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A '''Aircraft Carrier''' is a type of Naval Warship used as a mobile airbase for military aircraft. Aircraft Carriers can project military force over very large areas and have as such become the key point of modern military warfare since the second world war.
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 ==
== Real World Carriers ==
*'''USS Nimitz'''
*HMS ''Ark Royal'' (91)
*'''IJN Akagi'''
*USS ''Langley'' (CV-1/AV-3)
*'''Admiral Kuznetsov'''
*USS ''Ranger'' (CV-04)
*[[USS Enterprise (CV-06)|USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-06)]]
*USS ''Saratoga'' (CV-03)
*USS ''Essex'' (CV-09)
*HMS ''Triumph'' (R16)
*USS ''Forrestal'' (CV-59)
*USS ''Enterprise'' (CVN-65)
*USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68)
*USS ''Gerald R. Ford'' (CVN-78)
*IJN ''Akagi
*''Admiral Kuznetsov''
*HMCS ''Warrior'' (R31)
*HMCS ''Magnificent'' (CVL 21)
*HMCS ''Bonaventure'' (CVL 22)
*HMS ''Eagle'' (R05)
*HMS ''Ark Royal'' (R09)
*HMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' (Under construction)
*''Charles de Gaulle (R91)''


== Carriers in Science Fiction ==
== Carriers in [[Science Fiction]] ==
Alongside traditional aircraft carriers, in science fiction it is quite common to have spacecraft filling a similar role as aircraft carriers, mainly carrying [[Starfighter]]s limited to STL Speeds.
Alongside traditional aircraft carriers, in science fiction it is quite common to have spacecraft filling a similar role, mainly carrying [[starfighter]]s limited to STL speeds.
 
===Examples===
* [[Colonial]] [[Battlestar]]s and [[Cylon]] [[Basestar]]s from ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' are primarily [[starfighter]] carriers.
* [[Omega-class|''Omega''-class]] destroyers from [[Babylon 5 (series)|''Babylon 5'']] are multi-role warships that carry starfighters for support.
* [[Imperial Star Destroyer]]s from ''[[Star Wars]]'' are multi-role warships that carry starfighters.
* The [[USAF Prometheus|BC-303]] and [[Daedalus-class battlecruiser|''Daedalus''-class]]  from ''[[Stargate]]'' also serve as carriers alongside their [[Cruiser|battlecruiser]] role. Ha'tak-class ships, Ori motherships, Wraith Hiveships, and Cruisers also serve in the carrier role.
* The [[Systems Alliance]] from ''[[Mass Effect]]'' includes dedicated fighter carriers in its fleet.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:HMS Ark Royal.jpg|The HMS ''Ark Royal'', the world's first dedicated aircraft carrier.
Image:USS Langley.jpg|The USS ''Langley'' (CV-01), the the first dedicated US carrier.
Image:USS Ranger CV 04.jpg|USS ''Ranger'' (CV-04).  One of only three pre-WWII US carriers to survive the war.
Image:USS Saratoga.jpg|USS ''Saratoga'' (CV-03) one of two ships of the ''Lexington''-class carriers.
Image:USS Enterprise (CV-6) in Puget Sound, September 1945.jpg|The Big E, the greatest carrier of WWII.
Image:USS Yorktown.jpg|The USS ''Yorktown'' (CV-05)
Image:Cv-8 hornet.jpg|The USS ''Hornet'' (CV-08), The ship that refused to die.
Image:USS Wasp (CV-7).jpg|The USS ''Wasp'' (CV-07)
Image:USS Essex.jpg|The USS Essex (CV-09)
Image:HMS Triumph 1950.jpg|HMS ''Triumph''. The first carrier with an angled deck. This image is before the refit.
Image:USS Forrestal (CV 59).jpg|The USS ''Forrestal'' (CV-59), the world's first supercarrier.
Image:USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63).jpg|The USS ''Kitty Hawk'' (CV-63).
Image:USS Constellation (CV 64).jpg|The USS ''Constellation'' (CV 64)
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|The USS ''John F. Kennedy'' (CV 67).
Image:USS Nimitz (CVN-68).jpg|The USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68); a nuclear powered supercarrier.
Image:USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).jpg|The USS ''Gerald R. Ford'' (CVN-78) and its airwing.
Image:HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21).jpg|The HMCS ''Magnificent'' (CVL 21), a Canadian aircraft carrer.
Image:HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22).jpg|The HMCS ''Bonaventure'' (CVL 22), the last Canadian aircraft carrier.
Image:QE class carrier.jpg|The HMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' which is currently under construction.
Image:Charles De Gaulle (R91) underway 2009.jpg|The French aircraft carrier ''Charles de Gaulle'' (R91). It is the only non USN nuclear powered aircraft carrier in existance currently.
Image:Ulyanovsk under construction at Nikolayev Shipyard.jpg|The Soviet aircraft carrier ''Ulyanovsk'' under construction at Nikolayev.
</gallery>


[[Category: Real Technology]]
[[Category: Real Technology]]
[[Category: Military]]
[[Category: Naval Terminology]]

Latest revision as of 16:56, 10 April 2013

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

  • HMS Ark Royal (91)
  • USS Langley (CV-1/AV-3)
  • USS Ranger (CV-04)
  • USS Enterprise (CV-06)
  • USS Saratoga (CV-03)
  • USS Essex (CV-09)
  • HMS Triumph (R16)
  • USS Forrestal (CV-59)
  • USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
  • USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
  • USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
  • IJN Akagi
  • Admiral Kuznetsov
  • HMCS Warrior (R31)
  • HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21)
  • HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)
  • HMS Eagle (R05)
  • HMS Ark Royal (R09)
  • HMS Queen Elizabeth (Under construction)
  • Charles de Gaulle (R91)

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

Gallery

  • The HMS Ark Royal, the world's first dedicated aircraft carrier.

  • The USS Langley (CV-01), the the first dedicated US carrier.

  • USS Ranger (CV-04). One of only three pre-WWII US carriers to survive the war.

  • USS Saratoga (CV-03) one of two ships of the Lexington-class carriers.

  • The Big E, the greatest carrier of WWII.

  • The USS Yorktown (CV-05)

  • The USS Hornet (CV-08), The ship that refused to die.

  • The USS Wasp (CV-07)

  • The USS Essex (CV-09)

  • HMS Triumph. The first carrier with an angled deck. This image is before the refit.

  • 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.

  • The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and its airwing.

  • The HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21), a Canadian aircraft carrer.

  • The HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22), the last Canadian aircraft carrier.

  • The HMS Queen Elizabeth which is currently under construction.

  • The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91). It is the only non USN nuclear powered aircraft carrier in existance currently.

  • The Soviet aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk under construction at Nikolayev.

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