Aircraft carrier (24013 bytes)
1: ... [[supercarrier]] and a light [[V/STOL]] aircraft carrier.]]
3: [[image:carrier2.750pix.jpg|thumb|250px|USS ''Harry S. Truman'' a...
5: ...sile]] attack and therefore travel as part of a [[carrier battle group]].
7: ...rs with over a dozen in service, and its aircraft carriers are a cornerstone of American [[power projection...
9: ...arrier operations for a future [[Chinese aircraft carrier]].

Merchant aircraft carrier (2674 bytes)
3: ...rily intended to attack long-range reconnaissance aircraft such as the [[Fw 200 Condor]] and the [[Junkers J...
37: [[Category:Merchant aircraft carriers]]

Light aircraft carrier (2041 bytes)
1: ...ity of 1/2 to 2/3 of the aircraft of a full-sized carrier.
3: ...[[United States Navy]] produced a number of light carriers by converting [[cruiser]] hulls.
7: ...A Independencia]] - one ship (ex-[[Colossus class carrier|Colossus-class]])
8: ...nticino de Mayo]] - one ship (ex-[[Colossus class carrier|Colossus-class]])
12: ...eL Minas Gerais]] - one ship (ex-[[Colossus class carrier|Colossus-class]])

Escort aircraft carrier (5717 bytes)
1: ...' or '''escort carrier''', was a small [[aircraft carrier]] developed by the [[U.S. Navy]] in the early par...
3: ...Jeep carriers''' and '''baby flat tops'''. Escort carriers were given the US Navy [[hull classification sym...
5: ...r launch and recovery were the same as on the big carriers.
7: ...rew size was less than a third of that of a large carrier, but this was still a bigger complement than most...
10: ... aircraft, for patrols and scouting, and to ferry aircraft.

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (1334 bytes)
1: ...tis'' transported by a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft]]
4: ...rance and in their performance as Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
15: [[Category:Special-purpose aircraft]]

Yorktown class aircraft carrier (479 bytes)
1: {{Yorktown_class_aircraft_carrier}}
3: The Yorktown [[aircraft carrier]]s were built by the [[USA]] not long before [[Wo...
8: [[Category:Yorktown class aircraft carriers]]

Midway class aircraft carrier (2590 bytes)
1: ...ass aircraft carrier''' was one of the long-lived carrier designs in modern history. First commissioned in ...
3: ... II]] aircraft, they had an airwing of almost 130 aircraft. Unfortunately, it was soon realized that so many...
5: ...nd were mainly deployed to the [[Mediterranean]]. Carriers of the Midway class did perform combat duties in...
7: As the 1970s drew to a close, the Midway class of carriers began to show their age. In 1977 the [[USS Frank...
9: ...to take part in, and was one of the six aircraft carriers deployed by the US against [[Iraq]] in the Gulf ...

Lexington class aircraft carrier (2503 bytes)
1: ...t as [[battlecruiser]]s before being converted to carriers while under construction. ''Saratoga'', the thi...
3: ...7 ''John F. Kennedy'']] started a trend of naming carriers for political figures, a trend which continues a...
5: ...l class aircraft carrier|''Forrestal''-class supercarriers]].
7: There were two Lexington-class carriers: CV-2 USS ''Lexington'' (also called "Lady ''Lex...
9: {{Lexington_class_aircraft_carrier}}

Forrestal class aircraft carrier (1869 bytes)
1: ...r, resulting in a far more stable and comfortable aircraft platform even in very rough weather.
3: ...d the second starboard elevator, vastly improving aircraft handling.
5: {{Forrestal_class_aircraft_carrier}}
10: [[Category:Forrestal class aircraft carriers]]

Colossus class aircraft carrier (2041 bytes)
1: ...as a [[ship class|class]] of ten [[light aircraft carrier]]s of the [[Royal Navy]].
21: * '''Aircraft''': 48
26: {{Colossus_class_aircraft_carrier}}

Majestic class aircraft carrier (2093 bytes)
1: ...ially intended to be part of the [[Colossus class carrier|''Colossus''-class]], but were instead built to a...
4: ...A ''Veinticinco de Mayo'']], a ''Colossus''-class carrier. ''Leviathan'' was scrapped in [[1968]].
18: * '''Aircraft''': 37
21: {{Majestic_class_aircraft_carrier}}

