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

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

Name Service Pennant
#
Class Type Service
period
Notes
USS Abraham Lincoln Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-72 Nimitz Supercarrier[notes 1] 1989–Current 104,112 tons
HMS Activity Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D94 Escort Carrier 1942–1945 Freighter MV Telemachus converted during construction. later MV Breconshire
Acavus Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom 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 Naval Ensign of Russia Russian Navy Kiev Fleet Carrier 1987–1996 [notes 3] 44,490 tons
Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov Naval Ensign of Russia Russian Navy 063/113 Kuznetsov Fleet Carrier 1991–Current [notes 4] 55,200 tons
USS Admiralty Islands Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-99 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
Adula Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy MAC 2 Rapana Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1944–1946 [notes 2] returned to commercial service.
HMS Africa Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy Audacious/
Malta
Fleet Carrier n/a Audacious-class carrier ordered 1943, changed to Malta-class carrier 1944, cancelled 1945.
Akagi Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Akagi Fleet Carrier 1927–1942 Converted Amagi-class battlecruiser, Sunk 4 June 1942 at Midway
Akitsu Maru War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army IJA Amphibious warfare/aircraft ferry 1942–1944 Couldn't land aircraft; sunk November 1944 by sub
HMAS Albatross Naval Ensign of Australia RAN Seaplane tender 1929–1933 To Royal Navy 1933–1945. Sold for commercial use 1946, scrapped 1954
HMS Albion Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R07 Centaur Fleet Carrier 1954–1962 Converted to commando carrier in 1962, sold 1973
Alexia Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy MAC 3 Rapana Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1943–1945 [notes 2] returned to commercial service
USS Altamaha Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-6 Bogue Escort Carrier 1942-1942 Became HMS Battler (D18)
USS Altamaha Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-18 Bogue Escort Carrier 1942–1946 Scrapped 1961
Amagi Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Akagi Fleet Carrier n/a battlecruiser conversion scrapped after 1923 Great Kantō earthquake damage
Amagi Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Unryū Light Fleet Carrier 1944–1945 Sunk 29 July 1945 by aircraft
Amastra Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy MAC 4 Rapana Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1943–1946 [notes 2] returned to commercial service
HMS Ameer Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D01 Ruler Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Ex-USS Baffins
USS America Flag of the United States US Navy CV-66 Kitty Hawk Fleet Carrier 1965–1996 84,914 tons
Ancylus Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy MAC 5 Rapana Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1943–1946 [notes 2] returned to commercial service
Andrea Doria Naval Ensign of Italy Marina Militare STOVL Aircraft Carrier n/a [notes 5]
SMS Answald War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine FS I Aircraft mothership[notes 6] 1915–1919 [notes 7]
USS Antietam Flag of the United States US Navy CV-36 Essex Fleet Carrier 1945–1963 1st carrier modified with angled flight deck, 1952.
USS Anzio Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-57 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Ex-USS Coral Sea, renamed to reuse name for CV-43.
Aquila Naval Ensign of Italy Marina Militare Fleet Carrier n/a Liner SS Roma 1941–1943 conversion never completed, scrapped 1950s
HMS Arbiter Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D31 Ruler Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Ex-USS St. Simon
USS Archer Flag of the United States US Navy BAVG-1 Long Island Escort Carrier n/a Converted cargo ship Mormacland, directly to Royal Navy as HMS Archer (D78)
HMS Archer Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom 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 Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy I49 Fleet Carrier 1918–1929 Converted ocean liner. In reserve 1929–1938. Accommodation ship after December 1944.
HMS Ark Royal Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy Seaplane Tender 1914–1944 Renamed HMS Pegasus in 1934, aircraft transport and other roles after 1918
HMS Ark Royal Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy 91 Fleet Carrier 1939–1941 Sunk by U-81 on 13 November 1941
HMS Ark Royal Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R09 Audacious Fleet Carrier 1955–1978 1st carrier commissioned with angled deck.
HMS Ark Royal Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R07 Invincible STOVL carrier 1985–2011 22,000 tons
Arromanches Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy R95 Colossus Light fleet carrier 1946–1974 Ex-HMS Colossus, loaned (later sold) to France
Aso Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Unryū Light Fleet Carrier n/a Launched in 1944, not completed, scrapped
HMS Atheling Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D51 Ruler Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Ex-USS Glacier
HMS Attacker Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D02 Attacker Escort Carrier 1942–1946 ex-USS Barnes, returned to US
USS Attu Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-102 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
HMS Audacity Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D10 Escort Carrier 1941-1941 Converted captured German merchant ship Hannover, sunk by U-751
HMS Avenger Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D14 Avenger Escort Carrier 1942-1942 Sunk 15 November 1942 by U-155
USS Badoeng Strait Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-116 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1957
USS Baffins Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-35 Bogue Escort Carrier 1942–1943 Became HMS Ameer
Baku Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union Soviet Navy 103 Kiev Aircraft cruiser 1982–1990 [notes 3] 42,000 tons
USS Bairoko Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-115 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1955 Was in reserve
USS Barnes Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-7 Bogue Escort Carrier 1942-1942 Became HMS Attacker, 14,400 tons
USS Barnes Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-20 Bogue Escort carrier 1942–1946 Primarily used as aircraft transport
USS Bastian Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-37 Bogue Escort Carrier 1942-1942 Became HMS Trumpeter
USS Bastogne Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-124 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier n/a Laid down 1945, cancelled before launch
USS Bataan Flag of the United States US Navy CVL-29 Independence Light Carrier 1943–1954 11,000 tons
HMS Battler Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D18 Attacker Escort Carrier 1942–1946 Ex-USS Altamaha. Returned to US. 14,400 tons
Béarn Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy Fleet Carrier 1927–1948 Converted Normandie-class battleship
HMS Begum Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D38 Ruler Escort carrier 1944–1946 Ex-USS Bolinas
USS Belleau Wood Flag of the United States US Navy CVL-24 Independence Light Carrier 1943–1947 To France as Bois Belleau, 11,000 tons
HMS Ben-my-Chree Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy Aircraft carrier/
seaplane carrier
1915–1917 Sunk 9 January 1917 by Turkish artillery
USS Bennington Flag of the United States US Navy CV-20 Essex Fleet Carrier 1944–1970 27,100 tons
USS Bismarck Sea Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-95 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1945 Sunk 21 February 1945 by kamikaze attack off Iwo Jima
HMS Biter Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D97 Avenger Escort carrier 1940–1945 To France as Dixmude
USS Block Island Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-21 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1944 Sunk 29 May 1944 by U-549
USS Block Island Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-106 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1944–1954
USS Bogue Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-9 Bogue Escort Carrier 1942–1946 Stored until scrapped 1960
Bois Belleau Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy R97 Independence Light Carrier 1953–1960 Ex-USS Belleau Wood, scrapped, 11,000 tons
USS Bolinas Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-36 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Begum
USS Bon Homme Richard Flag of the United States US Navy CV-31 Essex Fleet carrier 1944–1971 27,100 tons
HMCS Bonaventure Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom RCN CVL-22 Majestic Light Carrier 1957–1970 Ex-incomplete HMS Powerful, scrapped 1971.
