List of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers

Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are aircraft carriers that utilize the heat provided by a nuclear reactor for propulsion. Several nations have built such ships, including the United States and France.

Ship	Launch Date	Commission Date	Country	Class
USS Nimitz^[2]	May 13, 1971	May 3, 1975	United States	Nimitz
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower^[3]	October 11, 1975	October 18, 1977	United States	Nimitz
USS Carl Vinson^[4]	March 15, 1980	March 13, 1982	United States	Nimitz
USS Theodore Roosevelt^[5]	October 27, 1984	October 25, 1986	United States	Nimitz
USS Abraham Lincoln^[6]	February 13, 1988	November 11, 1989	United States	Nimitz
USS George Washington	July 21, 1990	July 4, 1992	United States	Nimitz
USS John C. Stennis	November 11, 1993	December 9, 1995	United States	Nimitz
USS Harry S. Truman^[7]	September 7, 1996	July 25, 1998	United States	Nimitz
Charles de Gaulle^[8]	May 7, 1994	May 18, 2001	France	Charles de Gaulle
USS Ronald Reagan^[9]	March 10, 2001	July 12, 2003	United States	Nimitz
USS George H. W. Bush^[10]	October 9, 2006	January 10, 2009	United States	Nimitz
USS Gerald R. Ford^[11]	November 17, 2013	July 22, 2017	United States	Gerald R. Ford

Ship	Photo	Launch Date	Country	Class
USS John F. Kennedy		December 16, 2019	United States	Gerald R. Ford
USS Enterprise		N/A	United States	Gerald R. Ford
Type 004	No Image	N/A	China	Type 004

List of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers

In active service

Under construction

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