List of aircraft carriers in service

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This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft.[1] The list only refers to the status of the ship, not availability or condition of an air wing. This includes helicopter carriers and also amphibious assault ships, if the vessel's primary purpose is to carry, arm, deploy, and recover aircraft.

  Countries currently operating fixed-wing aircraft carriers (10)
  Countries currently solely operating helicopter carriers (6)
  Historic operators of carriers (3)


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Country Navy Commiss­ioned In reserve Undergoing trials Fitting out Under construction Ordered Planned
Australia  Royal Australian Navy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brazil  Brazilian Navy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
China  People's Liberation Army Navy 7 0 1 0 1 0 9
Egypt  Egyptian Navy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
France  French Navy 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
India  Indian Navy 2 [2] 0 0 0 0 0 6
Indonesia  Indonesian Navy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Iran  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy  Italian Navy 2 [3] 0 0 0 0 0 3
Japan  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russia  Russian Navy 1 [4] 0 0 0 2 0 1
South Korea  Republic of Korea Navy 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Spain  Spanish Navy 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Thailand  Royal Thai Navy 1 [5] 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey  Turkish Naval Forces 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
United Kingdom  Royal Navy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
United States  United States Navy 20 0 1 1 3 3 10
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Commissioned carriers

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Country Class Name (hull number) Length Tonnage Propulsion Type Classification Commissioned
Australia Canberra
(modified Juan Carlos I-class)		 Canberra (L02) 230 230 m (750 ft) 027100 27,100 t Conventional STOVL LHD 28 November 2014
Adelaide (L01) 230 230 m (750 ft) 027100 27,100 t 4 December 2015
Brazil Ocean Atlântico (A140) 203.4 203.4 m (667 ft) 021500 21,500 t Conventional VTOL LPH 29 June 2018 [6]
China Type 001
(modified Kuznetsov-class) [7]		 Liaoning (16) 306.4 306.4 m (1,005 ft) 060900 60,900 t [8] Conventional STOBAR Aircraft carrier 25 September 2012 [9]
Type 002
(modified Kuznetsov-class)		 Shandong (17) 305 305 m (1,001 ft)[citation needed] 060000 60,000 t [10] Conventional STOBAR Aircraft carrier 17 December 2019
Type 003 Fujian 316 316 m (1,037 ft) 080000 80,000+ t Conventional CATOBAR [11] Aircraft carrier 5 November 2025 [12]
Type 075 Hainan (31) 232 232 m (761 ft) [13] 036000 36,000 t Conventional VTOL LHD 23 April 2021 [14]
Guangxi (32) 232 232 m (761 ft) [13] 036000 36,000 t 26 December 2021 [15]
Anhui (33) 232 232 m (761 ft) [13] 036000 36,000 t 1 October 2022 [16]
Hubei (34) 232 232 m (761 ft) [13] 036000 36,000 t 1 August 2025 [17]
Egypt Mistral Gamal Abdel Nasser (L1010) 199 199 m (653 ft) 021300 21,300 t Conventional VTOL LHD 2 June 2016
Anwar El Sadat (L1020) 199 199 m (653 ft) 021300 21,300 t 16 September 2016 [18]
France Charles de Gaulle Charles de Gaulle (R91) 262 262 m (860 ft) 042000 42,000 t Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 18 May 2001
Mistral Mistral (L9013) 199 199 m (653 ft) 021300 21,300 t Conventional VTOL LHD 1 February 2006
Tonnerre (L9014) 199 199 m (653 ft) 021300 21,300 t 1 December 2006
Dixmude (L9015) 199 199 m (653 ft) 021300 21,300 t 27 December 2012
India Vikramaditya
(modified Kiev-class)		 Vikramaditya (R33) 284 284 m (932 ft) 045400 45,400 t Conventional STOBAR Aircraft carrier 16 November 2013 [19]
Vikrant Vikrant (R11) 262 262 m (860 ft) 045000 45,000 t Conventional STOBAR Aircraft carrier 2 September 2022 [20]
Iran Shahid Bagheri Shahid Bagheri (C110-4) 240.2 240.2 m (788 ft) 041978 41,978 t Conventional V/STOL Drone carrier 6 February 2025 [21]
Italy Cavour Cavour (C 550) 244 244 m (801 ft) 030000 30,000 t [22] Conventional STOVL Aircraft carrier 27 March 2008
Trieste Trieste (L9890) 245 245 m (804 ft) 030000 38,000 t Conventional STOVL [23] Aircraft carrier 7 December 2024
Japan Izumo Izumo (DDH-183) 248 248 m (814 ft) 027000 27,000 t Conventional VTOL Helicopter Destroyer / Light aircraft carrier (from 2024) 25 March 2015
Kaga (DDH-184) 248 248 m (814 ft) 027000 27,000 t Helicopter Destroyer / Light aircraft carrier (from 2024) 22 March 2017
Hyūga Hyūga (DDH-181) 197 197 m (646 ft) 019000 19,000 t Conventional VTOL Helicopter Destroyer 18 March 2009
Ise (DDH-182) 197 197 m (646 ft) 019000 19,000 t 16 March 2011
Russia Kuznetsov Admiral Kuznetsov (063) 306.5 306.5 m (1,006 ft) 058600 58,600 t Conventional STOBAR Aircraft cruiser 21 January 1991
South Korea Dokdo Dokdo (LPH-6111) 199 199 m (653 ft) 018800 18,800 t Conventional VTOL LPH 3 July 2007
Marado (LPH-6112) 199 199 m (653 ft) 018800 18,800 t 28 June 2021
Spain Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I (L61) 231 231 m (758 ft) 026000 26,000 t Conventional STOVL LHD 30 September 2010
Thailand Príncipe de Asturias Chakri Naruebet (911) 183 183 m (600 ft) 011486 11,486 t Conventional STOVL Light aircraft carrier (since 2006 used as a helicopter carrier) 10 August 1997
Turkey Anadolu Anadolu (L-400) 230.8 230.8 m (757 ft) 027500 27,500 t Conventional V/STOL LHD, Drone carrier 10 April 2023
United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth (R08) 280 280 m (920 ft) 080600 80,600 t Conventional (IEP) STOVL Aircraft carrier 7 December 2017
Prince of Wales (R09) [24] 280 280 m (920 ft) 080600 80,600 t 10 December 2019 [25]
United States Gerald R. Ford Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) [26] 337 337 m (1,106 ft) 101600 101,600 t Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 22 July 2017
Nimitz Nimitz (CVN-68) [27] [28] 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 101600 101,600 t Nuclear CATOBAR Aircraft carrier 3 May 1975
Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) [27] [28] 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 103300 103,300 t 18 October 1977
Carl Vinson (CVN-70) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 102900 102,900 t 13 March 1982
Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 106300 106,300 t 25 October 1986
Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) [27] [28] 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 106000 106,000 t 11 November 1989
George Washington (CVN-73) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 105900 105,900 t 4 July 1992
John C. Stennis (CVN-74) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 105000 105,000 t 9 December 1995
Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 105600 105,600 t 25 July 1998
Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 103000 103,000 t 12 July 2003
George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 103600 103,600 t 10 January 2009
America America (LHA-6) 257 257 m (843 ft) 045000 45,000 t Conventional STOVL LHA (Flight 0 used as helicopter carriers) 11 October 2014 [29]
Tripoli (LHA-7) 257 257 m (843 ft) 045000 45,000 t 15 July 2020
Wasp Wasp (LHD-1) 257 257 m (843 ft) 040532 40,532 t Conventional STOVL LHD 29 July 1989
Essex (LHD-2) 257 257 m (843 ft) 040650 40,650 t 17 October 1992
Kearsarge (LHD-3) 257 257 m (843 ft) 040500 40,500 t 16 October 1993
Boxer (LHD-4) 257 257 m (843 ft) 040722 40,722 t 11 February 1995
Bataan (LHD-5) 257 257 m (843 ft) 040358 40,358 t 20 September 1997
Iwo Jima (LHD-7) 257 257 m (843 ft) 040530 40,530 t 30 June 2001
Makin Island (LHD-8) 257 257 m (843 ft) 041649 41,649 t 24 October 2009
Country Class Name (hull number) Length Tonnage Propulsion Type Classification Commissioned
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Carriers undergoing sea trials