USS Bougainville Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-100 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
USS Boxer Flag of the United States US Navy CV-21 Essex Fleet Carrier 1945–1969 27,100 tons
USS Breton Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-10 Bogue Escort carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Chaser
USS Breton Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-23 Bogue Escort carrier 1943–1946 Aircraft transport until 1970
HMS Bulwark Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R08 Centaur Fleet carrier 1954–1981 Converted to commando carrier 1960
USS Bunker Hill Flag of the United States US Navy CV-17 Essex Fleet Carrier 1943–1947 27,100 tons
USS Cabot Flag of the United States US Navy CVL-28 Independence Light Carrier 1943–1955 To Spain as Dédalo, 11,000 tons
HMS Campania Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy Aircraft carrier/
seaplane tender
1915–1918 Converted ocean liner RMS Campania, sunk after collision 5 November 1918
HMS Campania Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D48 Nairana Escort Carrier 1944–1952 Command ship for 1st British atomic bomb test
Campinas Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy Seaplane tender 1916–? Converted merchant ship
USS Cape Esperance Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-88 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1959
USS Cape Gloucester Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-109 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1946 Helicopter carrier from 1955 and for other uses after 1959.
USS Card Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-11 Bogue Escort Carrier 1942–1946 Aircraft transport until 1970
USS Carl Vinson Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-70 Nimitz Supercarrier[notes 1] 1982–Current 104,000 tons
USS Carnegie Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-38 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Empress
USS Casablanca Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-55 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1946
Cavour Naval Ensign of Italy Marina Militare 550 STOVL Aircraft Carrier 2008–Current [notes 5]
HTMS Chakri Naruebet Naval Ensign of Thailand Royal Thai Navy 911 Príncipe de Asturias STOVL aircraft carrier 1997–Current
Charles De Gaulle Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy R91 Fleet Carrier[notes 1] 2001–Current 42,000 tons
HMS Chaser Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D32 Attacker Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Ex-USS Breton, returned to US and converted to cargo ship.
USS Chatham Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-32 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Slinger
USS Chenango Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-28 Sangamon Escort Carrier 1942–1946 Converted Cimarron-class oiler
USS Charger Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-30 Charger Escort Carrier 1942–1946
Chigusa Maru War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army IJA Escort Carrier n/a Converted oiler launched 1944, not completed, became cargo ship 1949.
Chitose Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Chitose Seaplane tender/
Light Carrier
1938–1944 Converted to light carrier 1942–1944, Sunk 25 October 1944 off Leyte Gulf.
Chiyoda Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Chitose Seaplane Tender/
Light Carrier
1938–1944 Converted 1943, Sunk 25 October 1944 off Leyte Gulf.
Chuyo Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Taiyō Escort Carrier 1942–1943 Converted from Nitta Maru, Sunk by sub 4 December 1943
Clemenceau Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy R98 Clemenceau Fleet Carrier 1961–1997 32,780 tons
HMS Colossus Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R15 Colossus Light fleet carrier 1944–1946 Loaned (later sold) to France as Arromanches
Commandant Teste Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy Seaplane tender/
aircraft transport
1932–1942 Decommissioned
USS Commencement Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-105 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1944–1946 Training ship, reclassified as helicopter carrier, scrapped after 1971
USS Constellation Flag of the United States US Navy CV-64 Kitty Hawk Supercarrier 1961–2003
USS Copahee Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-12 Bogue Escort Carrier 1942–1946
USS Coral Sea Flag of the United States US Navy CVB-43 Midway Fleet Carrier 1947–1990
USS Cordova Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-39 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Khedive
USS Core Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-13 Bogue Escort Carrier 1942–1946
USS Corregidor Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-58 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1958 Stored from 1946–1951
HMS Courageous Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy 50 Courageous Fleet Carrier 1928–1939 Converted battlecruiser. Sunk by U-29, 17 September 1939
USS Cowpens Flag of the United States US Navy CVL-25 Independence Light Carrier 1943–1947 11,000 tons
USS Croatan Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-14 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Fencer
USS Croatan Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-25 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1946
HMS Dasher Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D37 Avenger Light Carrier 1942–1943 Sunk 27 March 1943 following explosion of unknown cause.
