List of aircraft carriers

The list of aircraft carriers contains aircraft carriers listed alphabetically by name. Missing ships from the US Navy sequence were cancelled before construction began.

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Data for Japanese carriers from:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War^[1]

Name	Service	Pennant #	Class	Type	Service period	Notes
USS Abraham Lincoln	US Navy	CV-72CVN-72	Nimitz	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	1989–Current	104,112 tons
HMS Activity	Royal Navy	D94		Escort Carrier	1942–1945	Freighter MV Telemachus converted during construction. later MV Breconshire
Acavus	Royal Navy	MAC 1	Rapana	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1943–1946	^{[notes 2]} returned to commercial service.
Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov	Russian Navy		Kiev	Fleet Carrier	1987–1996	^{[notes 3]} 44,490 tons
Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov	Russian Navy	063/113	Kuznetsov	Fleet Carrier	1991–Current	^{[notes 4]} 55,200 tons
USS Admiralty Islands	US Navy	CVE-099CVE-99	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
Adula	Merchant Navy	MAC 2	Rapana	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1944–1946	^{[notes 2]} returned to commercial service.
HMS Africa	Royal Navy		Audacious/ Malta	Fleet Carrier	n/a	Audacious-class carrier ordered 1943, changed to Malta-class carrier 1944, cancelled 1945.
Akagi	IJN		Akagi	Fleet Carrier	1927–1942	Converted Amagi-class battlecruiser, Sunk 4 June 1942 at Midway
Akitsu Maru	IJA			Amphibious warfare/aircraft ferry	1942–1944	Couldn't land aircraft; sunk November 1944 by sub
HMAS Albatross	RAN			Seaplane tender	1929–1933	To Royal Navy 1933–1945. Sold for commercial use 1946, scrapped 1954
HMS Albion	Royal Navy	R07	Centaur	Fleet Carrier	1954–1962	Converted to commando carrier in 1962, sold 1973
Alexia	Merchant Navy	MAC 3	Rapana	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1943–1945	^{[notes 2]} returned to commercial service
USS Altamaha	US Navy	CVE-006CVE-6	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1942-1942	Became HMS Battler (D18)
USS Altamaha	US Navy	CVE-018CVE-18	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1942–1946	Scrapped 1961
Amagi	IJN		Akagi	Fleet Carrier	n/a	battlecruiser conversion scrapped after 1923 Great Kantō earthquake damage
Amagi	IJN		Unryū	Light Fleet Carrier	1944–1945	Sunk 29 July 1945 by aircraft
Amastra	Merchant Navy	MAC 4	Rapana	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1943–1946	^{[notes 2]} returned to commercial service
HMS Ameer	Royal Navy	D01	Ruler	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Ex-USS Baffins
USS America	US Navy	CV-66	Kitty Hawk	Fleet Carrier	1965–1996	84,914 tons
Ancylus	Merchant Navy	MAC 5	Rapana	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1943–1946	^{[notes 2]} returned to commercial service
Andrea Doria	Marina Militare			STOVL Aircraft Carrier	n/a	^{[notes 5]}
SMS Answald	Kaiserliche Marine	FS I		Aircraft mothership^{[notes 6]}	1915–1919	^{[notes 7]}
USS Antietam	US Navy	CV-36	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1945–1963	1st carrier modified with angled flight deck, 1952.
USS Anzio	US Navy	CVE-057CVE-57	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Ex-USS Coral Sea, renamed to reuse name for CV-43.
Aquila	Marina Militare			Fleet Carrier	n/a	Liner SS Roma 1941–1943 conversion never completed, scrapped 1950s
HMS Arbiter	Royal Navy	D31	Ruler	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Ex-USS St. Simon
USS Archer	US Navy	BAVG-1	Long Island	Escort Carrier	n/a	Converted cargo ship Mormacland, directly to Royal Navy as HMS Archer (D78)
HMS Archer	Royal Navy	D78	Long Island	Escort Carrier	1941–1943	Ex-USS Archer. Aircraft ferry Empire Lagan with MoWT in 1945. Returned to US 1946
HMS Argus	Royal Navy	I49		Fleet Carrier	1918–1929	Converted ocean liner. In reserve 1929–1938. Accommodation ship after December 1944.
HMS Ark Royal	Royal Navy			Seaplane Tender	1914–1944	Renamed HMS Pegasus in 1934, aircraft transport and other roles after 1918
HMS Ark Royal	Royal Navy	09191		Fleet Carrier	1939–1941	Sunk by U-81 on 13 November 1941
HMS Ark Royal	Royal Navy	R09	Audacious	Fleet Carrier	1955–1978	1st carrier commissioned with angled deck.
HMS Ark Royal	Royal Navy	R07	Invincible	STOVL carrier	1985–2011	22,000 tons
Arromanches	French Navy	R95	Colossus	Light fleet carrier	1946–1974	Ex-HMS Colossus, loaned (later sold) to France
Aso	IJN		Unryū	Light Fleet Carrier	n/a	Launched in 1944, not completed, scrapped
HMS Atheling	Royal Navy	D51	Ruler	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Ex-USS Glacier
HMS Attacker	Royal Navy	D02	Attacker	Escort Carrier	1942–1946	ex-USS Barnes, returned to US
USS Attu	US Navy	CVE-102CVE-102	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
HMS Audacity	Royal Navy	D10		Escort Carrier	1941-1941	Converted captured German merchant ship Hannover, sunk by U-751
HMS Avenger	Royal Navy	D14	Avenger	Escort Carrier	1942-1942	Sunk 15 November 1942 by U-155
USS Badoeng Strait	US Navy	CVE-116CVE-116	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1957
USS Baffins	US Navy	CVE-035CVE-35	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1942–1943	Became HMS Ameer
Baku	Soviet Navy	103	Kiev	Aircraft cruiser	1982–1990	^{[notes 3]} 42,000 tons
USS Bairoko	US Navy	CVE-115	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1955	Was in reserve
USS Barnes	US Navy	CVE-007CVE-7	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1942-1942	Became HMS Attacker, 14,400 tons
USS Barnes	US Navy	CVE-020CVE-20	Bogue	Escort carrier	1942–1946	Primarily used as aircraft transport
USS Bastian	US Navy	CVE-037CVE-37	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1942-1942	Became HMS Trumpeter
USS Bastogne	US Navy	CVE-124	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	n/a	Laid down 1945, cancelled before launch
USS Bataan	US Navy	CV-29CVL-29	Independence	Light Carrier	1943–1954	11,000 tons
HMS Battler	Royal Navy	D18	Attacker	Escort Carrier	1942–1946	Ex-USS Altamaha. Returned to US. 14,400 tons
Béarn	French Navy			Fleet Carrier	1927–1948	Converted Normandie-class battleship
HMS Begum	Royal Navy	D38	Ruler	Escort carrier	1944–1946	Ex-USS Bolinas
USS Belleau Wood	US Navy	CV-24CVL-24	Independence	Light Carrier	1943–1947	To France as Bois Belleau, 11,000 tons
HMS Ben-my-Chree	Royal Navy			Aircraft carrier/ seaplane carrier	1915–1917	Sunk 9 January 1917 by Turkish artillery
USS Bennington	US Navy	CV-20	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1944–1970	27,100 tons
USS Bismarck Sea	US Navy	CVE-095CVE-95	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1945	Sunk 21 February 1945 by kamikaze attack off Iwo Jima
HMS Biter	Royal Navy	D97	Avenger	Escort carrier	1940–1945	To France as Dixmude
USS Block Island	US Navy	CVE-021CVE-21	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1944	Sunk 29 May 1944 by U-549
USS Block Island	US Navy	CVE-106	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1944–1954
USS Bogue	US Navy	CVE-009CVE-9	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1942–1946	Stored until scrapped 1960
Bois Belleau	French Navy	R97	Independence	Light Carrier	1953–1960	Ex-USS Belleau Wood, scrapped, 11,000 tons
USS Bolinas	US Navy	CVE-036CVE-36	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Begum
USS Bon Homme Richard	US Navy	CV-31	Essex	Fleet carrier	1944–1971	27,100 tons
HMCS Bonaventure	RCN	CVL-22	Majestic	Light Carrier	1957–1970	Ex-incomplete HMS Powerful, scrapped 1971.
USS Bougainville	US Navy	CVE-100CVE-100	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
