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- [[Image:CV-Nimitz.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Modern aircraft carrier: ''USS Nimitz'']] An '''aircraft carrier''' is a warship designed to support and operate aircraft, engage in attacks21 KB (3,288 words) - 08:34, 22 April 2024
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- {{r|USS Randolph (CV-15)|''USS Randolph'' (CV-15)|**}} [[Aircraft carrier]] of the U.S. [[Ticonderoga (carrier)-class]]; commissioned in October 1944 {{r|USS Hancock (CV-19)|''USS Hancock'' (CV-19)|**}}[[Aircraft carrier]] of the U.S. [[Ticonderoga (carrier)-class]]; name changed from Ticonderog9 KB (1,237 words) - 08:34, 22 April 2024
- On an [[aircraft carrier]], the '''island''' contains the ship's superstructure, much smaller than t ...e the [[stealth]] characteristics of a ship. While it is impossible for an aircraft carrier to "disappear", the stealthier the ship as a whole, the harder it is for se1 KB (214 words) - 13:34, 3 September 2010
- <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>A modified ship superstructure for [[aircraft carrier]]s, of minimal size for needed functions and offset to one side of the ship205 bytes (33 words) - 13:34, 3 September 2010
- *See [[Aircraft carrier/Catalogs#Classes and unique ships|Classes and unique ships]] {{r|Island (aircraft carrier)}}1 KB (194 words) - 20:47, 2 April 2024
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- [[Aircraft carrier]] of the [[Ticonderoga (carrier)-class]]; after major overhaul, first U.S.166 bytes (22 words) - 19:24, 20 August 2010
- ...erial Japanese Navy]]; [[IJN Hiryu]] larger and with a different [[island (aircraft carrier)|island position]]201 bytes (26 words) - 13:20, 3 September 2010
- ...long-range air surveillance and [[anti-submarine warfare]] capability of [[aircraft carrier]]s226 bytes (27 words) - 08:43, 16 April 2011
- In aircraft operations, now principally [[aircraft carrier]] for manned aircraft and for some [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s, a mechanic232 bytes (31 words) - 01:27, 19 October 2010
- ...s; initially called "through deck cruiser" due to political sensitivity of aircraft carrier designation, but accepted as VTOL and commando carriers; commissioned 1980-267 bytes (34 words) - 19:39, 25 August 2010
- ...ircraft will remain the primary aircraft type for [[United States Navy]] [[aircraft carrier]]s, and will be at least partially in use for planned French and U.K. carri1 KB (162 words) - 10:06, 10 February 2023
- [[Royal Navy]] 65,000 ton [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Queen Elizabeth (carrier)-class]]; scheduled to be commissioned163 bytes (19 words) - 21:31, 25 August 2010
- *See [[Aircraft carrier/Catalogs#Classes and unique ships|Classes and unique ships]] {{r|Island (aircraft carrier)}}1 KB (194 words) - 20:47, 2 April 2024
- [[Invincible-class]] [[aircraft carrier]] of the Royal Navy; slightly larger than her sisters; operates [[helicopte178 bytes (21 words) - 14:07, 3 September 2010
- WWII U.S. Navy light [[aircraft carrier]] class converted from [[Cleveland-class]] light carrier hulls138 bytes (17 words) - 12:27, 15 April 2011
- [[Aircraft carrier]] of the U.S. Navy [[Ticonderoga (carrier)-class|Ticonderoga-class variant]246 bytes (32 words) - 20:50, 20 August 2010
- Light aircraft carrier converted from [[Cleveland-class]] light cruiser hull; lead ship of [[Indep211 bytes (25 words) - 17:02, 22 March 2024
- ...Norfolk, Virginia]], and part of Carrier Strike Group 12 centered on the [[aircraft carrier]] ''[[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)]]'', a [[cruiser]] of the [[Ticonderoga-class221 bytes (28 words) - 00:04, 15 April 2009
