List of Numbers of aircraft carriers by country


The table below does not include submarine aircraft carriers, seaplane tenders, escort carriers, merchant aircraft carriers, helicopter carriers, or amphibious assault ships
The total includes ships under construction, but not ships that never got past the planning stage.
Number of fleet aircraft carriers by operating nation
Country In service Total
Argentina Argentina 0 2
Australia Australia 0 3
Brazil Brazil 0 2
Canada Canada 0 3
China China 2 3
France France 1 15
Germany Germany 0 7
India India 1 5
Italy Italy 2 6
Japan Japan 0 24
Netherlands Netherlands 0 4
Russia Russia 1 6
Spain Spain 1 5
Turkey Turkey 0 1
Thailand Thailand 1 1
United Kingdom United Kingdom 2 54
United States United States 11 80
TOTAL 22 221

List of all aircraft carriers

Name Service Pennant
or hull #
Abraham Lincoln  US Navy CVN-72
Acavus  British Merchant Navy MAC 1
Activity  Royal Navy D94
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov  Russian Navy
 Soviet Navy		 111
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov  Russian Navy
 Soviet Navy		 063/113
Admiralty Islands  US Navy CVE-99
Adula  British Merchant Navy MAC 2
Africa  Royal Navy
Akagi  Japanese Navy
Alava Bay  US Navy CVE-103
Alazon Bay  US Navy CVE-55
Alazon Bay  US Navy CVE-94
Albion  Royal Navy R07
Alexia  British Merchant Navy MAC 3
Alikula Bay  US Navy CVE-57
Alikula Bay  US Navy CVE-95
Altamaha  US Navy CVE-6
Altamaha  US Navy CVE-18
Amagi  Japanese Navy
Amagi  Japanese Navy
Amastra  British Merchant Navy MAC 4
Ameer  US Navy AVG-55
Ameer  Royal Navy D01
America  US Navy CV-66
Ancylus  British Merchant Navy MAC 5
Andrea Doria  Italian Navy 550
Anguilla Bay  US Navy CVE-96
Antietam  US Navy CV-36
Anzio  US Navy CVE-57
Aquila  Italian Navy
Arbiter  Royal Navy D31
Archer  US Navy BAVG-1
Archer  Royal Navy D78
Argus  Royal Navy I49
Ark Royal  Royal Navy 91
Ark Royal  Royal Navy R09
Ark Royal  Royal Navy R07
Arrogant  Royal Navy
Arromanches  French Navy R95
Aso  Japanese Navy
Astrolabe Bay  US Navy CVE-60
Astrolabe Bay  US Navy CVE-97
Atheling  Royal Navy D51
Attacker  Royal Navy D02
Attu  US Navy CVE-102
Audacious  Royal Navy R05
Audacity  Royal Navy D10
Auguilla Bay  US Navy CVE-58
Avenger  US Navy BAVG-1
Avenger  Royal Navy D14
Badoeng Strait  US Navy CVE-116
Baffins  US Navy CVE-35
Bairoko  US Navy CVE-115
Baku  Soviet Navy 103
Balinas  US Navy CVE-36
Barnes  US Navy CVE-7
Barnes  US Navy CVE-20
Bastian  US Navy CVE-37
Bastogne  US Navy CVE-124
Bataan  US Navy CVL-29
Battler  Royal Navy D18
BAVG-5  US Navy BAVG-5
Béarn  French Navy
Begum  Royal Navy D38
Belleau Wood  US Navy CVL-24
Bennington  US Navy CV-20
Bismarck Sea  US Navy CVE-95
Biter  US Navy BAVG-23
Biter  Royal Navy D97
Block Island  US Navy CVE-8
Block Island  US Navy CVE-21
Block Island  US Navy CVE-106
Bogue  US Navy CVE-9
Bois Belleau  French Navy R97
Bolinas  US Navy CVE-36