USS Boxer	US Navy	CV-21	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1945–1969	27,100 tons
USS Breton	US Navy	CVE-010CVE-10	Bogue	Escort carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Chaser
USS Breton	US Navy	CVE-023CVE-23	Bogue	Escort carrier	1943–1946	Aircraft transport until 1970
HMS Bulwark	Royal Navy	R08	Centaur	Fleet carrier	1954–1981	Converted to commando carrier 1960
USS Bunker Hill	US Navy	CV-17	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1943–1947	27,100 tons
USS Cabot	US Navy	CV-28CVL-28	Independence	Light Carrier	1943–1955	To Spain as Dédalo, 11,000 tons
HMS Campania	Royal Navy			Aircraft carrier/ seaplane tender	1915–1918	Converted ocean liner RMS Campania, sunk after collision 5 November 1918
HMS Campania	Royal Navy	D48	Nairana	Escort Carrier	1944–1952	Command ship for 1st British atomic bomb test
Campinas	French Navy			Seaplane tender	1916–?	Converted merchant ship
USS Cape Esperance	US Navy	CVE-088CVE-88	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1959
USS Cape Gloucester	US Navy	CVE-109CVE-109	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1946	Helicopter carrier from 1955 and for other uses after 1959.
USS Card	US Navy	CVE-011CVE-11	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1942–1946	Aircraft transport until 1970
USS Carl Vinson	US Navy	CV-70CVN-70	Nimitz	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	1982–Current	104,000 tons
USS Carnegie	US Navy	CVE-038CVE-38	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Empress
USS Casablanca	US Navy	CVE-055CVE-55	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1946
Cavour	Marina Militare	550		STOVL Aircraft Carrier	2008–Current	^{[notes 5]}
HTMS Chakri Naruebet	Royal Thai Navy	911	Príncipe de Asturias	STOVL aircraft carrier	1997–Current
Charles De Gaulle	French Navy	R91		Fleet Carrier^{[notes 1]}	2001–Current	42,000 tons
HMS Chaser	Royal Navy	D32	Attacker	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Ex-USS Breton, returned to US and converted to cargo ship.
USS Chatham	US Navy	CVE-032CVE-32	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Slinger
USS Chenango	US Navy	CVE-028CVE-28	Sangamon	Escort Carrier	1942–1946	Converted Cimarron-class oiler
USS Charger	US Navy	CVE-030CVE-30	Charger	Escort Carrier	1942–1946
Chigusa Maru	IJA			Escort Carrier	n/a	Converted oiler launched 1944, not completed, became cargo ship 1949.
Chitose	IJN		Chitose	Seaplane tender/ Light Carrier	1938–1944	Converted to light carrier 1942–1944, Sunk 25 October 1944 off Leyte Gulf.
Chiyoda	IJN		Chitose	Seaplane Tender/ Light Carrier	1938–1944	Converted 1943, Sunk 25 October 1944 off Leyte Gulf.
Chuyo	IJN		Taiyō	Escort Carrier	1942–1943	Converted from Nitta Maru, Sunk by sub 4 December 1943
Clemenceau	French Navy	R98	Clemenceau	Fleet Carrier	1961–1997	32,780 tons
HMS Colossus	Royal Navy	R15	Colossus	Light fleet carrier	1944–1946	Loaned (later sold) to France as Arromanches
Commandant Teste	French Navy			Seaplane tender/ aircraft transport	1932–1942	Decommissioned
USS Commencement Bay	US Navy	CVE-105CVE-105	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1944–1946	Training ship, reclassified as helicopter carrier, scrapped after 1971
USS Constellation	US Navy	CV-64	Kitty Hawk	Supercarrier	1961–2003
USS Copahee	US Navy	CVE-012CVE-12	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1942–1946
USS Coral Sea	US Navy	CV-41CVB-43	Midway	Fleet Carrier	1947–1990
USS Cordova	US Navy	CVE-039CVE-39	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Khedive
USS Core	US Navy	CVE-013CVE-13	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1942–1946
USS Corregidor	US Navy	CVE-058CVE-58	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1958	Stored from 1946–1951
HMS Courageous	Royal Navy	05050	Courageous	Fleet Carrier	1928–1939	Converted battlecruiser. Sunk by U-29, 17 September 1939
USS Cowpens	US Navy	CV-25CVL-25	Independence	Light Carrier	1943–1947	11,000 tons
USS Croatan	US Navy	CVE-014CVE-14	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Fencer
USS Croatan	US Navy	CVE-025CVE-25	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1946
HMS Dasher	Royal Navy	D37	Avenger	Light Carrier	1942–1943	Sunk 27 March 1943 following explosion of unknown cause.
Dédalo	Spanish Navy			Seaplane Tender	1918–1936	Ex-German merchantman Neuenfels converted to a Seaplane Tender, scrapped 1940
Dédalo	Spanish Navy		Independence	Light Carrier	1967–1989	Ex-USS Cabot, Scrapped 2002, 11,000 tons
USS Delgada	US Navy	CVE-040CVE-40	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Speaker
Dixmude	French Navy		Charger	Escort Carrier	1945–1966	ex-HMS Biter
Dristigheten	Swedish Navy			Seaplane Tender	1928–1947	Converted coastal defence ship, 2,270 tons
HMS Duke of Edinburgh	Royal Navy		CVA-01	Fleet carrier	n/a	Planned 1960s fleet carrier, but never ordered.
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower	US Navy	CV-69CVN-69	Nimitz	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	1977–Current	104,000 tons
HMS Eagle	Royal Navy	09494		Fleet Carrier	1924–1942	converted Ex-Chilean Almirante Latorre-class battleship. Sunk by U-73, 11 August 1942
HMS Eagle	Royal Navy	R05	Audacious	Fleet Carrier	1951–1972
USS Edisto	US Navy	CVE-041CVE-41	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Nabob
HMS Emperor	Royal Navy	D98	Ruler	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Ex-USS Pybus
Empire MacAlpine	Merchant Navy		Empire	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1943–1945	^{[notes 8]} returned to commercial service
Empire MacAndrew	Merchant Navy		Empire	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1943–1945	^{[notes 8]} returned to commercial service
Empire MacCabe	Merchant Navy		Empire	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1943–1945	^{[notes 2]} returned to commercial service
Empire MacCallum	Merchant Navy		Empire	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1943–1945	^{[notes 8]} returned to commercial service
Empire MacColl	Merchant Navy		Empire	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1943–1945	^{[notes 2]} returned to commercial service
Empire MacDermott	Merchant Navy		Empire	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1944–1945	^{[notes 8]} returned to commercial service
Empire MacKay	Merchant Navy		Empire	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1943–1945	^{[notes 2]} returned to commercial service
Empire MacKendrick	Merchant Navy		Empire	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1943–1945	^{[notes 8]} returned to commercial service
Empire MacMahon	Merchant Navy		Empire	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1943–1945	^{[notes 2]} returned to commercial service
Empire MacRae	Merchant Navy		Empire	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1943–1945	^{[notes 8]} returned to commercial service
HMS Empress	Royal Navy	D42	Ruler	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Ex-USS Carnegie
USS Eniwetok	US Navy	CVE-125CVE-125	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	n/a	Keel laid April 1945, cancelled before launch
USS Enterprise	US Navy	CV-06CV-6	Yorktown	Fleet Carrier	1938–1947
USS Enterprise	US Navy	CV-65CVN-65	Enterprise	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	1961–2012	1st nuclear-powered carrier
USS Enterprise	US Navy	CV-80CVN-80	Gerald R. Ford	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	n/a	Commissioning 2025.
USS Essex	US Navy	CV-09CV-9	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1942–1969
USS Estero	US Navy	CVE-042CVE-42	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Premier
