# List of aircraft carriers in service

This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. 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 also amphibious assault ships, if the vessel's primary purpose is to carry, arm, deploy, and recover aircraft.

## Summary

| Country | Navy | Commiss­ioned | In reserve | Undergoing trials | Fitting out | Under construction | Ordered | Planned |
| Australia | Royal Australian Navy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | Brazilian Navy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| China | People's Liberation Army Navy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Egypt | Egyptian Navy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France | French Navy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| India | Indian Navy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Iran | Iranian Navy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | Italian Navy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Japan | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russia | Russian Navy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | Republic of Korea Navy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Spain | Spanish Navy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thailand | Royal Thai Navy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey | Turkish Naval Forces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | Royal Navy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States | United States Navy | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |

## Commissioned carriers

| Country | Class | Name (hull number) | Length | Tonnage | Propulsion | Type | Classification | Commissioned |
| Australia | Canberra (modified Juan Carlos I-class) | Canberra (L02) | 230 230 m (750 ft) | 027100 27,100 t | Conventional | STOVL | LHD | 28 November 2014 |
| Australia | Canberra (modified Juan Carlos I-class) | Adelaide (L01) | 230 230 m (750 ft) | 027100 27,100 t | Conventional | STOVL | LHD | 4 December 2015 |
| Brazil | Ocean | Atlântico (A140) | 203.4 203.4 m (667 ft) | 021500 21,500 t | Conventional | VTOL | LPH | 29 June 2018 |
| China | Type 001 (modified Kuznetsov-class) | Liaoning (16) | 306.4 306.4 m (1,005 ft) | 060900 60,900 t | Conventional | STOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 25 September 2012 |
| China | Type 002 (modified Kuznetsov-class) | Shandong (17) | 305 305 m (1,001 ft) | 060000 60,000 t | Conventional | STOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 17 December 2019 |
| China | Type 075 | Hainan (31) | 232 232 m (761 ft) | 036000 36,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | LHD | 23 April 2021 |
| China | Type 075 | Guangxi (32) | 232 232 m (761 ft) | 036000 36,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | LHD | 26 December 2021 |
| China | Type 075 | Anhui (33) | 232 232 m (761 ft) | 036000 36,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | LHD | 1 October 2022 |
| Egypt | Mistral | Gamal Abdel Nasser (L1010) | 199 199 m (653 ft) | 021300 21,300 t | Conventional | VTOL | LHD | 2 June 2016 |
| Egypt | Mistral | Anwar El Sadat (L1020) | 199 199 m (653 ft) | 021300 21,300 t | Conventional | VTOL | LHD | 16 September 2016 |
| France | Charles de Gaulle | Charles de Gaulle (R91) | 262 262 m (860 ft) | 042000 42,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 18 May 2001 |
| France | Mistral | Mistral (L9013) | 199 199 m (653 ft) | 021300 21,300 t | Conventional | VTOL | LHD | 1 February 2006 |
| France | Mistral | Tonnerre (L9014) | 199 199 m (653 ft) | 021300 21,300 t | Conventional | VTOL | LHD | 1 December 2006 |
| France | Mistral | Dixmude (L9015) | 199 199 m (653 ft) | 021300 21,300 t | Conventional | VTOL | LHD | 27 December 2012 |
| India | Vikramaditya (modified Kiev-class) | Vikramaditya (R33) | 283 284 m (932 ft) | 045400 45,400 t | Conventional | STOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 16 November 2013 |
| India | Vikrant | Vikrant (R11) | 262 262 m (860 ft) | 045400 45,000 t | Conventional | STOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 2 September 2022 |
| Iran | Shahid Bagheri | Shahid Bagheri (C110-4) | 240.2 240.2 m (788 ft) | 041978 41,978 t | Conventional | V/STOL | Drone carrier | 6 February 2025 |
| Italy | Cavour | Cavour (C 550) | 244 244 m (801 ft) | 027100 30,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | Aircraft carrier | 27 March 2008 |
| Italy | Trieste | Trieste (L9890) | 245 245 m (804 ft) | 032306 38,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | Aircraft carrier | 7 December 2024 |
| Japan | Izumo | Izumo (DDH-183) | 248 248 m (814 ft) | 027000 27,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | Helicopter Destroyer / Light aircraft carrier (from 2024) | 25 March 2015 |
| Japan | Izumo | Kaga (DDH-184) | 248 248 m (814 ft) | 027000 27,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | Helicopter Destroyer / Light aircraft carrier (from 2024) | 22 March 2017 |