Dédalo Flag of Spain Spanish Navy Seaplane Tender 1918–1936 Ex-German merchantman Neuenfels converted to a Seaplane Tender, scrapped 1940
Dédalo Flag of Spain Spanish Navy Independence Light Carrier 1967–1989 Ex-USS Cabot, Scrapped 2002, 11,000 tons
USS Delgada Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-40 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Speaker
Dixmude Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy Charger Escort Carrier 1945–1966 ex-HMS Biter
Dristigheten Naval Ensign of Sweden Swedish Navy Seaplane Tender 1928–1947 Converted coastal defence ship, 2,270 tons
HMS Duke of Edinburgh Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy CVA-01 Fleet carrier n/a Planned 1960s fleet carrier, but never ordered.
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-69 Nimitz Supercarrier[notes 1] 1977–Current 104,000 tons
HMS Eagle Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy 94 Fleet Carrier 1924–1942 converted Ex-Chilean Almirante Latorre-class battleship. Sunk by U-73, 11 August 1942
HMS Eagle Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R05 Audacious Fleet Carrier 1951–1972
USS Edisto Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-41 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Nabob
HMS Emperor Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D98 Ruler Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Ex-USS Pybus
Empire MacAlpine Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy Empire Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1943–1945 [notes 8] returned to commercial service
Empire MacAndrew Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy Empire Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1943–1945 [notes 8] returned to commercial service
Empire MacCabe Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy Empire Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1943–1945 [notes 2] returned to commercial service
Empire MacCallum Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy Empire Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1943–1945 [notes 8] returned to commercial service
Empire MacColl Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy Empire Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1943–1945 [notes 2] returned to commercial service
Empire MacDermott Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy Empire Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1944–1945 [notes 8] returned to commercial service
Empire MacKay Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy Empire Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1943–1945 [notes 2] returned to commercial service
Empire MacKendrick Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy Empire Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1943–1945 [notes 8] returned to commercial service
Empire MacMahon Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy Empire Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1943–1945 [notes 2] returned to commercial service
Empire MacRae Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy Empire Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1943–1945 [notes 8] returned to commercial service
HMS Empress Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D42 Ruler Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Ex-USS Carnegie
USS Eniwetok Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-125 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier n/a Keel laid April 1945, cancelled before launch
USS Enterprise Flag of the United States US Navy CV-6 Yorktown Fleet Carrier 1938–1947
USS Enterprise Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-65 Enterprise Supercarrier[notes 1] 1961–2012 1st nuclear-powered carrier
USS Enterprise Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-80 Gerald R. Ford Supercarrier[notes 1] n/a Commissioning 2025.
USS Essex Flag of the United States US Navy CV-9 Essex Fleet Carrier 1942–1969
USS Estero Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-42 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Premier
SS Europa War Ensign of Germany 1938-1945 Kriegsmarine Aircraft carrier n/a Cancelled conversion of ocean liner
SS Europa Naval Ensign of Italy Marina Militare Seaplane tender 1915–1920 Converted merchantman
USS Fanshaw Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-70 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1946
HMS Fencer Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D64 Attacker Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Ex-USS Croatan
Flugzeugträger B War Ensign of Germany 1938-1945 Kriegsmarine Graf Zeppelin Fleet Carrier n/a Started 1938, cancelled 1939, scrapped 1940
Foch Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy R99 Clemenceau Fleet Carrier 1963–2000 sold to Brazil as São Paulo
HMS Formidable Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy 67 Illustrious Fleet Carrier 1940–1947
USS Forrestal Flag of the United States US Navy CV-59 Forrestal Supercarrier 1955–1993 First supercarrier
Foudre Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy Seaplane carrier 1912–1921 First seaplane carrier
USS Franklin Flag of the United States US Navy CV-13 Essex Fleet Carrier 1944–1947 Badly damaged March 1945
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt Flag of the United States US Navy CVB-42 Midway Fleet Carrier 1945–1977
HMS Furious Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy 47 Courageous Fleet Carrier 1917–1945 Converted battlecruiser, scrapped 1948
Gadila Flag of the Netherlands Merchant Navy MAC 6 Rapana Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1944–1946 [notes 2] returned to commercial service
USS Gambier Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-73 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1944 Sunk by Japanese gunfire at Battle of Leyte Gulf 25 October 1944
USS George H.W. Bush Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-77 Nimitz Supercarrier[notes 1] 2009–Current 104,000 tons
USS George Washington Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-73 Nimitz Supercarrier[notes 1] 1992–Current 104,000 tons
USS Gerald R. Ford Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford Supercarrier[notes 1] n/a Under construction, commissioning 2015
Giuseppe Garibaldi Naval Ensign of Italy Marina Militare 551 STOVL carrier 1983–Current
HMS Gibraltar Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D68 Malta Fleet Carrier n/a Cancelled 5 November 1945
USS Gilbert Islands Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-107 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1955 Converted to communication relay ship USS Annapolis
Giuseppe Miraglia Naval Ensign of Italy Marina Militare Seaplane tender 1923–1950 Scrapped
USS Glacier Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-33 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Atheling
HMS Glorious Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy 77 Courageous Fleet Carrier 1930–1940 Converted battlecruiser. Sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau 8 June 1940
HMS Glory Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R62 Colossus Light Fleet Carrier 1943–1956 Placed in reserve, scrapped 1961
HSwMS Gotland Naval Ensign of Sweden Swedish Navy Seaplane cruiser 1934–1944 4,600 ton seaplane tender. AA cruiser from 1944. Scrapped 1963
