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Image:USS Forrestal (CV 59).jpg | Image:USS Forrestal (CV 59).jpg|The USS ''Forrestal'' (CV-59), the world's first supercarrier. | ||
Image:USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63).jpg | Image:USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63).jpg|The USS ''Kitty Hawk'' (CV-63). | ||
Image:USS Constellation (CV 64).jpg | Image:USS Constellation (CV 64).jpg|The USS ''Constellation'' (CV 64) | ||
Image:USS Enterprise (CVN 65).jpg | Image:USS Enterprise (CVN 65).jpg|The USS ''Enterprise'' (CVN-65), the world's first nuclear powered supercarrier. | ||
Image:USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).jpg | Image:USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).jpg|The USS ''John F. Kennedy'' (CV 67). | ||
Image:USS Nimitz (CVN-68).jpg|The USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68); a nuclear powered supercarrier. | Image:USS Nimitz (CVN-68).jpg|The USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68); a nuclear powered supercarrier. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 00:57, 28 August 2011
An aircraft carrier (often called simply a carrier) is a type of warship used as a mobile airbase for military aircraft. Aircraft carriers can project military force over very large areas and have become elements of modern US military warfare since the second world war.
Real World Carriers
- USS Enterprise (CV-6)
- USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
- USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
- USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
- IJN Akagi
- Admiral Kuznetsov
- HMCS Warrior
- HMCS Magnificent
- HMCS Bonaventure
- HMS Eagle
- HMS Audacious
- HMS Queen Elizabeth
Carriers in Science Fiction
Alongside traditional aircraft carriers, in science fiction it is quite common to have spacecraft filling a similar role, mainly carrying starfighters limited to STL speeds.
Examples
- Colonial Battlestars and Cylon Basestars from Battlestar Galactica are primarily starfighter carriers.
- Omega-class destroyers from Babylon 5 are multi-role warships that carry starfighters for support.
- Imperial Star Destroyers from Star Wars are multi-role warships that carry starfighters.
- The BC-303 and Daedalus-class from Stargate also serve as carriers alongside their battlecruiser role. Ha'tak-class ships, Ori motherships, Wraith Hiveships, and Cruisers also serve in the carrier role.
Gallery
The USS Forrestal (CV-59), the world's first supercarrier.
The USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63).
The USS Constellation (CV 64)
The USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world's first nuclear powered supercarrier.
The USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).
The USS Nimitz (CVN-68); a nuclear powered supercarrier.
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