- Nuclear-powered [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[United States Navy]], lead ship of the [[Nimitz-class]], the mai300 bytes (41 words) - 10:05, 10 February 2023
- An [[aircraft carrier|carrier]] battle between the U.S. and Japan in June 1944, called the "Great401 bytes (61 words) - 19:51, 11 September 2009
- Originally planned as an eight-ship "supercarrier" class, the first large [[aircraft carrier]] built with angled decks and other features specifically intended to opera267 bytes (34 words) - 19:12, 15 April 2011
- Originally commissioned to [[Essex-class]] aircraft carrier in August 1944; recommissioned as CVA-20 in November 1952; major explosion245 bytes (28 words) - 19:06, 25 August 2010
- ...[[United States Navy]] [[Essex-class|Essex-]] and [[Ticonderoga-class]] [[aircraft carrier]]s; rebuilding program also known as the SCB-27 modernization program; most278 bytes (35 words) - 10:07, 10 February 2023
- First [[aircraft carrier]] in the [[United States Navy]], but intended as an experiment rather than263 bytes (36 words) - 20:25, 16 August 2010
- U.S. Navy [[Aircraft carrier]] initially of the WWII [[Ticonderoga (carrier)-class]] (name changed from257 bytes (33 words) - 10:59, 16 April 2011
- A purpose-built class of [[aircraft carrier]]s that formed the bulk of U.S. Navy carrier forces in the [[Second World W407 bytes (60 words) - 18:25, 25 August 2010
- A critical modification to the design of aircraft carrier [[flight deck]]s, in which part of the flight deck was slightly offset from345 bytes (53 words) - 14:20, 3 September 2010
- Britain's second [[aircraft carrier]] and arguably the first true carrier even though a conversion from a merch243 bytes (34 words) - 14:05, 3 September 2010
- ...rations, the most critical units (e.g., [[C3I-ISR]] or tanker aircraft, [[aircraft carrier]]s, command, or amphibious troopships) in a formation, which receive the gr246 bytes (35 words) - 16:40, 31 January 2011
- First nuclear-propelled [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[United States Navy]]110 bytes (12 words) - 14:22, 4 July 2009
- [[Forrestal-class]] U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]], in service 1957-1998108 bytes (12 words) - 19:19, 15 April 2011
- U.S. admiral commanding [[aircraft carrier]] task forces in the [[Pacific War]]115 bytes (15 words) - 12:24, 20 August 2010
- [[Forrestal-class]] U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier|"supercarrier"]], in service 1956-1994123 bytes (13 words) - 19:20, 15 April 2011
- [[Audacious-class]] [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Royal Navy]]; scrapped in 1980116 bytes (12 words) - 14:02, 3 September 2010
- [[Forrestal-class]] U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier|"supercarrier"]], in service 1957-1993123 bytes (13 words) - 19:22, 15 April 2011
- [[Essex-class]] aircraft carrier of the [[United States Navy]], in service 1944, suffered greatest combat da309 bytes (41 words) - 10:08, 10 February 2023
- ...n Raid''', also known as '''Operation F.7''', was the first raid from an [[aircraft carrier]], ''[[HMS Furious]]'' in July 1918. Much as in the 1942 [[Doolittle Raid]741 bytes (115 words) - 11:04, 8 April 2024
- Conventionally powered large [[Forrestal-class]] U.S. [[aircraft carrier]] in service 1959-1998131 bytes (14 words) - 12:40, 15 April 2011
- The main deck area of [[aircraft carrier]]s, from which aircraft take off and land; high-performance jet operation b292 bytes (45 words) - 14:18, 3 September 2010
- U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]], lead ship of [[Forrestal-class]], in service 1955-1993122 bytes (15 words) - 19:20, 15 April 2011
- {{r|Aircraft carrier}}407 bytes (56 words) - 12:41, 22 March 2024
- [[Yorktown-class]] U.S. [[aircraft carrier]]; commissioned in May 1938; served through the Second World War; scrapped158 bytes (18 words) - 00:13, 3 July 2010
