List of aircraft carriers in service - wikipedia List of aircraft carriers in service Chart comparing a range of aircraft and helicopter carriers, in order of longest ( top left ) to shortest ( bottom right ) This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, reserve, under construction, or being rebuilt. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full - length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. The list only refers to the status of the ship, not availability or condition of an air wing. This includes helicopter carriers and amphibious assault ships, which are vessels whose primary purpose is to carry, arm, deploy, and recover aircraft. Contents 1 Summary 2 Commissioned carriers 3 Carriers in reserve 4 Carriers undergoing sea trials 5 Carriers under construction or being fitted out 6 Carriers ordered 7 Other planned carriers 8 See also 9 References 10 Bibliography Summary Countries currently operating fixed - wing aircraft carriers in dark blue ( 8 ) ; countries currently solely operating helicopter carriers in green ( 5 ) ; historic operators of carriers in light blue ( 4 ) Country Navy Commissioned In reserve Undergoing trials Under construction Ordered Planned Australia Royal Australian Navy 02 2 0 0 0 0 0 Brazil Brazilian Navy 01 0 0 0 0 China People 's Liberation Army Navy 01 1 0 0 Egypt Egyptian Navy 02 2 0 0 0 0 0 France French Navy 04 4 0 0 0 0 0 India Indian Navy 01 1 0 0 5 Italy Italian Navy 02 2 0 0 0 0 Japan Japan Maritime Self - Defense Force 03 4 0 0 0 0 0 Russia Russian Navy 01 1 0 0 0 0 South Korea Republic of Korea Navy 01 1 0 0 0 Spain Royal Spanish Navy 01 1 0 0 0 0 0 Thailand Royal Thai Navy 01 1 0 0 0 0 0 Turkey Turkish Navy 0 0 0 0 0 United Kingdom Royal Navy 02 2 0 0 0 0 United States United States Navy 20 0 0 15 Commissioned carriers Country Name ( hull number ) Length Tonnage Class Propulsion Type Classification Commissioned Australia Canberra ( L02 ) 231 231 m ( 758 ft ) 027500 27,500 mt Canberra Conventional STOVL Landing helicopter dock 000000002014 - 11 - 28 - 0000 28 November 2014 Australia Adelaide ( L01 ) 231 231 m ( 758 ft ) 027500 27,500 mt Canberra Conventional STOVL Landing helicopter dock 000000002015 - 12 - 04 - 0000 4 December 2015 China Liaoning ( CV - 16 ) 304 304 m ( 997 ft ) 059100 59,100 mt Type 001 ( Kuznetsov ) Conventional STOBAR Fleet carrier 000000002012 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 2012 Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser ( 1010 ) 199 199 m ( 653 ft ) 021300 21,300 mt Mistral Conventional VTOL Landing helicopter dock 000000002016 - 06 - 02 - 0000 2 June 2016 Egypt Anwar El Sadat ( 1020 ) 199 199 m ( 653 ft ) 021300 21,300 mt Mistral Conventional VTOL Landing helicopter dock 000000002016 - 09 - 16 - 0000 16 September 2016 France Charles de Gaulle ( R91 ) 262 262 m ( 860 ft ) 042000 42,000 mt Charles de Gaulle Nuclear CATOBAR Fleet carrier 000000002001 - 05 - 18 - 0000 18 May 2001 France Mistral ( L9013 ) 199 199 m ( 653 ft ) 021300 21,300 mt Mistral Conventional VTOL Landing helicopter dock 000000002006 - 02 - 01 - 0000 1 February 2006 France Tonnerre ( L9014 ) 199 199 m ( 653 ft ) 021300 21,300 mt Mistral Conventional VTOL Landing helicopter dock 000000002006 - 12 - 01 - 0000 1 December 2006 France Dixmude ( L9015 ) 199 199 m ( 653 ft ) 021300 21,300 mt Mistral Conventional VTOL Landing helicopter dock 000000002012 - 12 - 27 - 0000 27 December 2012 India Vikramaditya ( R33 ) 283 283 m ( 928 ft ) 045400 45,400 mt Kiev Conventional STOBAR Fleet carrier 000000002013 - 11 - 16 - 0000 16 November 2013 Italy Giuseppe Garibaldi ( C 551 ) 180 180 m ( 590 ft ) 013850 13,850 mt Giuseppe Garibaldi Conventional STOVL Anti-submarine warfare carrier 000000001985 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 1985 Italy Cavour ( C 550 ) 244 244 m ( 801 ft ) 027100 30,000 mt Cavour Conventional STOVL