SS Europa	Kriegsmarine			Aircraft carrier	n/a	Cancelled conversion of ocean liner
SS Europa	Marina Militare			Seaplane tender	1915–1920	Converted merchantman
USS Fanshaw Bay	US Navy	CVE-070CVE-70	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1946
HMS Fencer	Royal Navy	D64	Attacker	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Ex-USS Croatan
Flugzeugträger B	Kriegsmarine		Graf Zeppelin	Fleet Carrier	n/a	Started 1938, cancelled 1939, scrapped 1940
Foch	French Navy	R99	Clemenceau	Fleet Carrier	1963–2000	sold to Brazil as São Paulo
HMS Formidable	Royal Navy	06767	Illustrious	Fleet Carrier	1940–1947
USS Forrestal	US Navy	CV-59	Forrestal	Supercarrier	1955–1993	First supercarrier
Foudre	French Navy			Seaplane carrier	1912–1921	First seaplane carrier
USS Franklin	US Navy	CV-13	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1944–1947	Badly damaged March 1945
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt	US Navy	CV-42CVB-42	Midway	Fleet Carrier	1945–1977
HMS Furious	Royal Navy	04747	Courageous	Fleet Carrier	1917–1945	Converted battlecruiser, scrapped 1948
Gadila	Merchant Navy	MAC 6	Rapana	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1944–1946	^{[notes 2]} returned to commercial service
USS Gambier Bay	US Navy	CVE-073CVE-73	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1944	Sunk by Japanese gunfire at Battle of Leyte Gulf 25 October 1944
USS George H.W. Bush	US Navy	CV-77CVN-77	Nimitz	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	2009–Current	104,000 tons
USS George Washington	US Navy	CV-73CVN-73	Nimitz	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	1992–Current	104,000 tons
USS Gerald R. Ford	US Navy	CV-78CVN-78	Gerald R. Ford	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	n/a	Under construction, commissioning 2015
Giuseppe Garibaldi	Marina Militare	551		STOVL carrier	1983–Current
HMS Gibraltar	Royal Navy	D68	Malta	Fleet Carrier	n/a	Cancelled 5 November 1945
USS Gilbert Islands	US Navy	CVE-107CVE-107	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1955	Converted to communication relay ship USS Annapolis
Giuseppe Miraglia	Marina Militare			Seaplane tender	1923–1950	Scrapped
USS Glacier	US Navy	CVE-033CVE-33	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Atheling
HMS Glorious	Royal Navy	07777	Courageous	Fleet Carrier	1930–1940	Converted battlecruiser. Sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau 8 June 1940
HMS Glory	Royal Navy	R62	Colossus	Light Fleet Carrier	1943–1956	Placed in reserve, scrapped 1961
HSwMS Gotland	Swedish Navy			Seaplane cruiser	1934–1944	4,600 ton seaplane tender. AA cruiser from 1944. Scrapped 1963
Graf Zeppelin	Kriegsmarine		Graf Zeppelin	Fleet Carrier	n/a	Launched 1938, hulk captured by USSR April 1945, sunk as target 1947
USS Guadalcanal	US Navy	CVE-060CVE-60	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Captured U-505, 7,800 tons
USS Hamlin	US Navy	CVE-015CVE-15	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1942-1942	Became HMS Stalker
USS Hancock	US Navy	CV-19	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1944–1976	27,100 tons
USS Harry S. Truman	US Navy	CV-75CVN-75	Nimitz	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	1998–Current	104,000 tons
HMS Hermes	Royal Navy	09595		Fleet Carrier	1924–1942	1st purpose built carrier launched. Sunk 9 April 1942 by Japanese aircraft, 10,850 tons
HMS Hermes	Royal Navy	R12	Centaur	Fleet Carrier	1959–1984	to India as INS Viraat
Hiryū	IJN			Fleet Carrier	1939–1942	Sunk at Midway
Hiyō	IJN		Hiyō	Fleet Carrier	1942–1944	Converted from Izumo Maru, sunk at Battle of the Philippine Sea
USS Hoggatt Bay	US Navy	CVE-075CVE-75	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
USS Hollandia	US Navy	CVE-097CVE-97	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1947
USS Hornet	US Navy	CV-08CV-8	Yorktown	Fleet Carrier	1941–1942	Sunk in Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. 25,600 tons
USS Hornet	US Navy	CV-12	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1943–1970	Museum at Alameda, CA. 27,100 tons
Hōshō	IJN			Fleet Carrier	1922–1946	Repatriated Japanese POWs, then scrapped
HMS Hunter	Royal Navy	D80	Attacker	Escort Carrier	1943–1945
Hyūga	IJN			Battleship seaplane carrier	1943–1945	Converted to launch up to 22 aircraft. Run aground 28 July 1945
I-13	IJN	I-13	I-13	Submarine aircraft carrier	1944–1945	sunk by carrier aircraft 16 July 1945
I-14	IJN	I-14	I-13	Submarine aircraft carrier	1945–1946	Sunk as target ship 28 May 1946
I-15	IJN	I-15	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1940–1942	sunk 2 November 1942 by USS McCalla
I-17	IJN	I-17	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1941–1943	Sunk 19 August 1943
I-19	IJN	I-19	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1941–1943	sunk by USS Radford 25 November 1943
I-21	IJN	I-21	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1941–1943	Disappeared
I-23	IJN	I-23	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1941–1942	Disappeared
I-25	IJN	I-25	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1941–1943	Only bombing attack on mainland US during war. Sunk by USS Patterson 25 August 1943.
I-26	IJN	I-26	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1941–1944	Sunk by destroyer, 26 October 1944
I-27	IJN	I-27	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1942–1944	Sunk by destroyers 12 February 1944 after sinking SS Khedive Ismail
I-28	IJN	I-28	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1942-1942	Sunk by sub on 17 May 1942.
I-29	IJN	I-29	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1942–1944	Sunk by sub 26 July 1944
I-30	IJN	I-30	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1942-1942	Sunk after hitting mine 13 October 1942
I-31	IJN	I-31	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1942–1943	Sunk by destroyers 12 May 1943
I-32	IJN	I-32	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1942–1944	Sunk 24 March 1944
I-33	IJN	I-33	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1944-1944	Sunk during sea trials
I-34	IJN	I-34	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1942–1943	Sunk by sub 13 November 1943
I-35	IJN	I-35	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1942–1943	Sunk by destroyers on 23 November 1943
I-36	IJN	I-36	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1942–1946	Scuttled by US Navy
I-37	IJN	I-37	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1943–1944	Sunk by destroyers on 19 November 1944
I-38	IJN	I-38	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1943–1944	Sunk by USS Nicholas 12 November 1944.
I-39	IJN	I-39	I-15	Submarine aircraft carrier	1943-1943	Sunk by sub 26 November 1943
I-400	IJN	I-400	I-400	Submarine aircraft carrier	1944–1946	Sunk as target ship 4 June 1946
I-401	IJN	I-401	I-400	Submarine aircraft carrier	1945–1946	Sunk as target ship 31 May 1946
I-402	IJN	I-402	I-400	Submarine aircraft carrier	1945–1946	Scuttled 1 April 1946
Ibuki	IJN			Light Carrier	n/a	launched 1943, not completed, scrapped 1947.
Ikoma	IJN		Unryū	Light Carrier	1944–1945	Sunk in Kure dockyard 24 July 1945
HMS Illustrious	Royal Navy	08787	Illustrious	Fleet Carrier	1940–1954	23,000 tons
HMS Illustrious	Royal Navy	R06	Invincible	STOVL aircraft carrier	1982–Current	20,600 tons
HMS Implacable	Royal Navy	R86	Implacable	Fleet Carrier	1944–1954
HMS Indefatigable	Royal Navy	R10	Implacable	Fleet Carrier	1944–1946
USS Independence	US Navy	CV-22CVL-22	Independence	Light Carrier	1943–1946	11,000 tons
USS Independence	US Navy	CV-62	Forrestal	Supercarrier	1959–1998	81,100 tons
ARA Independencia	Argentine Navy	V-1	Colossus	Light fleet carrier	1958–1970	^{[notes 9]} 18,300 tons
