraft carrier

Not only ships, but also airships were operated by the U.S. Navy as a base for aircraft.

HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81) HMAS Albatross (1928) HMAS Sydney (R17) HMAS Melbourne (R21) HMS Majestic German aircraft carrier I (1915) Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier German cruiser Seydlitz French cruiser De Grasse SS Gneisenau (1935) French aircraft carrier Clemenceau (R98) HMS Biter (D97) USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier Aircraft cruiser French seaplane carrier Commandant Teste HMS Argus (I49) HMS Furious (47) Courageous-class aircraft carrier German submarine U-29 (1936) German battleship Scharnhorst German battleship Gneisenau HMS Hermes (95) German submarine U-73 (1940) HMS Ark Royal (91) German submarine U-81 (1941) HMS Illustrious (87) HMS Victorious (R38) Audacious-class aircraft carrier HMS Eagle (R05) HMS Ark Royal (R09) HMS Unicorn (I72) HMS Ocean (R68) HMS Centaur (R06) INS Viraat (R22) HMS Invincible (R05) HMS Ark Royal (R07) HMS Audacity (D10) German submarine U-751 German submarine U-155 (1941) HMS Biter Merchant aircraft carrier Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi Battle of the Eastern Solomons Battle of the Coral Sea Japanese aircraft carrier Chiyoda Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi Japanese aircraft carrier Katsuragi Japanese cruiser Ibuki (1943) Japanese aircraft carrier Shinyo Japanese aircraft carrier Akitsu Maru HMS Warrior 1946 1970 1968 Kiev-class aircraft carrier Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk Lexington-class aircraft carrier Yorktown-class aircraft carrier Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Essex-class aircraft carrier Charleston (South Carolina) South Carolina Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Alameda, California Corpus Christi (Texas) USS Bennington (CV-20) USS Randolph (CV-15) Florida Midway-class aircraft carrier Saipan-class aircraft carrier Forrestal-class aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier Casablanca-class escort carrier Commencement Bay-class escort carrier Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) USS Macon (ZRS-5)
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