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The world's most powerful navy is made possible - at least in part - by the many aircraft carriers that have served the United States.

There are a total of [ 69 ] USN Aircraft Carriers List (Past & Present) entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator.




1
Picture of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
National Flag Graphic
1989
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
2
Picture of the USS America (CV-66)
National Flag Graphic
1965
USS America (CV-66)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
3
Picture of the USS America (LHA-6)
National Flag Graphic
2014
USS America (LHA-6)
Amphibious Assault Ship / Helicopter Carrier
4
Picture of the USS Antietam (CV-36)
National Flag Graphic
1945
USS Antietam (CV-36)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
5
Picture of the USS Attu (CVE-102)
National Flag Graphic
1944
USS Attu (CVE-102)
Escort Aircraft Carrier
6
Picture of the USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116)
National Flag Graphic
1945
USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116)
Conventionally-Powered Escort Aircraft Carrier
7
Picture of the USS Bogue (CVE-9)
National Flag Graphic
1942
USS Bogue (CVE-9)
Escort Carrier / Aircraft Carrier Warship
8
Picture of the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)
National Flag Graphic
1944
USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
9
Picture of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)
National Flag Graphic
1998
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)
Amphibious Assault Support Ship
10
Picture of the USS Cabot (CVL-28)
National Flag Graphic
1943
USS Cabot (CVL-28)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
11
Picture of the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
National Flag Graphic
1982
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
12
Picture of the USS Constellation (CV-64)
National Flag Graphic
1961
USS Constellation (CV-64)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
13
Picture of the USS Coral Sea (CV-43)
National Flag Graphic
1947
USS Coral Sea (CV-43)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
14
Picture of the USS Cowpens (CVL-25)
National Flag Graphic
1943
USS Cowpens (CVL-25)
Comventilonally-Powered Light Aircraft Carrier
15
Picture of the USS Dixmude (A-609)
National Flag Graphic
1940
USS Dixmude (A-609)
Aircraft Transport / Escort Carrier
16
Picture of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
National Flag Graphic
1977
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
17
Picture of the USS Enterprise (CV-6)
National Flag Graphic
1938
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
18
Picture of the USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
National Flag Graphic
1961
USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
19
Picture of the USS Enterprise (CVN-80)
National Flag Graphic
2025
USS Enterprise (CVN-80)
Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier
20
Picture of the USS Essex (CV-9)
National Flag Graphic
1942
USS Essex (CV-9)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
21
Picture of the USS Forrestal (CV-59)
National Flag Graphic
1955
USS Forrestal (CV-59)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
22
Picture of the USS Franklin (CV-13)
National Flag Graphic
1944
USS Franklin (CV-13)
Escort Aircraft Carrier
23
Picture of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42)
National Flag Graphic
1945
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
24
Picture of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
National Flag Graphic
2009
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
25
Picture of the USS George Washington (CVN-73)
National Flag Graphic
1992
USS George Washington (CVN-73)
Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
26
Picture of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
National Flag Graphic
2017
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier
27
Picture of the USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)
National Flag Graphic
1943
USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)
Escort Carrier
28
Picture of the USS Hancock (CV-19)
National Flag Graphic
1944
USS Hancock (CV-19)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
29
Picture of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
National Flag Graphic
1998
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
30
Picture of the USS Hornet (CV-12)
National Flag Graphic
1943
USS Hornet (CV-12)
Conventionally-Powered Fleet Aircraft Carrier
31
Picture of the USS Hornet (CV-8)
National Flag Graphic
1941
USS Hornet (CV-8)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
32
Picture of the USS Independence (CV-62)
National Flag Graphic
1959
USS Independence (CV-62)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
33
Picture of the USS Independence (CVL-22)
National Flag Graphic
1943
USS Independence (CVL-22)
Conventionally-Powered Light Aircraft Carrier
34
Picture of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
National Flag Graphic
1995
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
