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* [[Imperial Star Destroyer]]s from ''[[Star Wars]]'' are multi-role warships that carry starfighters.
* [[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 [[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.


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Revision as of 14:06, 27 July 2012

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 Forrestal (CV-59)
  • 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

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  • 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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