- ...in 1943, originally twenty-four ship class was the backbone of U.S. WWII [[aircraft carrier]] operation, continuing in a secondary role well into the [[Cold War]]; pla395 bytes (52 words) - 12:59, 16 April 2011
- Single-ship [[aircraft carrier]] class converted from [[Yamato-class]] battleship hull122 bytes (12 words) - 13:04, 3 September 2010
- Operating area for U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]]s operating against [[North Vietnam]]122 bytes (16 words) - 22:13, 5 July 2010
- ...nding to capture [[Midway Island]] was turned back with the loss of four [[aircraft carrier]]s, at the cost of one U.S. carrier; it was the last major Japanese offensi334 bytes (56 words) - 18:48, 27 September 2008
- One who is rated as a member of an aircrew that operates from an [[aircraft carrier]], including [[pilot]]s, naval flight officers, and enlisted aviation techn322 bytes (50 words) - 14:24, 3 September 2010
- In the [[United States Navy]], the group of ships centered around a large [[aircraft carrier]]130 bytes (18 words) - 10:08, 10 February 2023
- ...y]] [[torpedo bomber]], also used for high-level horizontal bombing from [[aircraft carrier]]s189 bytes (24 words) - 23:24, 3 September 2010
- Light [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Independence-class]]; Second World War; [[George H.W. Bush]] was167 bytes (22 words) - 18:32, 17 August 2010
- ...n [[arrested landing system|arresting wire]] in the landing system of an [[aircraft carrier]]. Land-based CTOL may have a tailhook to assist in a high-speed landing, b766 bytes (117 words) - 19:09, 19 October 2010
- ...[[naval aviation|Naval Aviator]] who received accelerated promotion from [[aircraft carrier]] command to command of a carrier task force, especially at the [[Battle of346 bytes (52 words) - 19:28, 15 September 2010
- Naval aircraft that will operate from [[aircraft carrier]]s not equipped with [[catapult (carrier)|catapults]] will use '''short tak1 KB (184 words) - 10:35, 29 March 2024
- ...ubpages}}</noinclude>Main class, in the [[United States Navy]], of large [[aircraft carrier]]s with [[nuclear power|nuclear propulsion]]150 bytes (20 words) - 10:07, 10 February 2023
- <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>First raid launched from an [[aircraft carrier]], ''[[HMS Furious]]'', July 1918; damaged German [[Zeppelin]] facilities a212 bytes (28 words) - 18:00, 22 August 2010
- World War II three-ship class of [[aircraft carrier]]s, purpose-built under treaty restrictions and generally too small for maj175 bytes (24 words) - 06:09, 7 January 2024
- ...e U.S. Navy, the first four being sailing warships and the fifth a light [[aircraft carrier]]. ...rry 2070 Marines. Displacing 40,500 tons, she looks superficially like an aircraft carrier, but can only operate [[helicopter]]s [[V-22 Osprey]] tilt-rotor and [[STOV788 bytes (118 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- [[Colossus-class]] aircraft carrier launched in 1944, transferred to Canada and then sold to Argentina in 1958146 bytes (17 words) - 15:06, 3 September 2010
- On an [[aircraft carrier]], the '''island''' contains the ship's superstructure, much smaller than t ...e the [[stealth]] characteristics of a ship. While it is impossible for an aircraft carrier to "disappear", the stealthier the ship as a whole, the harder it is for se1 KB (214 words) - 13:34, 3 September 2010
- A two-ship class of [[aircraft carrier]]s, the first built by the [[United States Navy]] for operations rather tha217 bytes (28 words) - 10:07, 10 February 2023
- {{r|Aircraft carrier}}632 bytes (86 words) - 10:09, 10 February 2023
- ...rial Japanese Navy]] command centered around [[Japanese First Fleet]] of [[aircraft carrier]]s, but, at the time of the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], without enough aircra385 bytes (57 words) - 20:36, 17 June 2010
