World Aircraft Carriers List: Carriers Summary

Revised 26 November 2001
Version 2.32
Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan
World Aircraft Carrier Lists Main Page: http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/

Listed By Fleet Strength
United States of America
United Kingdom
France
Russia
Brazil
Italy
India
Spain
Thailand
Japan
Chile
China
Peru

Listed Alphabetically
Brazil
Chile
China
France
India
Italy
Japan
Peru
Russia
Spain
Thailand
United Kingdom
United States of America


United States of America

CVNX Program Aircraft Carriers
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
CVNX 2 (CVN 79) -- -- Planned - to commission 2018 --
CVNX 1 (CVN 78) -- -- Planned - to commission 2013 --

CVN 77 (Evolved Nimitz Class) Aircraft Carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
CVN 77 -- -- Ordered - to commission 2008 --

Nimitz Class Nuclear Powered Multirole Aircraft Carriers
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
CVN 76 Ronald Reagan Newport News SB&DD Building - to commission 2003 --
CVN 75 Harry S Truman Norfolk Active - Atlantic Fleet CVW 3 Photo
CVN 74 John C. Stennis San Diego Active - Pacific Fleet CVW 9 Photo
CVN 73 George Washington Norfolk Active - Atlantic Fleet CVW 17 Photo
CVN 72 Abraham Lincoln Everett Active - Pacific Fleet CVW 14 Photo
CVN 71 Theodore Roosevelt Norfolk Active - Atlantic Fleet CVW 1 Photo
CVN 70 Carl Vinson Bremerton Active - Pacific Fleet CVW 11 Photo
CVN 69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Newport News SB&DD RCOH -- Photo
CVN 68 Nimitz San Diego Active - Pacific Fleet -- Photo

Enterprise Nuclear Powered Multirole Aircraft Carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
CVN 65 Enterprise Norfolk Active - Atlantic Fleet CVW 8 Photo

John F. Kennedy Multirole Aircraft Carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
CV 67 John F. Kennedy Mayport Active - Atlantic Fleet CVW 7 Photo

Kitty Hawk Class Multirole Aircraft Carriers
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
CV 66 America Hulk - Philadelphia Stricken 10/1998 -- Photo
CV 64 Constellation San Diego Active - Pacific Fleet CVW 2 Photo
CV 63 Kitty Hawk Yokosuka, Japan Forward Deployed - Pacific Fleet CVW 5 Photo

Forrestal Class Multirole Aircraft Carriers
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
CV 62 Independence Reserve - Bremerton Decommissioned 30 September 1998 -- Photo
CV 61 Ranger Reserve - Bremerton Decommissioned 10 July 1993 -- Photo
ex-CV 60 ex-Saratoga Hulk - Newport, RI Stricken 30 Sept 1994 -- Photo
ex-AVT 59 ex-Forrestal Hulk - Newport, RI Stricken 10 Sept 1993 -- Photo

ex-Midway Former Multirole Aircraft Carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
ex-CV 41 ex-Midway Hulk - Bremerton Stricken 17 March 1997 -- Photo

Essex Class Former Fleet Aircraft Carriers
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
ex-CV 34 ex-Oriskany Hulk - Beaumont, TX Stricken 25 July 1989 -- Photo
ex-AVT 16 ex-Lexington Corpus Christi Museum -- Photo
ex-CVS 12 ex-Hornet San Francisco Museum -- Photo
ex-CVS 11 ex-Intrepid New York City Museum -- Photo
ex-CVS 10 ex-Yorktown Charleston, SC Museum -- Photo

Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ships
Air Wing: approx 30 helicopers (CH-53, CH-46, AH-1, UH-1) + 6 AV-8B
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
LHD 8 (none) Litton/Ingalls Planned --
LHD 7 Iwo Jima Norfolk Active - Atlantic Fleet see note
LHD 6 Bonhomme Richard San Diego Active - Pacific Fleet see note Photo
LHD 5 Bataan Norfolk Active - Atlantic Fleet see note Photo
LHD 4 Boxer San Diego Active - Pacific Fleet see note Photo
LHD 3 Kearsarge Norfolk Active - Atlantic Fleet see note Photo
LHD 2 Essex Sasebo, Japan Forward Deployed - Pacific Fleet w/31st MEU see note Photo
LHD 1 Wasp Norfolk Active - Atlantic Fleet see note Photo

Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ships
Air Wing: approx 30 helicopers (CH-53, CH-46, AH-1, UH-1) + 6 AV-8B
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
LHA 5 Peleliu San Diego Active - Pacific Fleet see note Photo
LHA 4 Nassau Norfolk Active - Atlantic Fleet see note Photo
LHA 3 Belleau Wood San Diego Active - Pacific Fleet see note Photo
LHA 2 Saipan Norfolk Active - Atlantic Fleet see note Photo
LHA 1 Tarawa San Diego Active - Pacific Fleet see note Photo

Iwo Jima Class Amphibious Assault Ships
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
LPH 11 ex-New Orleans Hulk - Suisun Bay Stricken 23 October 1998 -- Photo
ex-LPH 10 ex-Tripoli Hulk - Mare Island - Leased to US Army Stricken 8 September 1995 -- Photo
LPH 9 ex-Guam Hulk - James River Stricken 25 August 1998 -- Photo
ex-LPH 7 ex-Guadalcanal Hulk - James River Stricken 31 August 1994 -- Photo
ex-LPH 3 ex-Okinawa Hulk - Bremerton Stricken 19 November 1992 -- Photo