HMS Indomitable	Royal Navy	09292	Illustrious	Fleet Carrier	1941–1953	23,100 tons
USS Intrepid	US Navy	CV-11	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1943–1974	Museum in New York City. 27,100 tons
HMS Invincible	Royal Navy	R05	Invincible	STOVL carrier	1980–2005	20,600 tons
Ise	IJN			Battleship aircraft carrier	1943–1945	Converted to carry 22 aircraft. Sunk 28 July 1945 in shallow water.
USS Iwo Jima	US Navy	CV-46	Essex	Fleet Carrier	n/a	Construction cancelled August 1945 and scrapped. 27,100 tons
JDS Izumo	JMSDF	DDH-183	Izumo	Helicopter destroyer	n/a	Launched 2013, Commissioning in 2015
USS Jamaica	US Navy	CVE-043CVE-43	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Shah
Joffre	French Navy		Joffre	Fleet Carrier	n/a	Under construction 1938–1940 but not completed
USS John C. Stennis	US Navy	CV-74CVN-74	Nimitz	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	1995–Current	104,000 tons
USS John F. Kennedy	US Navy	CV-67	Modified Kitty Hawk	Supercarrier	1968–2007	82,655 tons
USS John F. Kennedy	US Navy	CV-79CVN-79	Gerald R. Ford	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	n/a	Under construction, commissioning 2020
Juan Carlos I	Spanish Navy	L61	Juan Carlos I	STOVL Amphibious warfare ship	2010–Current
Junyō	IJN		Hiyō	Fleet Carrier	1942–1946	Converted ocean liner Kashiwara Maru, Scrapped
USS Kadashan Bay	US Navy	CVE-076CVE-76	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
Kaga	IJN			Fleet Carrier	1928–1942	Converted Tosa-class battleship. Sunk at Midway, 38,200 tons
Kaiyo	IJN			Escort Carrier	1943–1945	Converted liner Argentina Maru, sunk, Beppu Bay 24 July 1945. 13,600 tons
USS Kalinin Bay	US Navy	CVE-068CVE-68	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1946
HNLMS Karel Doorman	Koninklijke Marine	QH1	Nairana	Escort carrier	1946–1948	ex-HMS Nairana
HNLMS Karel Doorman	Koninklijke Marine	R81	Colossus	Light fleet carrier	1948–1968	^{[notes 10]}
USS Kasaan Bay	US Navy	CVE-069CVE-69	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Reclassified as a Helicopter Carrier.
Kasagi	IJN		Unryū	Light Carrier	n/a	Launched 1944 but not complete at war's end and scrapped.
Katsuragi	IJN		Unryū	Fleet Carrier	n/a	Launched 1944 but not complete at war's end and scrapped.
USS Kearsarge	US Navy	CV-33	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1946–1970	27,100 tons
USS Keweenaw	US Navy	CVE-044CVE-44	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Patroller
HMS Khedive	Royal Navy	D62	Ruler	Escort Carrier	1943	Ex-USS Cordova
Kiev	Soviet Navy	075	Kiev	STOVL carrier	1972–1993	Sold 1996, since 2004 an attraction at Tianjin Binhai theme park in China
USS Kitkun Bay	US Navy	CVE-071CVE-71	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1946
USS Kitty Hawk	US Navy	CV-63	Kitty Hawk	Supercarrier	1961–2009	80,000 tons
USS Kula Gulf	US Navy	CVE-108CVE-108	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1969	In reserve twice
Kumano Maru	IJA			Amphibious warfare ship/aircraft ferry	1945	Scrapped 1948 after repatriating Japanese POWs
USS Kwajalein	US Navy	CVE-098CVE-98	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
La Fayette	French Navy	R96	Independence	Light Carrier	1951–1963	Ex-USS Langley, 11,000 tons
USS Lake Champlain	US Navy	CV-39	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1945–1966	27,100 tons
USS Langley	US Navy	CV-01CV-1		Light carrier/ seaplane tender	1922–1942	Scuttled 27 February 1942 after damaged by dive bombers. 11,500 tons
USS Langley	US Navy	CV-27CVL-27	Independence	Light Carrier	1943–1947	To France as La Fayette. 11,000 tons
Leningrad	Soviet Navy	109	Moskva	Helicopter Carrier	1968–1991
Leonid Brezhnev	Russian Navy	113	Kuznetsov	Fleet Carrier		^{[notes 4]}
USS Lexington	US Navy	CV-02CV-2	Lexington	Fleet Carrier	1927	Sunk by enemy action on 8 May 1942 during Battle of the Coral Sea. 33,000 tons
USS Lexington	US Navy	CV-16	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1943–1991	27,100 tons
USS Leyte	US Navy	CV-32	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1946–1959	27,100 tons
Liaoning	PLA Navy	01616	Kuznetsov	Aircraft carrier	2012	^{[notes 11]}^[2] 66,000 to 67,500 tons
USS Lingayen	US Navy	CVE-126CVE-126	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	n/a	Laid down May 1945 but cancelled before launch.
USS Liscome Bay	US Navy	CVE-056CVE-56	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Sunk by I-175 24 November 1943
USS Long Island	US Navy	CVE-001CVE-1	Long Island	Escort Carrier	1941–1946
USS LST-16	US Navy	LST-016LST-16	LST-1	Landing Ship, Tank	1944-1945	^{[notes 12]}
USS LST-906	US Navy	LST-906	LST-542	Landing Ship, Tank	1944-1945	^{[notes 12]}
Luigi Einaudi	Marina Militare			STOVL Aircraft Carrier	n/a	^{[notes 5]}
USS Lunga Point	US Navy	CVE-094CVE-94	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
HMS M2	Royal Navy		M-class submarine	Submarine aircraft carrier	1927	Sank during exercises, 26 January 1932
Macoma	Merchant Navy	MAC 7	Rapana	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1944–1946	^{[notes 2]} returned to commercial service
HMCS Magnificent	RCN	CVL-21	Majestic	Light Carrier	1946–1956	To RN in reserve 1957; stricken 1965, scrapped
USS Makassar Strait	US Navy	CVE-091CVE-91	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
USS Makin Island	US Navy	CVE-093CVE-93	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
USS Matanikau	US Navy	CVE-101CVE-101	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
HMS Malta	Royal Navy	D93	Malta	Fleet Carrier	n/a	Cancelled December 1945.
USS Manila Bay	US Navy	CVE-061CVE-61	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1946
HMS Manxman	Royal Navy			seaplane carrier	1916–1919	^{[notes 7]}
USS Marcus Island	US Navy	CVE-077CVE-77	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
USS Matanikau	US Navy	CVE-101CVE-101	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
HMAS Melbourne	RAN	R21	Majestic	Light Carrier	1955–1982
USS Midway	US Navy	CVE-061CVE-63	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1944	Renamed USS St. Lo to free name for CV-41
USS Midway	US Navy	CV-41CVB-41	Midway	Fleet Carrier	1945–1992	museum in San Diego, CA, 74,000 tons
Minas Gerais	Brazilian Navy	A11	Colossus	Light fleet carrier	1960–2001	^{[notes 13]}
USS Mindoro	US Navy	CVE-120CVE-120	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1955	Reclassified for other uses.
Minsk	Soviet Navy	025/011	Kiev	STOVL carrier	1978–1993	Towed to PRC in 1998 as tourist attraction
Miralda	Merchant Navy	MAC 8	Rapana	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1944–1946	^{[notes 2]} returned to commercial service
USS Mission Bay	US Navy	CVE-059CVE-59	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1958
USS Monterey	US Navy	CV-26CVL-26	Independence	Light Carrier	1943–1956
Moskva	Soviet Navy	841	Moskva	Helicopter carrier	1967–1998	Scrapped
USS Munda	US Navy	CVE-104CVE-104	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
Myoho	IJN				n/a
HMS Nabob	Royal Navy	D77	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1944	Ex-USS Edisto to UK with Canadian crew. Converted to freighter, scrapped 1977
HMS Nairana	Royal Navy			Aircraft carrier/ seaplane carrier	1917–1921	^{[notes 7]}
HMS Nairana	Royal Navy	D05	Nairana	Light carrrier	1943–1946	To Netherlands as HNLMS Karel Doorman
USS Nassau	US Navy	CVE-016CVE-16	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1942–1946
USS Natoma Bay	US Navy	CVE-062CVE-62	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1946
USS Nehenta Bay	US Navy	CVE-074CVE-74	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
HMS New Zealand	Royal Navy	D43	Malta	Fleet Carrier	n/a	Cancelled December 1945