Fleet carrier 000000002008 - 03 - 27 - 0000 27 March 2008 Japan Izumo ( DDH - 183 ) 248 248 m ( 814 ft ) 027000 27,000 mt Izumo Conventional VTOL Helicopter destroyer 000000002015 - 03 - 25 - 0000 25 March 2015 Japan Kaga ( DDH - 184 ) 248 248 m ( 814 ft ) 027000 27,000 mt Izumo Conventional VTOL Helicopter destroyer 000000002017 - 03 - 22 - 0000 22 March 2017 Japan Hyūga ( DDH - 181 ) 197 197 m ( 646 ft ) 019000 19,000 mt Hyūga Conventional VTOL Helicopter destroyer 000000002009 - 03 - 18 - 0000 18 March 2009 Japan Ise ( DDH - 182 ) 197 197 m ( 646 ft ) 019000 19,000 mt Hyūga Conventional VTOL Helicopter destroyer 000000002011 - 03 - 16 - 0000 16 March 2011 Russia Admiral Kuznetsov ( 063 ) 306 305 m ( 1,001 ft ) 055200 55,200 mt Kuznetsov Conventional STOBAR Heavy aircraft - carrying missile cruiser 000000001991 - 01 - 21 - 0000 21 January 1991 South Korea Dokdo ( LPH - 6111 ) 199 199 m ( 653 ft ) 018800 18,800 mt Dokdo Conventional VTOL Landing platform helicopter 000000002007 - 07 - 03 - 0000 3 July 2007 Spain Juan Carlos I ( L - 61 ) 231 231 m ( 758 ft ) 026000 26,000 mt Juan Carlos I Conventional STOVL Landing helicopter dock 000000002010 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 2010 Thailand Chakri Naruebet ( 911 ) 183 183 m ( 600 ft ) 011486 11,486 mt Principe de Asturias Conventional STOVL Fleet carrier ( Since 2006 used as a helicopter landing platform ) 000000001997 - 08 - 10 - 0000 10 August 1997 United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth ( R08 ) 280 280 m ( 920 ft ) 070600 70,600 mt Queen Elizabeth Conventional STOVL Aircraft carrier 000000002017 - 12 - 07 - 0000 7 December 2017 United Kingdom Ocean ( L12 ) 203.4 203.4 m ( 667 ft ) 021500 21,500 mt Ocean Conventional VTOL Landing platform helicopter 000000001998 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 1998 United States Gerald R. Ford ( CVN - 78 ) 337 337 m ( 1,106 ft ) 100000 100,000 mt Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR Fleet carrier 22 July 2017 United States Nimitz ( CVN - 68 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 100020 100,020 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Fleet carrier 000000001975 - 05 - 03 - 0000 3 May 1975 United States Dwight D. Eisenhower ( CVN - 69 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 103200 103,200 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Fleet carrier 000000001977 - 10 - 18 - 0000 18 October 1977 United States Carl Vinson ( CVN - 70 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 102900 102,900 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Fleet carrier 000000001982 - 03 - 13 - 0000 13 March 1982 United States Theodore Roosevelt ( CVN - 71 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 106300 106,300 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Fleet carrier 000000001986 - 10 - 25 - 0000 25 October 1986 United States Abraham Lincoln ( CVN - 72 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 105783 105,783 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Fleet carrier 000000001989 - 11 - 11 - 0000 11 November 1989 United States George Washington ( CVN - 73 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 105900 105,900 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Fleet carrier 000000001992 - 07 - 04 - 0000 4 July 1992 United States John C. Stennis ( CVN - 74 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 105000 105,000 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Fleet carrier 000000001995 - 12 - 09 - 0000 9 December 1995 United States Harry S. Truman ( CVN - 75 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 105600 105,600 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Fleet carrier 000000001998 - 07 - 25 - 0000 25 July 1998 United States Ronald Reagan ( CVN - 76 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 103000 103,000 