| Japan | Hyūga | Hyūga (DDH-181) | 197 197 m (646 ft) | 019000 19,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | Helicopter Destroyer | 18 March 2009 |
| Japan | Hyūga | Ise (DDH-182) | 197 197 m (646 ft) | 019000 19,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | Helicopter Destroyer | 16 March 2011 |
| Russia | Kuznetsov | Admiral Kuznetsov (063) | 306 306.5 m (1,006 ft) | 055200 58,600 t | Conventional | STOBAR | Aircraft cruiser | 21 January 1991 |
| South Korea | Dokdo | Dokdo (LPH-6111) | 199 199 m (653 ft) | 018800 18,800 t | Conventional | VTOL | LPH | 3 July 2007 |
| South Korea | Dokdo | Marado (LPH-6112) | 199 199 m (653 ft) | 018800 18,800 t | Conventional | VTOL | LPH | 28 June 2021 |
| Spain | Juan Carlos I | Juan Carlos I (L61) | 231 231 m (758 ft) | 026000 26,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | LHD | 30 September 2010 |
| Thailand | Príncipe de Asturias | Chakri Naruebet (911) | 183 183 m (600 ft) | 011486 11,486 t | Conventional | STOVL | Light aircraft carrier (since 2006 used as a helicopter carrier) | 10 August 1997 |
| Turkey | Anadolu | Anadolu (L-400) | 232 230.8 m (757 ft) | 027079 27,500 t | Conventional | V/STOL | LHD | 10 April 2023 |
| United Kingdom | Queen Elizabeth | Queen Elizabeth (R08) | 280 280 m (920 ft) | 080600 80,600 t | Conventional (IEP) | STOVL | Aircraft carrier | 7 December 2017 |
| United Kingdom | Queen Elizabeth | Prince of Wales (R09) | 280 280 m (920 ft) | 080600 80,600 t | Conventional (IEP) | STOVL | Aircraft carrier | 10 December 2019 |
| United States | Ford | Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) | 337 337 m (1,106 ft) | 101600 101,600 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 22 July 2017 |
| United States | Nimitz | Nimitz (CVN-68) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 101600 101,600 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 3 May 1975 |
| United States | Nimitz | Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 103300 103,300 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 18 October 1977 |
| United States | Nimitz | Carl Vinson (CVN-70) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 102900 102,900 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 13 March 1982 |
| United States | Nimitz | Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 106300 106,300 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 25 October 1986 |
| United States | Nimitz | Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 106000 106,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 11 November 1989 |
| United States | Nimitz | George Washington (CVN-73) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 105900 105,900 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 4 July 1992 |
| United States | Nimitz | John C. Stennis (CVN-74) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 105000 105,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 9 December 1995 |
| United States | Nimitz | Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 105600 105,600 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 25 July 1998 |
| United States | Nimitz | Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 103000 103,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 12 July 2003 |
| United States | Nimitz | George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 103600 103,600 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | Aircraft carrier | 10 January 2009 |
| United States | America | America (LHA-6) | 257.3 257 m (843 ft) | 045000 45,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | LHA (Flight 0 used as helicopter carriers) | 11 October 2014 |
| United States | America | Tripoli (LHA-7) | 257.3 257 m (843 ft) | 045000 45,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | LHA (Flight 0 used as helicopter carriers) | 15 July 2020 |
| United States | Wasp | Wasp (LHD-1) | 257 257 m (843 ft) | 040532 40,532 t | Conventional | STOVL | LHD | 29 July 1989 |
| United States | Wasp | Essex (LHD-2) | 257 257 m (843 ft) | 040650 40,650 t | Conventional | STOVL | LHD | 17 October 1992 |
| United States | Wasp | Kearsarge (LHD-3) | 257 257 m (843 ft) | 040500 40,500 t | Conventional | STOVL | LHD | 16 October 1993 |
| United States | Wasp | Boxer (LHD-4) | 257 257 m (843 ft) | 040722 40,722 t | Conventional | STOVL | LHD | 11 February 1995 |
| United States | Wasp | Bataan (LHD-5) | 257 257 m (843 ft) | 040358 40,358 t | Conventional | STOVL | LHD | 20 September 1997 |
| United States | Wasp | Iwo Jima (LHD-7) | 257 257 m (843 ft) | 040530 40,530 t | Conventional | STOVL | LHD | 30 June 2001 |
| United States | Wasp | Makin Island (LHD-8) | 257 m (843 ft) | 041649 41,649 t | Conventional | STOVL | LHD | 24 October 2009 |
| Country | Class | Name (hull number) | Length | Tonnage | Propulsion | Type | Classification | Commissioned |