Inchon (Iwo Jima Class) Mine Countermeasures Support Ship
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
MCS 12 Inchon Ingleside Naval Reserve Force - Atlantic Fleet 11 MH-53E & UH-46 Photo


United Kingdom

Invincible Class VSTOL Aircraft Carriers
Air Wing: 8 Sea Harrier, 8 Sea King ASW, 3 Sea King AEW
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
R05 Invincible Portsmouth Active see note Photo
R06 Illustrious Portsmouth Active see note Photo
R07 Ark Royal Portsmouth Active see note Photo

Ocean Amphibious Assault Ship
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
L12 Ocean Devonport Active -- Photo

Argus Aviation Support Ship
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
A135 Argus Devonport RFA - Active -- Photo


France

Charles De Gaulle Nuclear Powered Light Multirole Aircraft Carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
R91 Charles De Gaulle Brest Active -- Photo

Clemenceau Light Multirole Aircraft Carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
R98 Clemenceau Reserve - Toulon Decommissioned 9/1997 Photo

Jeanne D'Arc Helicopter/Training Cruiser
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
R97 Jeanne D'Arc Toulon Active - GEAOM 8 helicopters Photo


Russia

Kuznetsov Multirole Aircraft Carrier
Air Wing (nominal): 18 Su-27K/Su-33, 4 Su-26UTG, 17 Ka-27, 2 Ka-31
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
-- Kuznetsov Murmansk Active but not fully operational - Northern Fleet see note Photo

Gorshkov Large Helicopter Cruiser
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
-- Gorshkov Severodvinsk Laid up for refit Helicopters Only Photo


Italy

Andrea Doria VSTOL aircraft carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
C552 Andrea Doria -- Planned - to complete 2007+ 8 Harriers or 12 helos Photo

Giuseppe Garibaldi VSTOL Aircraft Carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
C551 Giuseppe Garibaldi Taranto Active 16-18 AV-8B & SH-3D Photo

Vittorio Veneto Helicopter/Training Cruiser
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
C551 Vittorio Veneto Taranto Active 8 AB212ASW Photo

San Giorgio Class Small Amphibious Assault Ships
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
L9892 San Giorgio Brindisi Active 3 SH-3D or 5 AB212 Photo
L9893 San Marco Brindisi Active 3 SH-3D or 5 AB212 Photo
L9894 San Giusto Brindisi Active 3 SH-3D or 5 AB212


India

Note: India has announced plans to build an aircraft carrier for completion 2007-2010. India also continues to discuss purchase of the Russian Gorshkov, but it is unlikely that this sale will be realized.

Viraat VSTOL Aircraft Carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
R22 Viraat Bombay Active 12+ Sea Harrier & 7+ Sea King/Ka-27 Photo

ex-Vikrant Former VSTOL Aircraft Carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
ex-R11 ex-Vikrant Hulk - Bombay Decommissioned 31 January 1997 Photo


Spain

Principe De Asturias VSTOL Aircraft Carrier
Air Wing: 6-12 AV-8B+, 6-10 SH-3, 2-4 AB212EW, 2 SH-60B
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
R11 Principe De Asturias Rota Active see note Photo


Thailand

Chakri Nareubet VSTOL Aircraft Carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
911 Chakri Nareubet Sattahip Reduced Operating Status 6 AV-8S + 4 S-70B helos Photo


Brazil

Sao Paulo Light Aircraft Carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
A12 Sao Paulo Rio de Janiero Active Helicopters & A-4s

Minas Gerais Light Aircraft Carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
A11 Minas Gerais Rio de Janiero Active Helicopters & A-4s Photo


Japan

Osumi Class Amphibious Assault Ships
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
LST 4003 (none) -- Building --
LST 4002 Shimokita -- Building --
LST 4001 Osumi Kure Active Several helicopters

Shirane Class Helicopter Destroyers
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
DDH 144 Kurama Sasebo Active 3 SH-60J Photo
DDH 143 Shirane Yokosuka Active 3 SH-60J Photo

Haruna Class Helicopter Destroyers
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
DDH 142 Hiei Yososuka Active 3 SH-60J Photo
DDH 141 Haruna Sasebo Active 3 SH-60J Photo


Peru

Aguirre Helicopter Cruiser
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
CH 84 Aguirre Decommissioned 19 March 2000 Photo


Chile

Blanco Encalada Class Helicopter Destroyers
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
D15 Blanco Encalada Talcahuano Active 2 Cougar Photo
D12 Cochrane Talcahuano Active 2 Cougar


China

Shichang Multirole Support Ship
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
82 Shichang ?? Active Helicopters

ex-Varyag Former Multirole Aircraft Carrier
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
-- ex-Varyag Incomplete hulk departed Black Sea under tow 11/2001

ex-Minsk Former VTOL Cruiser
Number Name Homeport Status Air Wing Photos
-- ex-Minsk Shenzhen Museum --


The World Aircraft Carrier Lists
Compiled and Maintained by Andrew Toppan (actoppan@hazegray.org)
Copyright © 1995-2003 by Andrew Toppan
Reproduction, reuse or distribution without permission is prohibited