USS Niantic	US Navy	CVE-046CVE-46	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Ranee
Nigitsu Maru	IJA		Akitsu Maru	Amphibious warfare ship/ aircraft ferry	1943–1944	Sunk 12 January 1944
USS Nimitz	US Navy	CV-68CVN-68	Nimitz	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	1975–Current	104,000 tons
Nord	French Navy			Seaplane Tender	1916–1919	^{[notes 7]}
Novorossiysk	Soviet Navy	137	Kiev	STOVL carrier	1978–	Scrapped 1997
HMS Ocean	Royal Navy	R68	Colossus	Light fleet carrier	1945	Scrapped 1962
HMS Ocean	Royal Navy	L12		Helicopter Carrier	1998–Current	21,500 tons
USS Okinawa	US Navy	CVE-127CVE-127	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	n/a	Laid down 1945, cancelled before launch
Onuyo	IJN			Fleet Carrier
USS Ommaney Bay	US Navy	CVE-079CVE-79	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1945	Sunk by kamikaze aircraft 4 January 1945.
USS Oriskany	US Navy	CV-34	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1950–1975	Florida artificial reef in 2006. 27,100 tons
Painlevé	French Navy		Joffre	Fleet Carrier	n/a	Planned for 1938, never laid down
USS Palau	US Navy	CVE-122CVE-122	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1946–1954
Pas-de-Calais	French Navy			Seaplane tender	1915–1919	^{[notes 7]}
HMS Patroller	Royal Navy	D07	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1947	Ex-USS Keweenaw, returned to US 1946
HMS Pegasus	Royal Navy			Aircraft carrier/ seaplane carrier	1917–1925	Scrapped 1931
USS Perdido	US Navy	CVE-047CVE-47	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1944	Became HMS Trouncer
USS Petrof Bay	US Navy	CVE-080CVE-80	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
PH 75	French Navy			amphibious assault ship^{[notes 1]}	n/a	Planned 1970s, not started.
USS Philippine Sea	US Navy	CV-47	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1946–1958
USS Point Cruz	US Navy	CVE-119CVE-119	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1956	In reserve. Reclassified for other uses.
HMS Powerful	Royal Navy	R95	Majestic	Light Carrier	n/a	Completed for Canada as HMCS Bonaventure
HMS Premier	Royal Navy	D23	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943	Ex-USS Estero
USS Prince	US Navy	CVE-045CVE-45	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Rajah
HMS Prince of Wales	Royal Navy	R09	Queen Elizabeth	STOVL carrier	n/a	Under construction, commissioning 2018
USS Prince William	US Navy	CVE-019CVE-19	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Striker
USS Prince William	US Navy	CVE-031CVE-31	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1946
USS Princeton	US Navy	CV-23CVL-23	Independence	Light Carrier	1943–1944	Sunk 24 October 1944 at Leyte Gulf
USS Princeton	US Navy	CV-37	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1945–1970
Principe de Asturias	Spanish Navy	R-11	Príncipe de Asturias	STOVL carrier	1988–2013
USS Puget Sound	US Navy	CVE-113CVE-113	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1946	Reclassified for other uses.
HMS Puncher	Royal Navy	D79	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1944–1946	Ex-USS Willapa, crewed by Canadians.
HMS Pursuer	Royal Navy	D73	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1942–1946	Ex-USS St. George, scrapped
USS Pybus	US Navy	CVE-034CVE-34	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Emperor
HMS Queen	Royal Navy	D19	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1947	ex-USS St. Andrews
HMS Queen Elizabeth	Royal Navy		CVA-01	Fleet carrier	n/a	Announced 1963, cancelled 1966 before work started.
HMS Queen Elizabeth	Royal Navy	R08	Queen Elizabeth	STOVL carrier	n/a	Under construction, commissioning 2016
USS Rabaul	US Navy	CVE-121CVE-121	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	n/a	Delivered August 1946, not commissioned. Reclassified for other uses.
HMS Rajah	Royal Navy	D10	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1947	Ex-USS Prince
USS Randolph	US Navy	CV-15	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1944–1969	27,100 tons
HMS Ranee	Royal Navy	D03	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1947	Ex-USS Niantic
USS Ranger	US Navy	CV-04CV-4		Fleet Carrier	1934–1946	14,500 tons
USS Ranger	US Navy	CV-61	Forrestal	Supercarrier	1957–1993	81,100 tons
Rapana	Royal Navy	MAC 9	Rapana	Merchant Aircraft Carrier	1942–1946	^{[notes 2]} returned to commercial service
HMS Ravager	Royal Navy	D70	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Used as training carrier
USS Rendova	US Navy	CVE-114CVE-114	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1955	In reserve. Reclassified for other uses.
USS Reprisal	US Navy	CV-35	Essex	Fleet Carrier	n/a	Started 1944, cancelled 1945. 27,100 tons
Riga	Russian Navy		Kuznetsov	Fleet Carrier	n/a	^{[notes 4]}
Riga	Russian Navy	063/113	Kuznetsov	Fleet Carrier		^{[notes 11]}
USS Roi	US Navy	CVE-103CVE-103	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
USS Ronald Reagan	US Navy	CV-76CVN-76	Nimitz	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	2003–Current	104,000-tons
Rouen	French Navy			Seaplane tender	1916–1917	^{[notes 7]}
USS Rudyerd Bay	US Navy	CVE-081CVE-81	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
HMS Ruler	Royal Navy	D72	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	ex-USS St. Joseph for lend-lease
Ryūhō	IJN			Light Carrier	1942–1945	Converted sub tender Taigei. Severely damage by aircraft on 19 March 1945 not repaired
Ryūjō	IJN			Light Carrier	1933–1942	Sunk by aircraft during Battle of the Eastern Solomons
USS Sable	US Navy	IX-81		Training carrier	1943–1945	Converted paddle steamer Greater Buffalo for training on the Great Lakes.
USS Saginaw Bay	US Navy	CVE-082CVE-82	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
USS Saidor	US Navy	CVE-117CVE-117	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1947	Reclassified for other uses.
USS Saipan	US Navy	CV-48CVL-48	Saipan	Light Carrier	1946–1965
USS Salamaua	US Navy	CVE-096CVE-96	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
USS Salerno Bay	US Navy	CVE-110CVE-110	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1954	In reserve. Reclassified for other uses 1959.
USS Sangamon	US Navy	CVE-026CVE-26	Sangamon	Escort Carrier	1942–1945	Converted Cimarron-class oiler
USS San Jacinto	US Navy	CV-30CVL-30	Independence	Light Carrier	1943–1947
SMS Santa Elena	Kaiserliche Marine	FS II		Aircraft mothership^{[notes 6]}	1915–1919	^{[notes 7]}
USS Santee	US Navy	CVE-029CVE-29	Sangamon	Escort Carrier	1942–1946	Converted Cimarron-class oiler
São Paulo	Brazilian Navy	A12	Clemenceau	Fleet Carrier	2000–Current	Ex-Foch, currently refitting
USS Saratoga	US Navy	CV-03CV-3	Lexington		1927–1946
USS Saratoga	US Navy	CV-60	Forrestal	Fleet Carrier	1956–1994	81,100 tons
USS Sargent Bay	US Navy	CVE-083CVE-83	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
USS Savo Island	US Navy	CVE-078CVE-78	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
HMS Searcher	Royal Navy	D40	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1945	Returned to US Navy
HMS Shah	Royal Navy	D21	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Ex-USS Jamaica
USS Shamrock Bay	US Navy	CVE-084CVE-84	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
USS Shangri-La	US Navy	CV-38	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1944–1971
Shimane Maru	IJA		Shimane Maru	Escort Carrier	n/a	1945 conversion of Shimane Maru oiler for Army but war ended.
Shinano	IJN			Fleet Carrier	1944-1944	Converted Yamato-class battleship. Sunk by sub 29 November 1944.
Shinshu Maru	IJA			Escort Carrier	1935–1945	Sunk 5 January 1945