## Carriers undergoing sea trials

| Country | Class | Ship (hull number) | Length | Tonnage | Propulsion | Type | Commissioning | Status |
| China | Type 003 | Fujian | 316 m (1,037 ft) | 080000 80,000+ t | Conventional | CATOBAR | 2025–2026 (planned) | Undergoing sea trials |
| United States | Ford | John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) | 337 m (1,106 ft) | 100000 100,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | 2025 (planned) | Undergoing sea trials |

## Carriers under construction

| Country | Class | Ship (hull number) | Length | Tonnage | Propulsion | Type | Commissioning | Status |
| China | Type 075 | TBD | 232 232 m (761 ft) | 040000 35,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | 2026 (planned) | Under construction |
| China | Type 076 | Sichuan | 252 252.3 m (828 ft) | 048000 50,000 t | Conventional | CATOBAR | 2027 (planned) | Under construction |
| Russia | Project 23900 | Ivan Rogov | 333 220 m (720 ft) | 14000 40,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | 2028 (planned) | Under construction |
| Russia | Project 23900 | Mitrofan Moskalenko | 333 220 m (720 ft) | 14000 40,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | 2029 (planned) | Under construction |
| Turkey | MUGEM-class aircraft carrier | TBD | 285 m (935 ft) | 050000 60,000 t | Conventional | STOBAR | 2032 (planned) | Under construction |
| United States | Ford | Enterprise (CVN-80) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 100000 100,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | 2029 (planned) | Under construction |
| United States | Ford | Doris Miller (CVN-81) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 100000 100,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | 2032 (planned) | Under construction |
| United States | America | Bougainville (LHA-8) | 244 257 m (843 ft) | 045693 45,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | 2025 (planned) | Under construction |
| United States | America | Fallujah (LHA-9) | 244 257 m (843 ft) | 045693 45,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | 2028 (planned) | Under construction |

## Carriers ordered

| Country | Class | Ship (hull number) | Length | Tonnage | Propulsion | Type | Commissioned | Notes |
| United States | Ford | William J. Clinton (CVN-82) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 100000 100,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | 2034 (planned) | [53] [54] |
| United States | America | Helmand Province (LHA-10) | 244 257 m (843 ft) | 045693 45,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | TBD | |

