List of aircraft carriers in service

  Countries currently operating aircraft carriers

  Historic operators of aircraft carriers

This list of aircraft carriers contains all aircraft carriers which are currently in service, in reserve or being constructed or rebuilt. It only refers to the status of the ship, not availability or condition of an air wing. Several navies operate large amphibious assault ships or other helicopter carriers that may even be occasionally tasked as aircraft carriers but their primary purpose is landing troops and equipment in expeditionary operations or supporting multiple ASW or other naval helicopters, not providing fixed wing air cover or power projection operations, many are not even equipped for these aircraft and operations. Many aircraft carriers have also performed a secondary role as different types of helicopter carrier especially toward the end of their life or when the fixed wing air group is not available.

List of countries by aircraft carriers

Country	Navy	In service	In reserve	Undergoing trials	Under construction
United States	United States Navy	10	1	0	3
India	Indian Navy	01 2	0	1	2
Italy	Marina Militare	02 2	0	0	0
United Kingdom	Royal Navy	01 1	0	0	2
Brazil	Brazilian Navy	01 1	0	0	0
China	People's Liberation Army Navy	01 1	0	0	0
France	French Navy	01 1	0	0	0
Russia	Russian Navy	01 1	0	0	0
Spain	Spanish Navy	01 1	0	0	0
Thailand	Royal Thai Navy	01 1	0	0	0

Carriers in service

Country	Name (Hull number)	Length	Tonnage (Tonne)	Class	Propulsion	Type	Commission
Brazil	São Paulo (A12)	265 265 m (869 ft)	032800 32,800 mt	Clemenceau	Conventional	CATOBAR	2000-11-15 15 November 2000
China	Liaoning (16)	304 304 m (997 ft)	067500 67,500 mt	Kuznetsov	Conventional	STOBAR	25 September 2012
France	Charles de Gaulle (R91)	262 262 m (860 ft)	042000 42,000 mt	-	Nuclear	CATOBAR	2001-05-18 18 May 2001
India	Viraat (R22)	227 227 m (745 ft)	028700 28,700 mt	Centaur	Conventional	STOVL	1987-05-20 20 May 1987
Italy	Giuseppe Garibaldi (551)	180 180 m (590 ft)	013850 13,850 mt	-	Conventional	STOVL	1985-09-30 30 September 1985
Italy	Cavour (550)	244 244 m (801 ft)	030000 30,000 mt	-	Conventional	STOVL	2008-03-27 27 March 2008
Russia	FADMSU Kuznetsov (063)	306 305 m (1,001 ft)	055200 55,200 mt	Kuznetsov	Conventional	STOBAR	1991-01-21 21 January 1991
Spain	Juan Carlos I (L-61)	230.82 230.82 m (757.3 ft)	011486 27,079 mt	-	Conventional	STOVL	30 September 2010
Thailand	Chakri Naruebet (CVH-911)	183 183 m (600 ft)	011486 11,486 mt	-	Conventional	STOVL	1997-08-10 10 August 1997
UK	Illustrious (R06)	209 209 m (686 ft)	022000 22,000 mt	Invincible	Conventional	V/STOL	1982-06-20 20 June 1982
US	Nimitz (CVN-68)	333 333 m (1,093 ft)	100020 100,020 mt	Nimitz	Nuclear	CATOBAR	1975-05-03 3 May 1975
US	Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)	333 333 m (1,093 ft)	103200 103,200 mt	Nimitz	Nuclear	CATOBAR	1977-10-18 18 October 1977
US	Carl Vinson (CVN-70)	333 333 m (1,093 ft)	102900 102,900 mt	Nimitz	Nuclear	CATOBAR	1982-03-13 13 March 1982
US	Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)	333 333 m (1,093 ft)	106300 106,300 mt	Nimitz	Nuclear	CATOBAR	1986-10-25 25 October 1986
US	Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)	333 333 m (1,093 ft)	105783 105,783 mt	Nimitz	Nuclear	CATOBAR	1989-11-11 11 November 1989
US	George Washington (CVN-73)	333 333 m (1,093 ft)	105900 105,900 mt	Nimitz	Nuclear	CATOBAR	1992-07-04 4 July 1992
US	John C. Stennis (CVN-74)	333 333 m (1,093 ft)	105000 105,000 mt	Nimitz	Nuclear	CATOBAR	1995-12-09 9 December 1995
US	Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)	333 333 m (1,093 ft)	105600 105,600 mt	Nimitz	Nuclear	CATOBAR	1998-07-25 25 July 1998
US	Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)	333 333 m (1,093 ft)	103000 103,000 mt	Nimitz	Nuclear	CATOBAR	2003-07-12 12 July 2003
US	George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)	333 333 m (1,093 ft)	104000 104,000 mt	Nimitz	Nuclear	CATOBAR	2009-01-10 10 January 2009

Carriers in reserve

Country	Name (Hull number)	Length	Tonnage	Class	Propulsion	Type	Commission date	Decommission date	Status
US	Kitty Hawk (CV-63)	325.8 325 m (1,066 ft)	081985 81,985 tons	Kitty Hawk	Conventional	CATOBAR	1961-04-21 21 April 1961	2009-01-31 31 January 2009	Reserve until 2015

Carriers undergoing sea trials or being fitted out

Country	Name (Hull number)	Length	Tonnage	Class	Propulsion	Type	Commission date	Status
India	INS Vikramaditya	283 283 m (928 ft)	044570 44,570 tons	Kiev	Conventional	STOBAR	15 November 2013 (planned)	Sea trials completed; scheduled to be commissioned November 2013

Carriers planned, ordered, and under construction

Country	Name (Hull number)	Length	Tonnage	Class	Propulsion	Type	Commission date	Status
India	INS Vikrant	262 262 m (860 ft)	040000 40,000 tons	Vikrant	Conventional	STOBAR	2018 (expected)	Under construction
India	INS Vishal	262 262 m (860 ft)	065000 65,000 tons	Vikrant	Nuclear or Conventional	CATOBAR	2025 (expected)	Planning stage
UK	HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)	280 280 m (920 ft)	07060070,600 tons	Queen Elizabeth	Conventional	STOVL	2017 (expected)	Under construction
UK	HMS Prince of Wales (R09)	280 280 m (920 ft)	07060070,600 tons	Queen Elizabeth	Conventional	STOVL	2018 (expected)	Under construction
US	USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)	333 333 m (1,093 ft)	100000 100,000 tons	Gerald R. Ford	Nuclear	CATOBAR	2015 (expected)	Under construction
US	USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)	333 333 m (1,093 ft)	100000 100,000 tons	Gerald R. Ford	Nuclear	CATOBAR	2020 (expected)	Under construction
US	USS Enterprise (CVN-80)	333 333 m (1,093 ft)	100000 100,000 tons	Gerald R. Ford	Nuclear	CATOBAR	2025 (expected)	Ordered

See also

• List of aircraft carriers (all time)
• List of aircraft carriers by country
• List of aircraft carriers by configuration
• Timeline for aircraft carrier service
• List of sunken aircraft carriers

Bibliography

• International Institute for Strategic Studies; Hackett, James (ed.) (2010-02-03). The Military Balance 2010. London: Routledge. ISBN 1-85743-557-5.