Graf Zeppelin War Ensign of Germany 1938-1945 Kriegsmarine Graf Zeppelin Fleet Carrier n/a Launched 1938, hulk captured by USSR April 1945, sunk as target 1947
USS Guadalcanal Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-60 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Captured U-505, 7,800 tons
USS Hamlin Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-15 Bogue Escort Carrier 1942-1942 Became HMS Stalker
USS Hancock Flag of the United States US Navy CV-19 Essex Fleet Carrier 1944–1976 27,100 tons
USS Harry S. Truman Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-75 Nimitz Supercarrier[notes 1] 1998–Current 104,000 tons
HMS Hermes Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy 95 Fleet Carrier 1924–1942 1st purpose built carrier launched. Sunk 9 April 1942 by Japanese aircraft, 10,850 tons
HMS Hermes Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R12 Centaur Fleet Carrier 1959–1984 to India as INS Viraat
Hiryū Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Fleet Carrier 1939–1942 Sunk at Midway
Hiyō Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Hiyō Fleet Carrier 1942–1944 Converted from Izumo Maru, sunk at Battle of the Philippine Sea
USS Hoggatt Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-75 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
USS Hollandia Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-97 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1947
USS Hornet Flag of the United States US Navy CV-8 Yorktown Fleet Carrier 1941–1942 Sunk in Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. 25,600 tons
USS Hornet Flag of the United States US Navy CV-12 Essex Fleet Carrier 1943–1970 Museum at Alameda, CA. 27,100 tons
Hōshō Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Fleet Carrier 1922–1946 Repatriated Japanese POWs, then scrapped
HMS Hunter Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D80 Attacker Escort Carrier 1943–1945
Hyūga Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Battleship seaplane carrier 1943–1945 Converted to launch up to 22 aircraft. Run aground 28 July 1945
I-13 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-13 I-13 Submarine aircraft carrier 1944–1945 sunk by carrier aircraft 16 July 1945
I-14 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-14 I-13 Submarine aircraft carrier 1945–1946 Sunk as target ship 28 May 1946
I-15 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-15 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1940–1942 sunk 2 November 1942 by USS McCalla
I-17 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-17 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1941–1943 Sunk 19 August 1943
I-19 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-19 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1941–1943 sunk by USS Radford 25 November 1943
I-21 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-21 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1941–1943 Disappeared
I-23 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-23 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1941–1942 Disappeared
I-25 Naval Ensign of Japan 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 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-26 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1941–1944 Sunk by destroyer, 26 October 1944
I-27 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-27 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1942–1944 Sunk by destroyers 12 February 1944 after sinking SS Khedive Ismail
I-28 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-28 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1942-1942 Sunk by sub on 17 May 1942.
I-29 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-29 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1942–1944 Sunk by sub 26 July 1944
I-30 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-30 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1942-1942 Sunk after hitting mine 13 October 1942
I-31 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-31 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1942–1943 Sunk by destroyers 12 May 1943
I-32 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-32 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1942–1944 Sunk 24 March 1944
I-33 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-33 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1944-1944 Sunk during sea trials
I-34 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-34 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1942–1943 Sunk by sub 13 November 1943
I-35 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-35 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1942–1943 Sunk by destroyers on 23 November 1943
I-36 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-36 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1942–1946 Scuttled by US Navy
I-37 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-37 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1943–1944 Sunk by destroyers on 19 November 1944
I-38 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-38 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1943–1944 Sunk by USS Nicholas 12 November 1944.
I-39 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-39 I-15 Submarine aircraft carrier 1943-1943 Sunk by sub 26 November 1943
I-400 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-400 I-400 Submarine aircraft carrier 1944–1946 Sunk as target ship 4 June 1946
I-401 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-401 I-400 Submarine aircraft carrier 1945–1946 Sunk as target ship 31 May 1946
I-402 Naval Ensign of Japan IJN I-402 I-400 Submarine aircraft carrier 1945–1946 Scuttled 1 April 1946
Ibuki Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Light Carrier n/a launched 1943, not completed, scrapped 1947.
Ikoma Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Unryū Light Carrier 1944–1945 Sunk in Kure dockyard 24 July 1945
HMS Illustrious Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy 87 Illustrious Fleet Carrier 1940–1954 23,000 tons
HMS Illustrious Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R06 Invincible STOVL aircraft carrier 1982–Current 20,600 tons
HMS Implacable Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R86 Implacable Fleet Carrier 1944–1954
HMS Indefatigable Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R10 Implacable Fleet Carrier 1944–1946
USS Independence Flag of the United States US Navy CVL-22 Independence Light Carrier 1943–1946 11,000 tons
USS Independence Flag of the United States US Navy CV-62 Forrestal Supercarrier 1959–1998 81,100 tons
ARA Independencia Flag of Argentina Argentine Navy V-1 Colossus Light fleet carrier 1958–1970 [notes 9] 18,300 tons
HMS Indomitable Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy 92 Illustrious Fleet Carrier 1941–1953 23,100 tons
USS Intrepid Flag of the United States US Navy CV-11 Essex Fleet Carrier 1943–1974 Museum in New York City. 27,100 tons
HMS Invincible Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R05 Invincible STOVL carrier 1980–2005 20,600 tons
Ise Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Battleship aircraft carrier 1943–1945 Converted to carry 22 aircraft. Sunk 28 July 1945 in shallow water.