- U.S. [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Yorktown-class]]; commissioned in September 1937; sunk at the [167 bytes (20 words) - 00:07, 3 July 2010
- [[Lexington-class]] U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]], converted from a battle cruiser hull in 1927, and serving throughout Wor211 bytes (28 words) - 17:02, 22 March 2024
- {{r|Aircraft carrier}} {{r|Kitty Hawk-class}} U.S. [[aircraft carrier]], improved [[Forrestal-class]]495 bytes (61 words) - 19:22, 15 April 2011
- <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>[[Royal Navy]] medium [[aircraft carrier]], entering service in 1938, and amassing a distinguished combat record bef197 bytes (25 words) - 13:47, 3 September 2010
- First aircraft carrier built by the [[United States Navy]] and intended for fleet rather than expe196 bytes (29 words) - 13:29, 13 August 2009
- ...e U.S. Navy, the first four being sailing warships and the fifth a light [[aircraft carrier]]. ...rry 2070 Marines. Displacing 40,500 tons, she looks superficially like an aircraft carrier, but can only operate [[helicopter]]s and [[STOVL|short-takeoff-vertical-la876 bytes (129 words) - 20:52, 23 January 2010
- {{r|Aircraft carrier}}378 bytes (48 words) - 20:33, 15 September 2010
- {{r|Aircraft carrier}}563 bytes (75 words) - 20:07, 25 August 2010
- ...etween U.S. and Japanese carrier task forces. It is one of the five true [[aircraft carrier battles]]. ...ged the ''Enterprise'', while U.S. aircraft damaged a heavy cruiser and an aircraft carrier. Hornet, however, had to be abandoned. The Japanese finally sank her.2 KB (279 words) - 15:42, 8 April 2024
- ...robably the most potent surface [[warship]]s built since WWII (excluding [[aircraft carrier]]s)250 bytes (33 words) - 17:17, 11 September 2009
- ...er, designed to follow the wake of a large warship target, especially an [[aircraft carrier]]232 bytes (31 words) - 18:51, 29 July 2009
- '''USS Yorktown''' was an [[aircraft carrier]] which named the Yorktown-class. Commissioned in September 1937, she was s180 bytes (24 words) - 09:00, 8 February 2024
- Single-ship class, a U.S. nuclear-propelled [[cruiser]] intended as an [[aircraft carrier]] escort; only Cold War cruiser with substantial armor; purpose-built as mi233 bytes (31 words) - 08:24, 15 April 2011
- A single-ship class of 14,500 ton U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]], purpose-built under treaty restrictions but with some improvements over217 bytes (28 words) - 14:11, 26 August 2010
- Four-ship class of conventionally powered [[aircraft carrier|"supercarriers"]] derived from the [[Forrestal-class]]; significant variati264 bytes (32 words) - 20:39, 15 April 2011
- U.S. [[Yorktown-class]] [[aircraft carrier]]; commissioned in October 1941; participated in [[Doolittle Raid]] and [[B238 bytes (30 words) - 00:11, 3 July 2010
- It is the only US company that makes and refuels nuclear-powered [[aircraft carrier]]s and one of only two companies that design and build nuclear-powered [[su ...rge H.W. Bush (CVN 77)]]'', a large-deck, nuclear-powered [[Nimitz-class]] aircraft carrier1 KB (180 words) - 12:16, 14 July 2009
- Fought in May 1942, the first battle between naval forces built around [[aircraft carrier]]s, in which the opposing United States and Japanese ships never saw one an268 bytes (41 words) - 12:38, 18 February 2009
- <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>A modified ship superstructure for [[aircraft carrier]]s, of minimal size for needed functions and offset to one side of the ship205 bytes (33 words) - 13:34, 3 September 2010
- [[United States Navy]] [[aircraft carrier]]; part of the [[Nimitz-class]] but incorporating a number of features maki234 bytes (32 words) - 10:05, 10 February 2023
