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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 | 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 == | ||
Revision as of 14:28, 13 January 2009
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
- IJN Akagi
- Admiral Kuznetsov
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.