List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy

List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy

This list of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy includes all types in the main hull numbering sequence, consisting of hull classification symbols CV, CVA, CVB, CVL, and CVN. All units after CVA-57 are supercarriers.

For the smaller escort aircraft carriers (CVE), please see list of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy.

For grouping by class, please see list of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy.

List

:a): converted for jets, CVA, 1952:b): converted for jets, CVA, 1952. Converted to ASW, CVS, 1953-69:c): converted to amphibious command ship, LPH, 1959:d): converted for training, CVT, 1969

Active

The active carriers of the US Navy as of 2008

Active "Kitty Hawk"-class carriers:
*"Kitty Hawk" (CV-63)

Active "Enterprise"-class carriers:
*"Enterprise" (CVN-65)

Active "Nimitz"-class carriers:
*"Nimitz" (CVN-68)
*"Dwight D. Eisenhower" (CVN-69)
*"Carl Vinson" (CVN-70)
*"Theodore Roosevelt" (CVN-71)
*"Abraham Lincoln" (CVN-72)
*"George Washington" (CVN-73)
*"John C. Stennis" (CVN-74)
*"Harry S. Truman" (CVN-75)
*"Ronald Reagan" (CVN-76)

Upcoming Changes:

2008 "Kitty Hawk" retires. 2009 "George H. W. Bush" (CVN-77) enters Service.

Airship aircraft carriers

ee also

* List of aircraft carriers
* List of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy
* List of aircraft carriers by country

References

External links

* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/aircraft_carriers/us_aircraft_carrier_index.htm MaritimeQuest US Aircraft Carrier Index]


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