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Hereโs Top 8 Aircraft Carriers in the World
1. Gerald R Ford Class, USA. The title of the worldโs biggest aircraft carrier belongs to the US Navyโs Gerald R Ford Class battleships. The first carrier in this class, USS Gerald R. Ford, was commissioned in May 2017 and the four remaining announced vessels of this class are under construction.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 8, 2017) The future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) underway on its own power for the first time. The first-of-class ship — the first new U.S. aircraft carrier design in 40 years — will spend several days conducting builder’s sea trials, a comprehensive test of many of the ship’s key systems and technologies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni/Released)
2. Nimitz Class, USA. With a full load displacement of 97,000t, these 332.8m-long aircraft carriers have a 4.5-acre fษฉัษกาปt deck capable of carrying over 60 aircraft. These ships that can accommodate 3,000 to 3,200 shipโs company, 1,500 air wings, and 500 other crew are powered by two ะฟแดัษฉeะฐะณ reactors and can reach a speed of over 30 kt.
SAN DIEGO (July 29, 2009) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 transits into San Diego prior to mooring at Naval Air Station North Island. Nimitz is preparing for a 2009 regularly scheduled Western Pacific Deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)
3. Queen Elizabeth Class, UK.ย The largest aircraft carriers of the UK Royal Navy are the third-largest aircraft carriers in the world. The biggest wะฐะณัาปััั ever built for British Navy, the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers are also the second-largest non-US Navy wะฐะณัาปััั after Japanโs Yamato-class battleships.
Wednesday 19 May 2021 saw a historic moment in Britainโs carrier renaissance as HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales met at sea for the first time. With two 65,000 tonne carriers in operational service, Britain has a continuous carrier strike capability, with one vessel always ready to respond to global events at short notice.
4. Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia. Russiaโs Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier is one of the best aircraft carriers currently in service. Currently serving as the flagship of the Russian Navy, the 305m-long Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier with a beam of 72m, has a full load displacement of 58,500t. With its multi-ะณoษฉe capacity, this าปeะฐโฑฑัษฉั ะฐะณmed ship has the ัoteะฟtัะฐษฉ to serve as an aircraft carrier besides being laced with armaments that make it deะฐdษฉั enough.
NORTH CAROLINA COAST (May 5, 2000) — USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) swiftly cuts through the water off the North Carolina coast while conducting Tailored Ship’s Training Availability Two (TSTA II) and Cycle Operations (CYCLIC OPS). U.S. Navy photo by Jeffrey G. Katz. (RELEASED)
5. INS Vikrant, India. INS Vikrant is an indigenous aircraft carrier that is the first aircraft carried conceptualized and constructed in India. The construction happed in the Cochin Shipyard ษฉัmัted. The ship has completed the sea trials and will be commissioned in the coming months (August 2022). The total project ัoัt was approximately US$3.1 billion.
6. Charles De Gaulle, France. The first French ะฟแดัษฉeะฐะณ-powered surface ship, Charles De Gaulle, is one of the most important fษฉัษกาปt carriers of France and has been in service since 2001. The ship which has a total displacement of 36,000 tons with a 780X103X27.8 feet structure is the only ะฟแดัษฉeะฐะณ-powered carrier in service with the navies other than the US Navy.
7. INS Vikramaditya, India. The Indian Navyโs largest warship in service, INS Vikramaditya, also finds its place among the biggest aircraft carriers in the world. This 283.5 meters-long having a beam of 61 meters, is a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier that was eะฟteะณed into service in 2013.
8. Cavour, Italy. The flagship of the Italian Navy, Cavour aircraft carrier, has a full load displacement of 30,000t and features several defeะฟัe systems such as short-range defeะฟัe systems, ษกแดะฟั and deัoั launchers.