USS Iwo Jima Flag of the United States US Navy CV-46 Essex Fleet Carrier n/a Construction cancelled August 1945 and scrapped. 27,100 tons
JDS Izumo Naval Ensign of Japan JMSDF DDH-183 Izumo Helicopter destroyer n/a Launched 2013, Commissioning in 2015
USS Jamaica Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-43 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Shah
Joffre Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy Joffre Fleet Carrier n/a Under construction 1938–1940 but not completed
USS John C. Stennis Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-74 Nimitz Supercarrier[notes 1] 1995–Current 104,000 tons
USS John F. Kennedy Flag of the United States US Navy CV-67 Modified Kitty Hawk Supercarrier 1968–2007 82,655 tons
USS John F. Kennedy Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-79 Gerald R. Ford Supercarrier[notes 1] n/a Under construction, commissioning 2020
Juan Carlos I Flag of Spain Spanish Navy L61 Juan Carlos I STOVL Amphibious
warfare ship
2010–Current
Junyō Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Hiyō Fleet Carrier 1942–1946 Converted ocean liner Kashiwara Maru, Scrapped
USS Kadashan Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-76 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
Kaga Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Fleet Carrier 1928–1942 Converted Tosa-class battleship. Sunk at Midway, 38,200 tons
Kaiyo Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Escort Carrier 1943–1945 Converted liner Argentina Maru, sunk, Beppu Bay 24 July 1945. 13,600 tons
USS Kalinin Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-68 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1946
HNLMS Karel Doorman Flag of the Netherlands Koninklijke Marine QH1 Nairana Escort carrier 1946–1948 ex-HMS Nairana
HNLMS Karel Doorman Flag of the Netherlands Koninklijke Marine R81 Colossus Light fleet carrier 1948–1968 [notes 10]
USS Kasaan Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-69 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Reclassified as a Helicopter Carrier.
Kasagi Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Unryū Light Carrier n/a Launched 1944 but not complete at war's end and scrapped.
Katsuragi Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Unryū Fleet Carrier n/a Launched 1944 but not complete at war's end and scrapped.
USS Kearsarge Flag of the United States US Navy CV-33 Essex Fleet Carrier 1946–1970 27,100 tons
USS Keweenaw Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-44 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Patroller
HMS Khedive Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D62 Ruler Escort Carrier 1943 Ex-USS Cordova
Kiev Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union Soviet Navy 075 Kiev STOVL carrier 1972–1993 Sold 1996, since 2004 an attraction at Tianjin Binhai theme park in China
USS Kitkun Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-71 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1946
USS Kitty Hawk Flag of the United States US Navy CV-63 Kitty Hawk Supercarrier 1961–2009 80,000 tons
USS Kula Gulf Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-108 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1969 In reserve twice
Kumano Maru War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army IJA Amphibious warfare ship/aircraft ferry 1945 Scrapped 1948 after repatriating Japanese POWs
USS Kwajalein Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-98 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
La Fayette Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy R96 Independence Light Carrier 1951–1963 Ex-USS Langley, 11,000 tons
USS Lake Champlain Flag of the United States US Navy CV-39 Essex Fleet Carrier 1945–1966 27,100 tons
USS Langley Flag of the United States US Navy CV-1 Light carrier/
seaplane tender
1922–1942 Scuttled 27 February 1942 after damaged by dive bombers. 11,500 tons
USS Langley Flag of the United States US Navy CVL-27 Independence Light Carrier 1943–1947 To France as La Fayette. 11,000 tons
Leningrad Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union Soviet Navy 109 Moskva Helicopter Carrier 1968–1991
Leonid Brezhnev Naval Ensign of Russia Russian Navy 113 Kuznetsov Fleet Carrier [notes 4]
USS Lexington Flag of the United States US Navy CV-2 Lexington Fleet Carrier 1927 Sunk by enemy action on 8 May 1942 during Battle of the Coral Sea. 33,000 tons
USS Lexington Flag of the United States US Navy CV-16 Essex Fleet Carrier 1943–1991 27,100 tons
USS Leyte Flag of the United States US Navy CV-32 Essex Fleet Carrier 1946–1959 27,100 tons
Liaoning Naval Ensign of the People's Republic of China PLA Navy 16 Kuznetsov Aircraft carrier 2012 [notes 11][2] 66,000 to 67,500 tons
USS Lingayen Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-126 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier n/a Laid down May 1945 but cancelled before launch.
USS Liscome Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-56 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Sunk by I-175 24 November 1943
USS Long Island Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-1 Long Island Escort Carrier 1941–1946
USS LST-16 Flag of the United States US Navy LST-16 LST-1 Landing Ship, Tank 1944-1945 [notes 12]
USS LST-906 Flag of the United States US Navy LST-906 LST-542 Landing Ship, Tank 1944-1945 [notes 12]
Luigi Einaudi Naval Ensign of Italy Marina Militare STOVL Aircraft Carrier n/a [notes 5]
USS Lunga Point Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-94 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
HMS M2 Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy M-class submarine Submarine aircraft carrier 1927 Sank during exercises, 26 January 1932
Macoma Flag of the Netherlands Merchant Navy MAC 7 Rapana Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1944–1946 [notes 2] returned to commercial service
HMCS Magnificent Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom RCN CVL-21 Majestic Light Carrier 1946–1956 To RN in reserve 1957; stricken 1965, scrapped
USS Makassar Strait Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-91 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
USS Makin Island Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-93 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
USS Matanikau Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-101 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
HMS Malta Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D93 Malta Fleet Carrier n/a Cancelled December 1945.