Shinyo	IJN			Escort Carrier	1943–1944	Converted German liner SS Scharnhorst, sunk by sub on 17 November 1944.
USS Shipley Bay	US Navy	CVE-085CVE-85	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
Shōhō	IJN		Zuihō	Light Carrier	1941–1942	Sunk by aircraft at Coral Sea
Shōkaku	IJN		Shōkaku	Fleet Carrier	1941–1944	Sunk by sub 19 June 1944
USS Siboney	US Navy	CVE-112CVE-112	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1956	In reserve
USS Sicily	US Navy	CVE-118CVE-118	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1954
USS Sitkoh Bay	US Navy	CVE-086CVE-86	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946 1950–1954
HMS Slinger	Royal Navy	D26	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Ex-USS Chatham
HMS Smiter	Royal Navy	D55	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1944–1946	Ex-USS Vermillion
USS Solomons	US Navy	CVE-067CVE-67	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1946
Sōryū	IJN			Fleet Carrier	1937–1942	Sunk at Midway 4 June 1942
Sparviero	Marina Militare				n/a	Liner MS Augustus Conversion began 1942, scuttled 1944, scrapped 1952
HMS Speaker	Royal Navy	D90	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	ex-USS Delgada
USS St. Andrews	US Navy	CVE-049CVE-49	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Queen
USS St. George	US Navy	CVE-017CVE-17	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Pursuer
USS St. Joseph	US Navy	CVE-050CVE-50	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Ruler
USS St. Lo	US Navy	CVE-063CVE-63	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944-1944	Ex-USS Midway, renamed to use name for CV-41. Sunk by kamikaze aircraft 25 October 1944.
USS St. Simon	US Navy	CVE-051CVE-51	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Arbiter
HMS Stalker	Royal Navy	D91	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1942–1945	Ex-USS Hamlin
USS Steamer Bay	US Navy	CVE-087CVE-87	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1947
HMS Striker	Royal Navy	D12	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	ex-USS Prince William (CVE-19)
USS Sunset	US Navy	CVE-048CVE-48	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943-1943	Became HMS Thane
Surcouf	French Navy	N N 3		Submarine aircraft carrier	1934–1942	Sunk 18 February 1942
USS Suwannee	US Navy	CVE-027CVE-27	Sangamon	Escort Carrier	1942–1946	Converted Cimarron-class oiler
HMAS Sydney	RAN	R17	Majestic	Light Carrier	1948–1958	ex-HMS Terrible completed for Australian Navy
Taihō	IJN		Taihō	Fleet Carrier	1944-1944	Sunk in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944
Taiyō	IJN		Taiyō	Escort Carrier	1941–1944	Converted ocean liner Kasuga Maru. Sunk by sub 18 August 1944
USS Takanis Bay	US Navy	CVE-089CVE-89	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1946
USS Tarawa	US Navy	CV-40	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1945–1960
Tbilisi	Soviet Navy	113	Kuznetsov	Aircraft cruiser	n/a	^{[notes 4]}
HMS Terrible	Royal Navy	R93	Majestic	Light Carrier	n/a	Completed as HMAS Sydney
HMS Thane	Royal Navy	D48	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1945	Ex-USS Sunset, scrapped
USS Theodore Roosevelt	US Navy	CV-71CVN-71	Nimitz	Supercarrier^{[notes 1]}	1986–Current	104,000 tons
USS Thetis Bay	US Navy	CVE-090CVE-90	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1964	Became Assault Helicopter Attack Carrier in 1955,
USS Ticonderoga	US Navy	CV-14	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1944–1973
USS Tinian	US Navy	CVE-123CVE-123	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	n/a	Accepted 1946, never commissioned
HMS Tracker	Royal Navy	D24	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Became merchant ship Corrientes, scrapped 1964.
USS Tripoli	US Navy	CVE-064CVE-64	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1958
HMS Trouncer	Royal Navy	D85	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1944–1946	Ex-USS Perdido
HMS Trumpeter	Royal Navy	D09	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1946	Ex-USS Bastian
USS Tulagi	US Navy	CVE-072CVE-72	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1946
Ulyanovsk	Soviet Navy		Ulyanovsk	Supercarrier	n/a	Started 1988, work stopped, scrapped 1992. Sister ship likely planned.
USS United States	US Navy	CV-58		Supercarrier	n/a	laid down and cancelled April 1949. 68,000 tons
Unryū	IJN		Unryū	Fleet Carrier	1944-1944	Sunk by USS Redfish on 19 December 1944
Unyo	IJN		Taiyō	Escort Carrier	1942–1944	Sunk by sub 17 September 1944
HMS Unicorn	Royal Navy	I72		Light aircraft carrier aircraft repair ship	1941–1953	In reserve 1946–1949
USS Valley Forge	US Navy	CV-45	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1946–1970
Varyag	Soviet Navy		Kuznetsov	Aircraft carrier	n/a	^{[notes 11]}
ARA Veinticinco de Mayo	Argentine Navy	V-2	Colossus	Light fleet carrier	1968–1997	^{[notes 10]}19,900 tons
USS Vella Gulf	US Navy	CVE-111CVE-111	Commencement Bay	Escort Carrier	1945–1946	Helicopter carrier in 1955, later cargo ship and aircraft ferry.
HMS Venerable	Royal Navy	R63	Colossus	Light fleet carrier	1945–1947	^{[notes 10]}
HMS Vengeance	Royal Navy	R71	Colossus	Light fleet carrier	1945–1952	^{[notes 13]}
HMAS Vengeance	RAN	R71	Colossus	Light fleet carrier	1952–1955	^{[notes 13]}
Verdun	French Navy			Attack carrier	n/a	Cancelled during development in 1961
USS Vermillion	US Navy	CVE-052CVE-52	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1944	Became HMS Smiter
HMS Victorious	Royal Navy	R38	Illustrious	Fleet Carrier	1941–1968	29,000 tons
INS Vikramaditya	Indian Navy		Kiev	Aircraft carrier	n/a	^{[notes 3]} Undergoing major refit, commissioning expected 2013
INS Vikrant	Indian Navy	R11	Majestic	Light Fleet Carrier	1961–1997	Ex-HMS Hercules completed for India. Museum in Mumbai
INS Vikrant	Indian Navy	IAC-I	Vikrant	Aircraft carrier	n/a	Conventional power, launched 2013, commissioning 2018. 40,000 tons
HMS Vindex	Royal Navy			Aircraft carrier/ seaplane carrier	1915–1920	^{[notes 7]}
HMS Vindex	Royal Navy	D15	Nairana	Escort Carrier	1943–1947	To commercial service as Port Vindex, scrapped 1971
INS Viraat	Indian Navy	R22	Centaur	Fleet Carrier	1987–Current	ex-HMS Hermes. World's oldest active carrier. 28,700 tons
USS Wake Island	US Navy	CVE-065CVE-65	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1946
HMCS Warrior	RCN	R31	Colossus	Light fleet carrier	1946–1948	^{[notes 9]}
HMS Warrior	Royal Navy	R31	Colossus	Light fleet carrier	1945–1946	^{[notes 9]}
USS Wasp	US Navy	CV-07CV-7	Wasp	Light Carrier	1940–1942	Sunk 15 September 1942. 14,700 tons
USS Wasp	US Navy	CV-18	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1943–1972	27,100 tons
Weser	Kriegsmarine			Aircraft carrier	n/a	Conversion of Seydlitz, cancelled 1943
USS White Plains	US Navy	CVE-066CVE-66	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1943–1946
USS Willapa	US Navy	CVE-053CVE-53	Bogue	Escort Carrier	1943–1944	Became HMS Puncher
USS Windham Bay	US Navy	CVE-092CVE-92	Casablanca	Escort Carrier	1944–1959	In reserve 1946-1050
USS Wright	US Navy	CV-49CVL-49	Saipan	Light Carrier	1947–1970	14,500 tons
USS Wolverine	US Navy	IX-64		Training carrier	1942–1945	Converted paddle-wheel steamer.
Yamashiro Maru	IJA			Escort carrier	1945-1945	Sunk by aircraft 17 February 1945
USS Yorktown	US Navy	CV-05CV-5	Yorktown	Aircraft carrier	1937–1942	Sunk 7 June 1942 at Midway after air and sub attacks.
USS Yorktown	US Navy	CV-10	Essex	Fleet Carrier	1943–1970	Museum at Mount Pleasant, SC
Zuihō	IJN		Zuihō	Light Carrier	1940–1944	Converted high-speed oiler Takasaki, sunk by aircraft at Leyte Gulf 25 October 1944
Zuikaku	IJN		Shōkaku	Fleet Carrier	1941–1944	Sunk by aircraft at Leyte Gulf 25 October 1944