Bon Homme Richard  US Navy CV-10
Bon Homme Richard  US Navy CV-31
Bonaventure  Canadian Navy CVL-22
Bougainville  US Navy CVE-100
Boxer  US Navy CV-21
Breton  US Navy CVE-10
Breton  US Navy CVE-23
Bucareli Bay  US Navy CVE-61
Bucareli Bay  US Navy CVE-98
Bulwark  Royal Navy R08
Bunker Hill  US Navy CV-17
Cabot  US Navy CV-16
Cabot  US Navy CVL-28
Campania  Royal Navy D48
Cape Esperance  US Navy CVE-88
Cape Gloucester  US Navy CVE-109
Card  US Navy CVE-11
Carl Vinson  US Navy CVN-70
Carnegie  US Navy CVE-38
Casablanca  US Navy CVE-55
Cavour  Italian Navy 550
Centaur  Royal Navy R06
Chakri Naruebet  Thai Navy 911
Chapin Bay  US Navy CVE-63
Chapin Bay  US Navy CVE-99
Charger  US Navy CVE-30
Charger  Royal Navy D27
Charles De Gaulle  French Navy R91
Chaser  Royal Navy D32
Chatham  US Navy CVE-32
Chenango  US Navy CVE-28
Chigusa Maru  Japanese Army
Chitose  Japanese Navy
Chiyoda  Japanese Navy
Chuyo  Japanese Navy
Clemenceau  French Navy R98
Colossus  Royal Navy R15
Commencement Bay  US Navy CVE-105
Constellation  US Navy CV-64
Copahee  US Navy CVE-12
Coral Sea  US Navy CVE-57
Coral Sea  US Navy CVB-43
Cordova  US Navy CVE-39
Core  US Navy CVE-13
Corregidor  US Navy CVE-58
Courageous  Royal Navy 50
Cowpens  US Navy CVL-25
Croatan  US Navy CVE-14
Croatan  US Navy CVE-25
Crown Point  US Navy CV-32
CV-44  US Navy CV-44
CV-50  US Navy CV-50
CV-51  US Navy CV-51
CV-52  US Navy CV-52
CV-53  US Navy CV-53
CV-54  US Navy CV-54
CV-55  US Navy CV-55
CVB-56  US Navy CVB-56
CVB-57  US Navy CVB-57
CVE-128  US Navy CVE-128
CVE-129  US Navy CVE-129
CVE-130  US Navy CVE-130
CVE-131  US Navy CVE-131
CVE-132  US Navy CVE-132
CVE-133  US Navy CVE-133
CVE-134  US Navy CVE-134
CVE-135  US Navy CVE-135
CVE-136  US Navy CVE-136
CVE-137  US Navy CVE-137
CVE-138  US Navy CVE-138
CVE-139  US Navy CVE-139
Daiju Maru  Japanese Army
Dasher  Royal Navy D37
Dédalo  Spanish Navy
Delgada  US Navy CVE-40
Didrickson Bay  US Navy CVE-64
Didrickson Bay  US Navy CVE-100
Dixmude  French Navy
Dolomi Bay  US Navy CVE-65
Dolomoi Bay  US Navy CVE-101
Duke of Edinburgh  Royal Navy
Dwight D. Eisenhower  US Navy CVN-69
Eagle  Royal Navy 94
Eagle  Royal Navy
Eagle  Royal Navy R05
Edisto  US Navy CVE-41
Elbe  German Navy Jade
Elbour Bay  US Navy CVE-66
Elbour Bay  US Navy CVE-102
Elephant  Royal Navy
Emperor  Royal Navy D98
Emperor  US Navy CVE-67
Empire MacAlpine  British Merchant Navy MH
Empire MacAndrew  British Merchant Navy MK
Empire MacCabe  British Merchant Navy ML
Empire MacCallum  British Merchant Navy MN
Empire MacColl  British Merchant Navy MB
Empire MacDermott  British Merchant Navy MS
Empire MacKay  British Merchant Navy MH
Empire MacKendrick  British Merchant Navy MO
Empire MacMahon  British Merchant Navy MJ
Empire MacRae  British Merchant Navy MU
Empress  Royal Navy D42
Eniwetok  US Navy CVE-125
Enterprise  US Navy CV-6
Enterprise  US Navy CVN-65
Enterprise  US Navy CVN-80