USS Manila Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-61 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1946
HMS Manxman Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy seaplane carrier 1916–1919 [notes 7]
USS Marcus Island Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-77 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
USS Matanikau Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-101 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
HMAS Melbourne Naval Ensign of Australia RAN R21 Majestic Light Carrier 1955–1982
USS Midway Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-63 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1944 Renamed USS St. Lo to free name for CV-41
USS Midway Flag of the United States US Navy CVB-41 Midway Fleet Carrier 1945–1992 museum in San Diego, CA, 74,000 tons
Minas Gerais Flag of Brazil Brazilian Navy A11 Colossus Light fleet carrier 1960–2001 [notes 13]
USS Mindoro Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-120 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1955 Reclassified for other uses.
Minsk Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union Soviet Navy 025/011 Kiev STOVL carrier 1978–1993 Towed to PRC in 1998 as tourist attraction
Miralda Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy MAC 8 Rapana Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1944–1946 [notes 2] returned to commercial service
USS Mission Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-59 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1958
USS Monterey Flag of the United States US Navy CVL-26 Independence Light Carrier 1943–1956
Moskva Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union Soviet Navy 841 Moskva Helicopter carrier 1967–1998 Scrapped
USS Munda Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-104 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
Myoho Naval Ensign of Japan IJN n/a
HMS Nabob Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D77 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1944 Ex-USS Edisto to UK with Canadian crew. Converted to freighter, scrapped 1977
HMS Nairana Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy Aircraft carrier/
seaplane carrier
1917–1921 [notes 7]
HMS Nairana Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D05 Nairana Light carrrier 1943–1946 To Netherlands as HNLMS Karel Doorman
USS Nassau Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-16 Bogue Escort Carrier 1942–1946
USS Natoma Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-62 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1946
USS Nehenta Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-74 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
HMS New Zealand Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D43 Malta Fleet Carrier n/a Cancelled December 1945
USS Niantic Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-46 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Ranee
Nigitsu Maru War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army IJA Akitsu Maru Amphibious warfare ship/
aircraft ferry
1943–1944 Sunk 12 January 1944
USS Nimitz Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-68 Nimitz Supercarrier[notes 1] 1975–Current 104,000 tons
Nord Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy Seaplane Tender 1916–1919 [notes 7]
Novorossiysk Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union Soviet Navy 137 Kiev STOVL carrier 1978– Scrapped 1997
HMS Ocean Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R68 Colossus Light fleet carrier 1945 Scrapped 1962
HMS Ocean Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy L12 Helicopter Carrier 1998–Current 21,500 tons
USS Okinawa Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-127 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier n/a Laid down 1945, cancelled before launch
Onuyo Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Fleet Carrier
USS Ommaney Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-79 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1945 Sunk by kamikaze aircraft 4 January 1945.
USS Oriskany Flag of the United States US Navy CV-34 Essex Fleet Carrier 1950–1975 Florida artificial reef in 2006. 27,100 tons
Painlevé Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy Joffre Fleet Carrier n/a Planned for 1938, never laid down
USS Palau Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-122 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1946–1954
Pas-de-Calais Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy Seaplane tender 1915–1919 [notes 7]
HMS Patroller Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D07 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1947 Ex-USS Keweenaw, returned to US 1946
HMS Pegasus Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy Aircraft carrier/
seaplane carrier
1917–1925 Scrapped 1931
USS Perdido Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-47 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1944 Became HMS Trouncer
USS Petrof Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-80 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
PH 75 Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy amphibious assault ship[notes 1] n/a Planned 1970s, not started.
USS Philippine Sea Flag of the United States US Navy CV-47 Essex Fleet Carrier 1946–1958
USS Point Cruz Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-119 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1956 In reserve. Reclassified for other uses.
HMS Powerful Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R95 Majestic Light Carrier n/a Completed for Canada as HMCS Bonaventure
HMS Premier Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D23 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943 Ex-USS Estero
USS Prince Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-45 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Rajah
HMS Prince of Wales Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R09 Queen Elizabeth STOVL carrier n/a Under construction, commissioning 2018
USS Prince William Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-19 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Striker
USS Prince William Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-31 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1946
USS Princeton Flag of the United States US Navy CVL-23 Independence Light Carrier 1943–1944 Sunk 24 October 1944 at Leyte Gulf
USS Princeton Flag of the United States US Navy CV-37 Essex Fleet Carrier 1945–1970
Principe de Asturias Flag of Spain Spanish Navy R-11 Príncipe de Asturias STOVL carrier 1988–2013
USS Puget Sound Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-113 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1946 Reclassified for other uses.
HMS Puncher Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D79 Bogue Escort Carrier 1944–1946 Ex-USS Willapa, crewed by Canadians.
HMS Pursuer Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D73 Bogue Escort Carrier 1942–1946 Ex-USS St. George, scrapped
USS Pybus Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-34 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Emperor
HMS Queen Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D19 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1947 ex-USS St. Andrews
HMS Queen Elizabeth Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy CVA-01 Fleet carrier n/a Announced 1963, cancelled 1966 before work started.
HMS Queen Elizabeth Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R08 Queen Elizabeth STOVL carrier n/a Under construction, commissioning 2016
USS Rabaul Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-121 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier n/a Delivered August 1946, not commissioned. Reclassified for other uses.
HMS Rajah Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D10 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1947 Ex-USS Prince
USS Randolph Flag of the United States US Navy CV-15 Essex Fleet Carrier 1944–1969 27,100 tons
HMS Ranee Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D03 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1947 Ex-USS Niantic
USS Ranger Flag of the United States US Navy CV-4 Fleet Carrier 1934–1946 14,500 tons
USS Ranger Flag of the United States US Navy CV-61 Forrestal Supercarrier 1957–1993 81,100 tons
Rapana Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy MAC 9 Rapana Merchant Aircraft Carrier 1942–1946 [notes 2] returned to commercial service
HMS Ravager Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D70 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Used as training carrier
USS Rendova Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-114 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1955 In reserve. Reclassified for other uses.