References[]

Notes[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 Nuclear-powered
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 Converted oil tanker with deck but no hangar or lifts, active as merchant ship. Aircraft stored on deck.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Originally commissioned as Baku, renamed Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov in 1990, then sold to the Indian Navy as the INS Vikramaditya in 2004.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Ship was to have been named Riga but this changed to Leonid Brezhnev before launching, and to Tbilisi for its sea trials, until it was finally commissioned as the Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov. Currently refitting
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Cavour was originally to be named Luigi Einaudi, then Andrea Doria
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Flugzeugemutterschiffe
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 ^7.5 ^7.6 ^7.7 Converted merchantman, Returned to commercial service
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 Converted Grain carrier with added deck and hangar, still carried cargo but reduced capacity.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Warrior loaned to Canada as HMCS Warrior from 1946–1948, then returned to Royal Navy as HMS Warrior until sold to Argentina as the Independencia which was scrapped in 1971.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 HMS Venerable sold to Netherlands in 1948 as HNLMS Karel Doorman and to Argentina in 1969 as Veinticinco de Mayo
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Launched as Riga in 1988, renamed Varyag in 1990, incomplete hull transferred to Ukraine ownership in 1992. Sold in 1998 to China under pretext of being used as a floating casino and finally towed in 2002 to the PRC where it was fitted out and commissioned as Liaoning in 2011.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Converted to operate Piper L-4 artillery spotter aircraft. LST-906 operated 8 while the others operated two.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 HMS Vengeance loaned to Australia from 1952 to 1956 as HMAS Vengeance, sold to Brazil 1956 as Minas Gerais

