Carrier

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
• 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.