Essex  US Navy CV-9
Estero  US Navy CVE-42
Falco  Italian Navy
Fanshaw Bay  US Navy CVE-70
Fencer  Royal Navy D64
Flugzeugträger B  German Navy
Flugzeugträger C  German Navy
Flugzeugträger D  German Navy
Foch  French Navy R99
Formidable  Royal Navy 67
Forrestal  US Navy CV-59
Fortaleza Bay  US Navy CVE-72
Fortazela Bay  US Navy CVE-72
Franklin  US Navy CV-13
Franklin D. Roosevelt  US Navy CVB-42
Frosty Bay  US Navy CVE-112
Furious  Royal Navy 47
Gadila  Dutch Merchant Navy MAC 6
Gambier Bay  US Navy CVE-73
George H.W. Bush  US Navy CVN-77
George Washington  US Navy CVN-73
Gerald R. Ford  US Navy CVN-78
Gibraltar  Royal Navy D68
Gilbert Islands  US Navy CVE-107
Giuseppe Garibaldi  Italian Navy 551
Glacier  US Navy CVE-33
Glorious  Royal Navy 77
Glory  Royal Navy R62
Graf Zeppelin  German Navy
Guadalcanal  US Navy CVE-60
Hamlin  US Navy CVE-15
Hancock  US Navy CV-14
Hancock  US Navy CV-19
Harry S. Truman  US Navy CVN-75
Hercules  Royal Navy R49
Hermes  Royal Navy 95
Hermes  Royal Navy
Hermes  Royal Navy R12
Hiryū  Japanese Navy
Hiyō  Japanese Navy
Hobart Bay  US Navy CVE-113
Hoggatt Bay  US Navy CVE-75
Hollandia  US Navy CVE-97
Hornet  US Navy CV-8
Hornet  US Navy CV-12
Hōshō  Japanese Navy
Hunter  Royal Navy D80
Ibuki  Japanese Navy
I  German Navy
II  German Navy
Ikoma  Japanese Navy
Illustrious  Royal Navy 87
Illustrious  Royal Navy R06
Implacable  Royal Navy R86
Indefatigable  Royal Navy R10
Independence  US Navy CVL-22
Independence  US Navy CV-62
Independencia  Argentine Navy V-1
Indomitable  Royal Navy 92
Indomitable  Royal Navy R07
Intrepid  US Navy CV-11
Invincible  Royal Navy R05
Irresitible  Royal Navy R09
Iwo Jima  US Navy CV-46
Jade  German Navy Jade
Jamaica  US Navy CVE-43
Joffre  French Navy
John C. Stennis  US Navy CVN-74
John F. Kennedy  US Navy CV-67
John F. Kennedy  US Navy CVN-79
Juan Carlos I  Spanish Navy L61
Junyō  Japanese Navy
Kadashan Bay  US Navy CVE-76
Kaga  Japanese Navy
Kaimon  Japanese Navy
Kaita Bay  US Navy CVE-78
Kaiyo  Japanese Navy
Kalinin Bay  US Navy CVE-68
Kanalku Bay  US Navy CVE-77
Karel Doorman  Dutch Navy QH1
Karel Doorman  Dutch Navy R81
Kasaan Bay  US Navy CVE-69
Kasagi  Japanese Navy
Katsuragi  Japanese Navy
Kearsarge  US Navy CV-12
Kearsarge  US Navy CV-33
Keweenaw  US Navy CVE-44
Khedive  Royal Navy D62
Kiev  Russian Navy
 Soviet Navy		 075
Kitkun Bay  US Navy CVE-71
Kitty Hawk  US Navy CV-63
Kremlin  Soviet Navy
Kula Gulf  US Navy CVE-108
Kurama  Japanese Navy
Kwajalein  US Navy CVE-98
La Fayette  French Navy R96
Lake Champlain  US Navy CV-39
Langley  US Navy CV-1
Langley  US Navy CVL-27
Leonid Brezhnev  Russian Navy
Leviathan  Royal Navy R97
Lexington  US Navy CV-2
Lexington  US Navy CV-16
Leyte  US Navy CV-32
Liaoning  Chinese Navy 16
Lingayen  US Navy CVE-126
Liscome Bay  US Navy CVE-56
Long Island  US Navy CVE-1
Luigi Einaudi  Italian Navy 550
Lunga Point  US Navy CVE-94
