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- nuclear-powered Supercarrier . Commissioned 11 November 1989 and currently in service with the United States Navy .
- , converted from a cargo ship hull. Served in World War II.
- hybrid aircraft-carrying Cruiser . Commissioned in 1982 as ''Baku'', renamed 4 October 1990 , and retired in 1996 . Sold to India to become INS ''Vikramaditya'' .
- STOBAR aircraft carrier. Launched in 1985 as ''Tiblisi'', renamed and operational from 1995 , currently in service. (formerly ''Tbilisi'')
- , commissioned 27 March 1927 and sunk on 4 June 1942 .
- ''Akitsu Maru'' (Japan)
- 1928 , decommissioned 26 April 1933 , transferred to the United Kingdom in 1938 , broken up in the 1950s .
- escort carrier, commissioned 31 October 1942 and immediately transferred to the United Kingdom as HMS ''Battler''.
- light fleet carrier. Built in 1944 and sunk 27 July 1945 .
- supercarrier, commissioned 23 January 1965 through 9 August 1996 .
- fleet carrier, commissioned 28 January 1945 through 8 May 1963 .
- , construction stopped 1943 , never completed. BU 1951 - 1952 .
- escort aircraft carrier. Commissioned 17 November 1941 , became ''Empire Lagan'' aircraft ferry 3 August 1944 , and returned to the United States 8 January 1946 .
- ''Ark Royal'' (UK): Fleet carrier in service from 1939, and sunk in 1941
- in service from 1955 to 1978
- in service from 1985
- light aircraft carrier. Acquired as HMS ''Colossus'' in 1946 from the United Kingdom, BU 1978 .
- escort carrier, former USS ''Barnes'' , commissioned 30 September 1942 through 5 January 1946 when returned.
- ''Avenger'' (UK): 8,200 ton aircraft carrier, sunk November 15, 1942
- hybrid aircraft-carrying Cruiser . Commissioned in 1982 and renamed ''Admiral Gorshkov'' on 4 October 1990 .
- escort carrier, commissioned 30 September 1942 and immediately transferred to the United Kingdom as HMS ''Attacker'' .
- light carrier, commissioned 17 November 1943 through 9 April 1954 .
- escort carrier, former USS ''Altamaha'', commissioned 31 October 1942 through 12 February 1946 when returned to the United States.
- battleship hull. Commissioned in 1927 , decommissioned 1945 , broken up 1967 .
- light carrier, commissioned 31 March 1943 through 13 January 1947 , later transferred to France as ''Bois Belleau''.
- fleet carrier, commissioned 6 August 1944 through 15 January 1970 .
- escort aircraft carrier. Commissioned 8 March 1943 and sunk 29 May 1944 .
- escort carrier. Commissioned 26 September 1942 .
- fleet carrier, commissioned 26 November 1941 through 2 July 1971 .
- light aircraft carrier. Acquired from the United Kingdom as the incomplete HMS ''Powerful'' after 1950, commissioned 15 January 1957 , decommissioned 3 July 1970 , and broken up in 1971 .
- fleet carrier, commissioned 16 April 1945 through 1 December 1969 .
- fleet carrier, commissioned 24 May 1943 through 9 January 1947 .
- light carrier, commissioned 24 July 1943 through 21 January 1955 , later transferred to Spain as ''Dédalo'' .
- ''Campania'' (UK): 11,420 ton aircraft carrier
- ) (merchantman converted to seaplane carrier) fate unknown
- nuclear-powered supercarrier. Commissioned 13 March 1982 and in current service.
- escort carrier. Commissioned from 8 July 1943 to 10 June 1946 .
- aircraft carrier. Planned for commissioning in 2008 . Formerly named ''Andrea Doria''.
- aircraft carrier. Commissioned 10 August 1997 .