USS Reprisal Flag of the United States US Navy CV-35 Essex Fleet Carrier n/a Started 1944, cancelled 1945. 27,100 tons
Riga Naval Ensign of Russia Russian Navy Kuznetsov Fleet Carrier n/a [notes 4]
Riga Naval Ensign of Russia Russian Navy 063/113 Kuznetsov Fleet Carrier [notes 11]
USS Roi Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-103 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
USS Ronald Reagan Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-76 Nimitz Supercarrier[notes 1] 2003–Current 104,000-tons
Rouen Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy Seaplane tender 1916–1917 [notes 7]
USS Rudyerd Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-81 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
HMS Ruler Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D72 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1946 ex-USS St. Joseph for lend-lease
Ryūhō Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Light Carrier 1942–1945 Converted sub tender Taigei. Severely damage by aircraft on 19 March 1945 not repaired
Ryūjō Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Light Carrier 1933–1942 Sunk by aircraft during Battle of the Eastern Solomons
USS Sable Flag of the United States US Navy IX-81 Training carrier 1943–1945 Converted paddle steamer Greater Buffalo for training on the Great Lakes.
USS Saginaw Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-82 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
USS Saidor Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-117 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1947 Reclassified for other uses.
USS Saipan Flag of the United States US Navy CVL-48 Saipan Light Carrier 1946–1965
USS Salamaua Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-96 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
USS Salerno Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-110 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1954 In reserve. Reclassified for other uses 1959.
USS Sangamon Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-26 Sangamon Escort Carrier 1942–1945 Converted Cimarron-class oiler
USS San Jacinto Flag of the United States US Navy CVL-30 Independence Light Carrier 1943–1947
SMS Santa Elena War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine FS II Aircraft mothership[notes 6] 1915–1919 [notes 7]
USS Santee Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-29 Sangamon Escort Carrier 1942–1946 Converted Cimarron-class oiler
São Paulo Flag of Brazil Brazilian Navy A12 Clemenceau Fleet Carrier 2000–Current Ex-Foch, currently refitting
USS Saratoga Flag of the United States US Navy CV-3 Lexington 1927–1946
USS Saratoga Flag of the United States US Navy CV-60 Forrestal Fleet Carrier 1956–1994 81,100 tons
USS Sargent Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-83 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
USS Savo Island Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-78 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
HMS Searcher Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D40 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1945 Returned to US Navy
HMS Shah Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D21 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Ex-USS Jamaica
USS Shamrock Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-84 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
USS Shangri-La Flag of the United States US Navy CV-38 Essex Fleet Carrier 1944–1971
Shimane Maru War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army IJA Shimane Maru Escort Carrier n/a 1945 conversion of Shimane Maru oiler for Army but war ended.
Shinano Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Fleet Carrier 1944-1944 Converted Yamato-class battleship. Sunk by sub 29 November 1944.
Shinshu Maru War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army IJA Escort Carrier 1935–1945 Sunk 5 January 1945
Shinyo Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Escort Carrier 1943–1944 Converted German liner SS Scharnhorst, sunk by sub on 17 November 1944.
USS Shipley Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-85 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
Shōhō Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Zuihō Light Carrier 1941–1942 Sunk by aircraft at Coral Sea
Shōkaku Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Shōkaku Fleet Carrier 1941–1944 Sunk by sub 19 June 1944
USS Siboney Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-112 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1956 In reserve
USS Sicily Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-118 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1954
USS Sitkoh Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-86 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
1950–1954
HMS Slinger Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D26 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Ex-USS Chatham
HMS Smiter Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D55 Bogue Escort Carrier 1944–1946 Ex-USS Vermillion
USS Solomons Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-67 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1946
Sōryū Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Fleet Carrier 1937–1942 Sunk at Midway 4 June 1942
Sparviero Naval Ensign of Italy Marina Militare n/a Liner MS Augustus Conversion began 1942, scuttled 1944, scrapped 1952
HMS Speaker Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D90 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1946 ex-USS Delgada
USS St. Andrews Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-49 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Queen
USS St. George Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-17 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Pursuer
USS St. Joseph Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-50 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Ruler
USS St. Lo Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-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 Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-51 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Arbiter
HMS Stalker Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D91 Bogue Escort Carrier 1942–1945 Ex-USS Hamlin
USS Steamer Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-87 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1947
HMS Striker Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D12 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1946 ex-USS Prince William (CVE-19)
USS Sunset Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-48 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943-1943 Became HMS Thane
Surcouf Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy N N 3 Submarine aircraft carrier 1934–1942 Sunk 18 February 1942
USS Suwannee Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-27 Sangamon Escort Carrier 1942–1946 Converted Cimarron-class oiler
HMAS Sydney Naval Ensign of Australia RAN R17 Majestic Light Carrier 1948–1958 ex-HMS Terrible completed for Australian Navy
Taihō Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Taihō Fleet Carrier 1944-1944 Sunk in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944
Taiyō Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Taiyō Escort Carrier 1941–1944 Converted ocean liner Kasuga Maru. Sunk by sub 18 August 1944
USS Takanis Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-89 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1946
USS Tarawa Flag of the United States US Navy CV-40 Essex Fleet Carrier 1945–1960
Tbilisi Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union Soviet Navy 113 Kuznetsov Aircraft cruiser n/a [notes 4]
HMS Terrible Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R93 Majestic Light Carrier n/a Completed as HMAS Sydney
HMS Thane Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D48 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1945 Ex-USS Sunset, scrapped
USS Theodore Roosevelt Flag of the United States US Navy CVN-71 Nimitz Supercarrier[notes 1] 1986–Current 104,000 tons
USS Thetis Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-90 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1964 Became Assault Helicopter Attack Carrier in 1955,
USS Ticonderoga Flag of the United States US Navy CV-14 Essex Fleet Carrier 1944–1973
USS Tinian Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-123 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier n/a Accepted 1946, never commissioned
HMS Tracker Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D24 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Became merchant ship Corrientes, scrapped 1964.