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Country Class Ship (hull number) Length Tonnage Propulsion Type Commissioning Status
China Type 076 Sichuan [30] 252.3 252.3 m (828 ft) [13] 050000 50,000 t Conventional CATOBAR 2027 (planned) [30] Sea trials [31][32]
United States Ford John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) [33] 337 337 m (1,106 ft) 100000 100,000 t Nuclear CATOBAR 2027 (planned) [34] Sea trials [35]
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Carriers fitting out

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Country Class Ship (hull number) Length Tonnage Propulsion Type Commissioning Status
United States America Bougainville (LHA-8) 257 257 m (843 ft) 045000 45,000 t Conventional STOVL 2027 (planned) [36] Fitting out
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Carriers under construction

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Country Class Ship (hull number) Length Tonnage Propulsion Type Commissioning Status
China Type 004 TBD TBD 110000 110,000 t Nuclear CATOBAR TBD Under construction [37]
Russia Project 23900 Ivan Rogov [38][39] 220 220 m (720 ft) 040000 40,000 t Conventional VTOL 2028 (planned) Under construction
Mitrofan Moskalenko [38] 220 220 m (720 ft) 040000 40,000 t 2029 (planned) Under construction
Turkey MUGEM-class aircraft carrier TBD 285 285 m (935 ft) 060000 60,000 t Conventional STOBAR 2032 (planned) [40] Under construction [40]
United States Ford Enterprise (CVN-80) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 100000 100,000 t Nuclear CATOBAR 2031 (planned) [34][41] Under construction
Doris Miller (CVN-81) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 100000 100,000 t 2034 (planned) [41] Under construction [46]
America Fallujah (LHA-9) 257 257 m (843 ft) 045000 45,000 t Conventional STOVL 2031 (planned) [36] Under construction
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Carriers ordered