## Other planned carriers

| Country | Class | Ship (hull number) | Length | Tonnage | Propulsion | Type | Commissioned |
| Brazil | TBD | TBD | TBD | 050000 TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| China | Type 004 | TBD | TBD | 110000 110,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | 2025+ (planned) |
| China | Type 075 | TBD | 232 232 m (761 ft) | 036000 36,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | TBD |
| China | Type 075 | TBD | 232 232 m (761 ft) | 036000 36,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | TBD |
| China | Type 075 | TBD | 232 232 m (761 ft) | 036000 36,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | TBD |
| China | Type 075 | TBD | 232 232 m (761 ft) | 036000 36,000 t | Conventional | VTOL | TBD |
| France | PANG | TBD | 300 m (980 ft) | 075000 75,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | 2038+ (planned) |
| India | Vikrant | IAC-II | TBD | 045000 45,000 t | Conventional | STOBAR | TBD |
| India | Vishal | Vishal (IAC-III) | TBD | 065000 65,000 t | Conventional | CATOBAR | 2030s (planned) |
| India | MRSV | TBD | TBD | 030000 30,000 t | Conventional | VTOL/STOVL | TBD |
| India | MRSV | TBD | TBD | 030000 30,000 t | Conventional | VTOL/STOVL | TBD |
| India | MRSV | TBD | TBD | 030000 30,000 t | Conventional | VTOL/STOVL | TBD |
| India | MRSV | TBD | TBD | 030000 30,000 t | Conventional | VTOL/STOVL | TBD |
| Italy | LxD | TBD | 330 160 m (520 ft) | 20000 16,500 t | Conventional | STOVL | 2028–2030 (planned) |
| Italy | LxD | TBD | 330 160 m (520 ft) | 20000 16,500 t | Conventional | STOVL | 2028–2030 (planned) |
| Italy | LxD | TBD | 330 160 m (520 ft) | 20000 16,500 t | Conventional | STOVL | 2031+ (planned) |
| Russia | Project 23000 aircraft carrier/Shtorm | TBD | 330 330 m (1,080 ft) | 100000 100,000 t | TBD | STOBAR | 2025+ (planned) |
| South Korea | CVX | TBD | TBD | 040000 40,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | 2030–2033 (planned) |
| South Korea | CVX | TBD | TBD | 040000 40,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | TBD |
| South Korea | CVX | TBD | TBD | 040000 40,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | TBD |
| Turkey | Anadolu (modified Juan Carlos I-class) | Trakya (TBD) | 231 232 m (761 ft) | 026000 26,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | TBD |
| United States | Ford | George W. Bush (CVN-83) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 100000 100,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | TBD |
| United States | Ford | TBD (CVN-84) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 100000 100,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | TBD |
| United States | Ford | TBD (CVN-85) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 100000 100,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | TBD |
| United States | Ford | TBD (CVN-86) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 100000 100,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | TBD |
| United States | Ford | TBD (CVN-87) | 333 333 m (1,093 ft) | 100000 100,000 t | Nuclear | CATOBAR | TBD |
| United States | America | TBD (LHA-11) | 244 257 m (843 ft) | 045693 45,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | TBD |
| United States | America | TBD (LHA-12) | 244 257 m (843 ft) | 045693 45,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | TBD |
| United States | America | TBD (LHA-13) | 244 257 m (843 ft) | 045693 45,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | TBD |
| United States | America | TBD (LHA-14) | 244 257 m (843 ft) | 045693 45,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | TBD |
| United States | America | TBD (LHA-15) | 244 257 m (843 ft) | 045693 45,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | TBD |
| United States | America | TBD (LHA-16) | 244 257 m (843 ft) | 045693 45,000 t | Conventional | STOVL | TBD |

## Carriers being updated

| Country | Class | Ship (hull number) | Propulsion | Commissioned | Shipyard | Date Started | Date Completed |
| Russia | Kuznetsov | Admiral Kuznetsov (063) | Conventional | 21 January 1991 | Murmansk | 2017 | TBD |
| United States | Nimitz | John C. Stennis (CVN-74) | Nuclear | 9 December 1995 | Newport News | May 2021 | October 2026 (planned) |
| United States | Nimitz | Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) | Nuclear | 25 July 1998 | Newport News | TBD | June 2026 (planned) |