Macoma  Dutch Merchant Navy MAC 7
Magnificent  Royal Navy
Magnificent  Canadian Navy CVL-21
Majestic  Royal Navy R77
Makassar Strait  US Navy CVE-91
Makin Island  US Navy CVE-93
Malta  Royal Navy D93
Manila Bay  US Navy CVE-61
Marcus Island  US Navy CVE-77
Matanikau  US Navy CVE-101
McClure  US Navy CVE-45
Melbourne  Australian Navy R21
Midway  US Navy CVE-63
Midway  US Navy CVB-41
Minas Gerais  Brazilian Navy A11
Mindoro  US Navy CVE-120
Minsk  Russian Navy
 Soviet Navy		 025/011
Miralda  British Merchant Navy MAC 8
Mission Bay  US Navy CVE-59
Monmouth  Royal Navy 96
Monterey  US Navy CVL-26
Mosser Bay  US Navy CVE-114
Munda  US Navy CVE-104
Nabob  Royal Navy D77
Nairana  Royal Navy D05
Nassau  US Navy CVE-16
Nassuk Bay  US Navy CVE-67
Natoma Bay  US Navy CVE-62
Nehenta Bay  US Navy CVE-74
New Zealand  Royal Navy D43
Niantic  US Navy CVE-46
Nimitz  US Navy CVN-68
Novorossiysk  Russian Navy
 Soviet Navy		 137
Ocean  Royal Navy R68
Okinawa  US Navy CVE-127
Ommaney Bay  US Navy CVE-79
Oriskany  US Navy CV-18
Oriskany  US Navy CV-34
Otakisan Maru  Japanese Army
Painlevé  French Navy
Palau  US Navy CVE-122
Patroller  Royal Navy D07
Perdido  US Navy CVE-47
Peter Strasser  German Navy
Petrof Bay  US Navy CVE-80
Philippine Sea  US Navy CV-47
Point Cruz  US Navy CVE-119
Polyphemus  Royal Navy 57
Portage Bay  US Navy CVE-115
Powerful  Royal Navy R95
Premier  Royal Navy D23
Pretoria Castle  Royal Navy F61
Prince  US Navy CVE-45
Prince of Wales  Royal Navy R09
Prince William  US Navy CVE-19
Prince William  US Navy CVE-31
Princeton  US Navy CVL-23
Princeton  US Navy CV-37
Principe de Asturias  Spanish Navy R-11
Puget Sound  US Navy CVE-113
Puncher  Royal Navy D79
Pursuer  Royal Navy D73
Pybus  US Navy CVE-34
Queen  Royal Navy D19
Queen Elizabeth  Royal Navy
Queen Elizabeth  Royal Navy R08
Rabaul  US Navy CVE-121
Rajah  Royal Navy D10
Randolph  US Navy CV-15
Ranee  Royal Navy D03
Ranger  US Navy CV-4
Ranger  US Navy CV-61
Rapana  Royal Navy MAC 9
Ravager  Royal Navy D70
Reaper  Royal Navy D82
Rendova  US Navy CVE-114
Reprisal  US Navy CVL-30
Reprisal  US Navy CV-35
Richelieu  French Navy
Richelieu (PA2)  French Navy
Riga  Russian Navy
Riga  Soviet Navy
Roi  US Navy CVE-103
Ronald Reagan  US Navy CVN-76
Rudyerd Bay  US Navy CVE-81
Ruler  Royal Navy D72
Ryūhō  Japanese Navy
Ryūjō  Japanese Navy
Sable  US Navy IX-81
Saginaw Bay  US Navy CVE-82
Saidor  US Navy CVE-117
Saipan  US Navy CVL-48
Salamaua  US Navy CVE-96
Salerno Bay  US Navy CVE-110
Saltery Bay  US Navy CVE-117
San Alberto Bay  US Navy CVE-116
San Jacinto  US Navy CVL-30
Sandy Bay  US Navy CVE-118
Sangamon  US Navy CVE-26
Santee  US Navy CVE-29
São Paulo  Brazilian Navy A12
Saratoga  US Navy CV-3
Saratoga  US Navy CV-60
Sargent Bay  US Navy CVE-83
Savo Island  US Navy CVE-78
Searcher  Royal Navy D40
Shah  Royal Navy D21
Shamrock Bay  US Navy CVE-84
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