List of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy
- List of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy
This is a list of all the aircraft carrier, light carrier and escort carrier classes that have served in the United States Navy.
Aircraft Carriers
Before 1975, there were a number of aircraft carrier designations:
*CV (Fleet aircraft carrier)
*CVL (light carrier)
*CVS (Anti-submarine aircraft carrier)
*CVB (Large carrier)
*CVA (Atomic (CVA-58 only) or Attack aircraft carrier)
*CVAN (Nuclear powered attack aircraft carrier).
After 1975, all remaining aircraft carriers were designated as either:
*CV (Multi-mission aircraft carriers)
*CVN (Multi-mission, nuclear powered aircraft carriers)
Escort Carriers
Many escort carriers were Lend-Leased to the United Kingdom, so this list specifies how many of each type saw service in the US Navy.
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