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Country Class Ship (hull number) Length Tonnage Propulsion Type Commissioned Notes
United States Ford William J. Clinton (CVN-82) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 100000 100,000 t Nuclear CATOBAR 2039 (planned) [47] [44]
George W. Bush (CVN-83) 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 100000 100,000 t TBD [44]
America Helmand Province (LHA-10) [48] 257 257 m (843 ft) 045000 45,000 t Conventional STOVL TBD [49]
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Other planned carriers

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Country Class Ship (hull number) Length Tonnage Propulsion Type Commissioned
Brazil TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD [50][51]
China Type 004[52] TBD TBD 110000 110,000 t Nuclear CATOBAR TBD [52]
TBD TBD 110000 110,000 t TBD [52]
TBD TBD 110000 110,000 t TBD [52]
TBD TBD 110000 110,000 t TBD [52]
TBD TBD 110000 110,000 t TBD [52]
Type 075[citation needed] TBD 232 232 m (761 ft) [13] 036000 36,000 t Conventional VTOL TBD
TBD 232 232 m (761 ft) [13] 036000 36,000 t TBD
TBD 232 232 m (761 ft) [13] 036000 36,000 t TBD
TBD 232 232 m (761 ft) [13] 036000 36,000 t TBD
France PANG France Libre[53] 300 300 m (980 ft) 075000 75,000 t [54] Nuclear [55] CATOBAR 2038+ (planned) [56]
India Vikrant IAC-II [57] TBD 045000 45,000 t [57] Conventional STOBAR 2030–2035 (planned)
Vishal Vishal (IAC-III) [58] TBD 065000 65,000 t [59] [60] Conventional/Nuclear [61] CATOBAR 2040 (planned) [62]
MRSV TBD [63] TBD 030000 30,000 t Conventional VTOL/STOVL TBD
TBD [63] TBD 030000 30,000 t TBD
TBD [63] TBD 030000 30,000 t TBD
TBD [63] TBD 030000 30,000 t TBD
Indonesia Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Garibaldi (C 551) 180 180 m (590 ft) 014150 14,150 t Conventional VTOL/STOVL 2026 (planned) [64]
Italy LxD TBD 160 160 m (520 ft) 016500 16,500 t Conventional STOVL 2028–2030 (planned) [65]
TBD 160 160 m (520 ft) 016500 16,500 t 2028–2030 (planned) [65]
TBD 160 160 m (520 ft) 016500 16,500 t 2031+ (planned) [65]
Russia Project 23000 aircraft carrier/Shtorm TBD 330 330 m (1,080 ft) 100000 100,000 t TBD STOBAR 2025+ (planned)
South Korea CVX TBD TBD 040000 40,000 t Conventional STOVL 2030–2033 (planned) [66] [67]
TBD TBD 040000 40,000 t TBD [66] [67]
TBD TBD 040000 40,000 t TBD [66] [67]
Spain Juan Carlos I-class TBD 232 232 m (761 ft) 026000 26,000 t Conventional STOVL TBD[68]
TBD TBD TBD 040000 40,000 t Conventional CATOBAR TBD[68][69]
Turkey Anadolu
(modified Juan Carlos I-class)		 Trakya (TBD) 232 232 m (761 ft) 026000 26,000 t Conventional STOVL TBD [70]
United States Ford TBD (CVN-84) [44] 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 100000 100,000 t Nuclear CATOBAR TBD
TBD (CVN-85) [44] 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 100000 100,000 t TBD
TBD (CVN-86) [44] 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 100000 100,000 t TBD
TBD (CVN-87) [44] 333 333 m (1,093 ft) 100000 100,000 t TBD
America TBD (LHA-11) [71] 257 257 m (843 ft) 045000 45,000 t Conventional STOVL TBD
TBD (LHA-12) [71] 257 257 m (843 ft) 045000 45,000 t TBD
TBD (LHA-13) [71] 257 257 m (843 ft) 045000 45,000 t TBD
TBD (LHA-14) [71] 257 257 m (843 ft) 045000 45,000 t TBD
TBD (LHA-15) [71] 257 257 m (843 ft) 045000 45,000 t TBD
TBD (LHA-16) [71] 257 257 m (843 ft) 045000 45,000 t TBD
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Carriers under maintenance

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Country Class Ship (hull number) Propulsion Commissioned Shipyard Date Started Date Completed Notes
Russia Kuznetsov Admiral Kuznetsov (063) Conventional 21 January 1991 Murmansk 2017 TBD [72] Overhaul and repairs (likely suspended indefinitely)[73]
United States Nimitz John C. Stennis (CVN-74) Nuclear 9 December 1995 Newport News May 2021 [74] October 2026 (planned) [75] RCOH
Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Nuclear 25 July 1998 Newport News June 2026 (planned) [76] January 2031 (planned)[76] RCOH
Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) Nuclear 12 July 2003 Naval Base Kitsap April 2025 [77] September 2026 (planned)[77] Scheduled maintenance
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