USS Tripoli Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-64 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1958
HMS Trouncer Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D85 Bogue Escort Carrier 1944–1946 Ex-USS Perdido
HMS Trumpeter Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D09 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1946 Ex-USS Bastian
USS Tulagi Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-72 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1946
Ulyanovsk Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union Soviet Navy Ulyanovsk Supercarrier n/a Started 1988, work stopped, scrapped 1992. Sister ship likely planned.
USS United States Flag of the United States US Navy CV-58 Supercarrier n/a laid down and cancelled April 1949. 68,000 tons
Unryū Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Unryū Fleet Carrier 1944-1944 Sunk by USS Redfish on 19 December 1944
Unyo Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Taiyō Escort Carrier 1942–1944 Sunk by sub 17 September 1944
HMS Unicorn Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy I72 Light aircraft carrier
aircraft repair ship
1941–1953 In reserve 1946–1949
USS Valley Forge Flag of the United States US Navy CV-45 Essex Fleet Carrier 1946–1970
Varyag Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union Soviet Navy Kuznetsov Aircraft carrier n/a [notes 11]
ARA Veinticinco de Mayo Flag of Argentina Argentine Navy V-2 Colossus Light fleet carrier 1968–1997 [notes 10]19,900 tons
USS Vella Gulf Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-111 Commencement Bay Escort Carrier 1945–1946 Helicopter carrier in 1955, later cargo ship and aircraft ferry.
HMS Venerable Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R63 Colossus Light fleet carrier 1945–1947 [notes 10]
HMS Vengeance Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R71 Colossus Light fleet carrier 1945–1952 [notes 13]
HMAS Vengeance Naval Ensign of Australia RAN R71 Colossus Light fleet carrier 1952–1955 [notes 13]
Verdun Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy Attack carrier n/a Cancelled during development in 1961
USS Vermillion Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-52 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1944 Became HMS Smiter
HMS Victorious Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R38 Illustrious Fleet Carrier 1941–1968 29,000 tons
INS Vikramaditya Naval Ensign of India Indian Navy Kiev Aircraft carrier n/a [notes 3] Undergoing major refit, commissioning expected 2013
INS Vikrant Naval Ensign of India Indian Navy R11 Majestic Light Fleet Carrier 1961–1997 Ex-HMS Hercules completed for India. Museum in Mumbai
INS Vikrant Naval Ensign of India Indian Navy IAC-I Vikrant Aircraft carrier n/a Conventional power, launched 2013, commissioning 2018. 40,000 tons
HMS Vindex Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy Aircraft carrier/
seaplane carrier
1915–1920 [notes 7]
HMS Vindex Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy D15 Nairana Escort Carrier 1943–1947 To commercial service as Port Vindex, scrapped 1971
INS Viraat Naval Ensign of India Indian Navy R22 Centaur Fleet Carrier 1987–Current ex-HMS Hermes. World's oldest active carrier. 28,700 tons
USS Wake Island Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-65 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1946
HMCS Warrior Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom RCN R31 Colossus Light fleet carrier 1946–1948 [notes 9]
HMS Warrior Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy R31 Colossus Light fleet carrier 1945–1946 [notes 9]
USS Wasp Flag of the United States US Navy CV-7 Wasp Light Carrier 1940–1942 Sunk 15 September 1942. 14,700 tons
USS Wasp Flag of the United States US Navy CV-18 Essex Fleet Carrier 1943–1972 27,100 tons
Weser War Ensign of Germany 1938-1945 Kriegsmarine Aircraft carrier n/a Conversion of Seydlitz, cancelled 1943
USS White Plains Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-66 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1943–1946
USS Willapa Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-53 Bogue Escort Carrier 1943–1944 Became HMS Puncher
USS Windham Bay Flag of the United States US Navy CVE-92 Casablanca Escort Carrier 1944–1959 In reserve 1946-1050
USS Wright Flag of the United States US Navy CVL-49 Saipan Light Carrier 1947–1970 14,500 tons
USS Wolverine Flag of the United States US Navy IX-64 Training carrier 1942–1945 Converted paddle-wheel steamer.
Yamashiro Maru War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army IJA Escort carrier 1945-1945 Sunk by aircraft 17 February 1945
USS Yorktown Flag of the United States US Navy CV-5 Yorktown Aircraft carrier 1937–1942 Sunk 7 June 1942 at Midway after air and sub attacks.
USS Yorktown Flag of the United States US Navy CV-10 Essex Fleet Carrier 1943–1970 Museum at Mount Pleasant, SC
Zuihō Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Zuihō Light Carrier 1940–1944 Converted high-speed oiler Takasaki, sunk by aircraft at Leyte Gulf 25 October 1944
Zuikaku Naval Ensign of Japan IJN Shōkaku Fleet Carrier 1941–1944 Sunk by aircraft at Leyte Gulf 25 October 1944

See also[]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cavour was originally to be named Luigi Einaudi, then Andrea Doria
  6. 6.0 6.1 Flugzeugemutterschiffe
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Converted merchantman, Returned to commercial service
  8. 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. 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. 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. 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. 12.0 12.1 Converted to operate Piper L-4 artillery spotter aircraft. LST-906 operated 8 while the others operated two.
  13. 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[]

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

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