35
Picture of the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
National Flag Graphic
1968
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
36
Picture of the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
National Flag Graphic
2020
USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier
37
Picture of the USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)
National Flag Graphic
1943
USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)
Escort Carrier
38
Picture of the USS Kearsarge (CV-33)
National Flag Graphic
1946
USS Kearsarge (CV-33)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
39
Picture of the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)
National Flag Graphic
1993
USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)
Amphibious Assault Support Ship
40
Picture of the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63 / CV-63)
National Flag Graphic
1961
USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63 / CV-63)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
41
Picture of the USS Lake Champlain (CV-39)
National Flag Graphic
1945
USS Lake Champlain (CV-39)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
42
Picture of the USS Langley (CV-1)
National Flag Graphic
1922
USS Langley (CV-1)
Turbo Electrical-Powered Aircraft Carrier
43
Picture of the USS Langley (CVL-27)
National Flag Graphic
1943
USS Langley (CVL-27)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
44
Picture of the USS Lexington (CV-2)
National Flag Graphic
1927
USS Lexington (CV-2)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
45
Picture of the USS Leyte (CV-32)
National Flag Graphic
1946
USS Leyte (CV-32)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
46
Picture of the USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)
National Flag Graphic
1943
USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)
Escort Aircraft Carrier
47
Picture of the USS Midway (CV-41)
National Flag Graphic
1945
USS Midway (CV-41)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
48
Picture of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
National Flag Graphic
1975
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
49
Picture of the USS Oriskany (CV-34)
National Flag Graphic
1950
USS Oriskany (CV-34)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
50
Picture of the USS Pennsylvania (ACR-4)
National Flag Graphic
1905
USS Pennsylvania (ACR-4)
Armored Cruiser
51
Picture of the USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
National Flag Graphic
1946
USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
52
Picture of the USS Ranger (CV-4)
National Flag Graphic
1934
USS Ranger (CV-4)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
53
Picture of the USS Ranger (CV-61)
National Flag Graphic
1957
USS Ranger (CV-61)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier Warship
54
Picture of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
National Flag Graphic
2003
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
55
Picture of the USS Sable (IX-81)
National Flag Graphic
1924
USS Sable (IX-81)
Aviator Training Aircraft Carrier
56
Picture of the USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)
National Flag Graphic
1943
USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)
Light Aircraft Carrier
57
Picture of the USS Saratoga (CV-3)
National Flag Graphic
1927
USS Saratoga (CV-3)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
58
Picture of the USS Saratoga (CV-60)
National Flag Graphic
1956
USS Saratoga (CV-60)
Conventional Powered Aircraft Carrier
59
Picture of the USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)
National Flag Graphic
1944
USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)
Escort Aircraft Carrier
60
Picture of the USS Shangri-La (CV-38)
National Flag Graphic
1944
USS Shangri-La (CV-38)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
61
Picture of the USS St. Lo (CVE-63)
National Flag Graphic
1943
USS St. Lo (CVE-63)
Escort Aircraft Carrier
62
Picture of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
National Flag Graphic
1986
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
63
Picture of the USS Ticonderoga (CV-14)
National Flag Graphic
1944
USS Ticonderoga (CV-14)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
64
Picture of the USS United States (CVA-58)
National Flag Graphic
1949
USS United States (CVA-58)
Proposed Coventionally-Powered Bomber Carrier / Supercarrier
65
Picture of the USS Wasp (CV-7)
National Flag Graphic
1940
USS Wasp (CV-7)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
66
Picture of the USS Wasp (LHD-1)
National Flag Graphic
1989
USS Wasp (LHD-1)
Amphibious Assault Support Vessel
67
Picture of the USS Wolverine (IX-64)
National Flag Graphic
1942
USS Wolverine (IX-64)
Advanced Training Aircraft Carrier
68
Picture of the USS Yorktown (CV-10 / CVA-10 / CVS-10)
National Flag Graphic
1943
USS Yorktown (CV-10 / CVA-10 / CVS-10)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
69
Picture of the USS Yorktown (CV-5)
National Flag Graphic
1937
USS Yorktown (CV-5)
Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier
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