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Fleet carrier 000000002003 - 07 - 12 - 0000 12 July 2003 United States George H.W. Bush ( CVN - 77 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 104000 104,000 mt Nimitz Nuclear CATOBAR Fleet carrier 000000002009 - 01 - 10 - 0000 10 January 2009 United States America ( LHA - 6 ) 257.3 257.3 m ( 844 ft ) 045000 45,000 mt America Conventional STOVL Landing helicopter assault 000000002014 - 10 - 11 - 0000 11 October 2014 United States Wasp ( LHD - 1 ) 257 257 m ( 843 ft ) 040532 40,532 mt Wasp Conventional STOVL Landing helicopter dock 000000001989 - 07 - 29 - 0000 29 July 1989 United States Essex ( LHD - 2 ) 257 257 m ( 843 ft ) 040650 40,650 mt Wasp Conventional STOVL Landing helicopter dock 000000001992 - 10 - 17 - 0000 17 October 1992 United States Kearsarge ( LHD - 3 ) 257 257 m ( 843 ft ) 040500 40,500 mt Wasp Conventional STOVL Landing helicopter dock 000000001993 - 10 - 16 - 0000 16 October 1993 United States Boxer ( LHD - 4 ) 257 257 m ( 843 ft ) 040722 40,722 mt Wasp Conventional STOVL Landing helicopter dock 000000001995 - 02 - 11 - 0000 11 February 1995 United States Bataan ( LHD - 5 ) 257 257 m ( 843 ft ) 040358 40,358 mt Wasp Conventional STOVL Landing helicopter dock 000000001997 - 09 - 20 - 0000 20 September 1997 United States Bonhomme Richard ( LHD - 6 ) 257 257 m ( 843 ft ) 040500 40,500 mt Wasp Conventional STOVL Landing helicopter dock 000000001998 - 08 - 15 - 0000 15 August 1998 United States Iwo Jima ( LHD - 7 ) 257 257 m ( 843 ft ) 040530 40,530 mt Wasp Conventional STOVL Landing helicopter dock 000000002001 - 06 - 30 - 0000 30 June 2001 United States Makin Island ( LHD - 8 ) 258 258 m ( 846 ft ) 041649 41,649 mt Wasp Conventional STOVL Landing helicopter dock 000000002009 - 10 - 24 - 0000 24 October 2009 Carriers in reserve Country Name ( hull number ) Length Tonnage Class Propulsion Type Commissioned Decommissioned Status Brazil São Paulo ( A12 ) 265 265 m ( 869 ft ) 032800 32,800 mt Clemenceau Conventional CATOBAR 000000002000 - 11 - 15 - 0000 15 November 2000 000000002017 - 02 - 14 - 0000 14 February 2017 Out of service India Viraat ( R22 ) 227 227 m ( 745 ft ) 028700 28,700 mt Centaur Conventional STOVL 000000001987 - 05 - 20 - 0000 20 May 1987 6 March 2017 Awaiting disposal Carriers undergoing sea trials Country Name ( hull number ) Length Tonnage Class Propulsion Type Commissioned Status China Shandong ( CV - 17 ) 315 m ( 1,033 ft ) 70,000 mt Type 001A Conventional STOBAR 2020 ( expected ) Undergoing sea trials Carriers under construction or being fitted out Country Name ( hull number ) Length Tonnage Class Propulsion Type Commissioned Status China tbd ( CV - 18 ) tbd 085000 85,000 mt Type 002 Conventional CATOBAR 2023 ( expected ) Under construction China tbd 250 250 m ( 820 ft ) 040000 40,000 mt Type 075 Conventional VTOL 2020 ( expected ) Under construction Italy Trieste 245 245 m ( 804 ft ) 32306 32,306 mt Trieste Conventional STOVL 2022 ( expected ) Under construction India Vikrant ( IAC - I ) 262 262 m ( 860 ft ) 040000 40,000 mt Vikrant Conventional STOBAR 2020 ( expected ) Fitted out South Korea Marado ( LPH - 6112 ) 199 199 m ( 653 ft ) 018800 18,800 mt Dokdo Conventional VTOL 2020 ( expected ) Under construction Turkey Anadolu ( L - 408 ) 231 232 m ( 761 ft ) 026000 26,000 mt Juan Carlos I variant Conventional STOVL 2021 ( expected ) Under construction United Kingdom Prince of Wales ( R09 ) 280 280 m ( 920 ft ) 070600 70,600 mt Queen Elizabeth Conventional STOVL 2020 ( expected ) Under construction United States John F. Kennedy ( CVN - 79 ) 337 337 m ( 1,106 ft ) 100000 100,000 mt Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR 2020 ( expected ) Under construction United States Tripoli ( LHA - 7 ) 257.3 257.3 m ( 844 ft ) 045000 45,000 mt America Conventional STOVL 2018 ( expected ) Under construction Carriers ordered Country Name ( hull number ) Length Tonnage Class Propulsion Type Commissioned United States Enterprise ( CVN - 80 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 100000 100,000 mt Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR 2025 ( expected ) United States Bougainville ( LHA - 8 ) 244 257 m ( 843 ft ) 045693 45,693 mt America Conventional STOVL 2024 ( expected ) Other planned carriers Country Name ( hull number ) Length Tonnage Class Propulsion Type Commissioned Brazil tbd tbd tbd tbd tbd tbd 2029 + ( planned ) China tbd ( CV - 19 ) tbd 110,000 mt Type 003 Nuclear CATOBAR tbd India Vishal ( IAC - II ) 260 m ( 860 ft ) 065000 65,000 mt Vikrant Nuclear CATOBAR 2025 ( expected ) India tbd 215 m ( 705 ft ) 030000 30,000 mt Multi-Role Support Vessel Conventional STOVL tbd India tbd 215 m ( 705 ft ) 030000 30,000 mt Multi-Role Support Vessel Conventional STOVL tbd India tbd 215 m ( 705 ft ) 030000 30,000 mt Multi-Role Support Vessel Conventional STOVL tbd India tbd 215 m ( 705 ft ) 030000 30,000 mt Multi-Role Support Vessel Conventional STOVL tbd Russia Shtorm 330 330 m ( 1,080 ft ) 100000 100,000 mt Shtorm tbd STOBAR 2025 + ( expected ) Russia Priboi tbd 14,000 tons Priboi Conventional STOVL 2019 ( expected ) Singapore tbd tbd tbd Modified Endurance - class Conventional STOVL tbd South Korea tbd 244 244 m ( 801 ft ) 030000 30,000 mt tbd Conventional STOVL from 2028 ( expected ) South Korea tbd 244 244 m ( 801 ft ) 030000 30,000 mt tbd Conventional STOVL by 2036 ( expected ) United States tbd ( CVN - 81 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 100000 100,000 mt Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR tbd United States tbd ( CVN - 82 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 100000 100,000 mt Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR tbd United States tbd ( CVN - 83 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 100000 100,000 mt Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR tbd United States tbd ( CVN - 84 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 100000 100,000 mt Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR tbd United States tbd ( CVN - 85 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 100000 100,000 mt Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR tbd United States tbd ( CVN - 86 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 100000 100,000 mt Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR tbd United States tbd ( CVN - 87 ) 333 333 m ( 1,093 ft ) 100000 100,000 mt Gerald R. Ford Nuclear CATOBAR tbd United States tbd ( LHA - 9 ) 244 257 m ( 843 ft ) 045693 45,693 mt America Conventional STOVL tbd United States tbd ( LHA - 10 ) 244 257 m ( 843 ft ) 045693 45,693 mt America Conventional STOVL tbd United States tbd ( LHA - 11 ) 244 257 m ( 843 ft ) 045693 45,693 mt America Conventional STOVL tbd United States tbd ( LHA - 12 ) 244 257 m ( 843 ft ) 045693 45,693 mt America Conventional STOVL tbd United States tbd ( LHA - 13 ) 244 257 m ( 843 ft ) 045693 45,693 mt America Conventional STOVL tbd United States tbd ( LHA - 14 ) 244 257 m ( 843 ft ) 045693 45,693 mt America Conventional STOVL tbd United States tbd ( LHA - 15 ) 244 257 m ( 843 ft ) 045693 45,693 mt America Conventional STOVL tbd United States tbd ( LHA - 16 ) 244 257 m ( 843 ft ) 045693 45,693 mt America Conventional STOVL tbd See also List of aircraft carriers ( all time ) List of aircraft carriers by configuration List of aircraft carriers by country List of sunken aircraft carriers Timeline for aircraft carrier service References Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ IISS 2010, p. 70 ^ Jump up to : `` China brings its first aircraft carrier into service, joining 9 - nation club ''. 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Question: how many us aircraft carriers do we have
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