- ) (nuclear powered)
- ''Chitose'' (Japan)
- ''Chiyoda'' (Japan)
- ''Chuyo'' (Japan)
- '' Clemenceau '' (France) ( 1957 ) - Sold to breakers in 2003 , currently in India awaiting scrapping
- '' Colossus '' (UK): 13,200 ton aircraft carrier, class of 10
- ''Commandante Teste'' ( 1929 ) (aviation transport) - Scuttled at Toulon 1942 , refloated 1946, BU 1950s ?
- '' Commencement Bay '' (USA): 10,900 ton aircraft carrier, class of 11
- supercarrier, commissioned 27 October 1961 through August 7 , 2003 .
- ''Courageous'' (UK): 22,500 ton aircraft carrier, sunk September 17, 1939.
- fleet carrier, commissioned 1 October 1947 through 26 April 1990 .
- light carrier, commissioned 28 May 1943 through 13 January 1947 .
- ''Eagle'' (UK) (1918): 22,600 ton aircraft carrier, sunk August 11, 1942
- built in 1942-1951 and decommissioned in 1972
- converted from a grain hauler
- fleet carrier, commissioned 12 May 1938 through 17 February 1947 then sold for scrap.
- 1961 . First nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in service.
- aircraft carrier. Commissioned 31 December 1942 through 30 June 1969 .
- ) (merchantman converted to seaplane carrier) stricken 1920
- nuclear-powered supercarrier under construction, laid down 6 December 2005 .
- nuclear-powered supercarrier in active service, commissioned 4 July 1992 .
- design
- ) - Fleet flagship
- ) (seaplane carrier) BU 1950
- '' Glorious '' (UK): 22,500 ton aircraft carrier, sunk June 8, 1940
- ) (not completed) - Captured by the USSR August 1947 but not used as carrier, sank 1947
- ''Joffre'' (France) (-) (not completed)
- nuclear-powered supercarrier in active service, commissioned 9 December 1995 .
- supercarrier in active service, commissioned 7 September 1968 .
- ''Junyo'' (Japan)
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- '' Nairana '' (UK): 11,420 ton aircraft carrier
- ''Nigitsu Maru'' (Japan)
- nuclear-powered supercarrier in active service, commissioned 3 May 1975 .
- ''Nord'' ( 1898 ) (merchantman converted to seaplane carrier) fate unknown
- ) BU 1997 South Korea
- fleet carrier, commissioned 3 November 1946 through 16 January 1970 .
- ''Varyag'' (Russia/China) ( 1988 ) (formerly named ''Riga'') later owned by Ukraine and sold to the People's Republic Of China for use as entertainment complex and transferred there in 2002 .
- aircraft carrier. Acquired from the Netherlands (as HNLMS ''Karel Doorman'' in 1968, decommissioned 1997 , towed to Alang , India , for BU January 1999 .
- Hr.Ms. ''Karel Doorman'' (Netherlands) (ex-British HMS ''Venerable'', purchased 1948) - Sold to Argentina 1968 and renamed ''Veinticinco de Mayo'', BU
- 1955 , sold to Brazil 13 December 1956 as ''Minas Gerais''
- ) - To enter service in 2008
- ) - Decommissioned 31 January 1997 . To be preserved at a museum at Mumbai
- '' Vindex '' (UK): 11,420 ton aircraft carrier
- , purchased 19 April 1986 )
- , sold to Argentina 1958 and renamed ''Independencia'' , BU 1971
- 1940 through 15 September 1942 when sunk.
- fleet carrier, commissioned 24 November 1943 through 1 July 1972 .
- light carrier, commissioned 9 February 1947 through 27 May 1970 .
- USS Wolverine (IX 64) Aug. 12, 1942 commissioned at Buffalo, N.Y., Cmdr. G. R. Fairlamb, commanding. Wolverine and USS Sable (IX 81), commissioned May 1943, were Great Lakes excursion ships converted for aviation training . Sailing Lake Michigan, they provided flight decks on which hundreds of student aviators qualified for carrier landings and many flight deck crews received their first practical experience in handling aircraft aboard ship.
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