Citations[]

↑ Francillon, Rene (1979). Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 30251 6.
↑ Kathrin Hille, 10 August 2011, China’s first aircraft carrier takes to the sea, The Financial Times

Bibliography[]

Francillon, Rene (1979). Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam & Compny Limited. ISBN 0 370 30251 6.
Haze Gray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Lists
Warrilow, Betty. Nabob, the first Canadian-manned aircraft carrier Owen Sound, Ont. : Escort Carriers Association, 1989.

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[Nuke-2] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 Nuclear-powered

[Oil-3] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 Converted oil tanker with deck but no hangar or lifts, active as merchant ship. Aircraft stored on deck.

[Gorshkov-4] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Originally commissioned as Baku, renamed Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov in 1990, then sold to the Indian Navy as the INS Vikramaditya in 2004.

[Kuznetsov-5] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Ship was to have been named Riga but this changed to Leonid Brezhnev before launching, and to Tbilisi for its sea trials, until it was finally commissioned as the Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov. Currently refitting

[Cavour-6] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Cavour was originally to be named Luigi Einaudi, then Andrea Doria

[FS-7] 6.0 ^6.1 Flugzeugemutterschiffe

[Returned-8] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 ^7.5 ^7.6 ^7.7 Converted merchantman, Returned to commercial service

[Grain-9] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 Converted Grain carrier with added deck and hangar, still carried cargo but reduced capacity.

[Warrior-10] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Warrior loaned to Canada as HMCS Warrior from 1946–1948, then returned to Royal Navy as HMS Warrior until sold to Argentina as the Independencia which was scrapped in 1971.

[Venerable-11] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 HMS Venerable sold to Netherlands in 1948 as HNLMS Karel Doorman and to Argentina in 1969 as Veinticinco de Mayo

[Liaoning-12] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Launched as Riga in 1988, renamed Varyag in 1990, incomplete hull transferred to Ukraine ownership in 1992. Sold in 1998 to China under pretext of being used as a floating casino and finally towed in 2002 to the PRC where it was fitted out and commissioned as Liaoning in 2011.

[LST-14] 12.0 ^12.1 Converted to operate Piper L-4 artillery spotter aircraft. LST-906 operated 8 while the others operated two.

[Vengeance-15] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 HMS Vengeance loaned to Australia from 1952 to 1956 as HMAS Vengeance, sold to Brazil 1956 as Minas Gerais

[Francillon-1] Francillon, Rene (1979). Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 30251 6.

[13] Kathrin Hille, 10 August 2011, China’s first aircraft carrier takes to the sea, The Financial Times

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