Centaur class aircraft carrier (4300 bytes)
1: ... [[Royal Navy]] was the last of the [[light fleet carrier]] designs started during the closing years of [[W...
3: ... of the units, and the rapid advances in aircraft carrier design at the time of their building, it was almo...
5: ...fleet that had started. Conversion to a 'commando carrier' configuration was cancelled in 1965.
7: ... and they were both later converted into commando carriers. In this role, instead of carrying fast jets, th...
9: ...''. ''Hermes'' was the last conventional aircraft carrier to be built for the Royal Navy.

Audacious class aircraft carrier (726 bytes)
1: The '''Audacious class aircraft carrier''' was a class of ship proposed by the [[United K...
3: {{Audacious_class_aircraft_carrier}}

Implacable class aircraft carrier (642 bytes)
1: ...us_class_aircraft_carrier|''Illustrious''-class]] carriers during the [[Second World War]]. Yhey were buil...
11: {{Implacable_class_aircraft_carrier}}

Illustrious class aircraft carrier (2653 bytes)
1: The '''''Illustrious''-class aircraft carriers''' were some of the most important ships to the ...
3: [[Image:HMS Illustrious (Illustrious class carrier).jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
4: ...rs of aircraft and relied much more on their anti-aircraft armaments and deck armour for survival.
6: ...ey often would operate within reach of land-based aircraft, and even local air superiority could not always ...
7: ...carrier designs. The ''[[Forrestal class aircraft carrier|''Forrestal'']]s'' did have an armoured deck, but...

Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku (7098 bytes)
2: |colspan="2"|[[image:japanese.aircraft.carrier.zuikaku.jpg|300px|Zuikaku]]
52: ...inch (100&nbsp;mm) guns<br>Forty-two 25 mm [[anti-aircraft]] guns
54: |Aircraft:
57: ...s aircraft carrier|''Shokaku''-class]] [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]. Her planes t...
59: ...se aircraft carrier Shokaku|''Shokaku'']] made up Carrier Division 5. On [[26 November]] [[1941]] she left ...

Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu (4841 bytes)
2: |colspan="2"|[[image:Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu.jpg|300px|Soryu in January 1938]]
57: |Aircraft:
60: ...aning "blue (or green) dragon") was an [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]. She took par...
64: ...'']] with torpedoes, as well as attacked grounded aircraft at Barbers Point. Her second wave targeted ''Cali...
70: ...e'']]. On [[9 April]] she helped sink the British carrier [[HMS Hermes (D95)|''Hermes'']] and her escorting...

Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku (5396 bytes)
2: |colspan="2"|[[image:japanese.aircraft.carrier.shokaku.jpg|300px]]
57: |Aircraft:
63: ...;kaku'' meaning "flying crane") was an [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]], the [[lead s...
65: ...x class aircraft carrier|''Essex''-class aircraft carrier]].
67: ...the Japanese 5th Carrier Division, acquired their aircraft shortly before the Pearl Harbor attack and were r...

Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga (5146 bytes)
2: |colspan="2"|[[image:japanese.aircraft.carrier.kaga.jpg|300px|Kaga]]
52: ... (120&nbsp;mm) guns, twenty-two 25&nbsp;mm [[anti-aircraft]] guns
54: |Aircraft:
57: ...nt-day [[Ishikawa Prefecture]]) was an [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]. She took par...
59: ...]] [[1923]], it was decided to replace her with a carrier built on the hull of the incomplete ''Kaga''.

Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu (5384 bytes)
2: |colspan="2"|[[image:japanese.aircraft.carrier.hiryu.jpg|300px|Hiryu]]
54: |Aircraft:
57: ...ass aircraft carrier|''Soryu''-class]] [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]. She took par...
59: ... by Captain Kaku Tomeo, ''Hiryu'' was assigned to Carrier Division 2. On [[7 December]] [[1941]] she was wi...
61: ...together with her sister ship [[Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu|''Soryu'']] she launched an [[Air raids on ...

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