- ====[[Aircraft carrier]]==== ...ship construction and aviation procurement plan includes the first CVN-21 aircraft carrier, a [[Virginia-class]] submarine, one amphibious assault ship, one logistics2 KB (316 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- ...st spectacular modern uses of the catapult is in launching aircraft from [[aircraft carrier]]s, using the CATOBAR technique.569 bytes (87 words) - 12:39, 22 March 2024
- ...aid down as a [[battleship]] of the [[Yamato-class]] but converted to an [[aircraft carrier]]; sunk on 29 November 1944 by the submarine [[USS Archerfish (SS-311)]] w265 bytes (37 words) - 19:46, 15 July 2010
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- ...tates Navy]], built in 1943 and served through WWII, sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier ''[[IJN Shinano]]''; served again between 1952-1955; as a research auxiliar277 bytes (38 words) - 14:04, 21 August 2010
- ...e C2]] predecessor; many converted to naval uses, particularly as [[escort aircraft carrier]]s (CVE)s and as tenders for destroyers, submarines and seaplanes335 bytes (48 words) - 19:01, 13 September 2009
- .... forces (including [[IJN Shinano]], a Yamato-class hull converted to an [[aircraft carrier]])298 bytes (40 words) - 16:49, 15 July 2010
- {{r|Aircraft carrier}}583 bytes (76 words) - 12:41, 22 March 2024
- ...], '''YANKEE Station''' was a designation for the operating area of U.S. [[aircraft carrier]]s operating against [[North Vietnam]]. It was not a fixed location in the600 bytes (86 words) - 15:42, 8 April 2024
- Pioneering [[aircraft carrier]], originally a specialized large light cruiser built in 1917, and then ada337 bytes (48 words) - 17:53, 22 August 2010
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- ...were built, although the last, ''[[IJN Shinano]]'', was converted to an [[aircraft carrier]]. The 71,000-ton ships ''IJN Yamato'' and ''IJN Musashi'' did have 18.1" 4 As the Second World War progressed, Japan recognized the dominance of the [[aircraft carrier]] enough to order the conversion of the Yamato-class hull, ''IJN Shinano'',2 KB (320 words) - 09:34, 1 September 2010
- Early purpose-built U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]]; too small (14,500 tons) for Pacific duty; supported "Neutrality Patrols319 bytes (47 words) - 20:29, 16 August 2010
- [[Essex-class]] aircraft carrier in [[World War Two in the Pacific]] name changed from Bon Homme Richard in377 bytes (43 words) - 00:13, 17 April 2011
- ...f concentric rings of escorts developed in the [[Second World War]] with [[aircraft carrier]] and [[amphibious warfare|amphibious ships]], as well as dedicated [[flags1 KB (184 words) - 17:02, 22 March 2024
- ...hter, the Tomcat was among the heaviest aircraft ever to operate from an [[aircraft carrier]]. The "A" version had underpowered engines, and could not land on the carr2 KB (396 words) - 09:00, 28 April 2024
- ...Fleet]], which controlled the major component of [[Naval Aviation]] and [[aircraft carrier]]s at sea; primarily commanded by Adm. [[Marc Mitscher]]; replaced the earl365 bytes (52 words) - 09:06, 23 June 2010
- <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Essex-class]]; commissioned 1943 and served in numerous [[World370 bytes (50 words) - 23:27, 16 April 2011
- [[Essex-class]] U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]]; commissioned 1943 and fought in [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]], assau362 bytes (50 words) - 14:17, 26 August 2010
- ...z]], a naval tactical formation in which the [[high value unit]]s (e.g., [[aircraft carrier]]s and [[amphibious warfare]] ships) are in the center of the formation, su361 bytes (52 words) - 16:30, 31 January 2011
- {{r|Aircraft carrier}}313 bytes (39 words) - 15:53, 4 April 2024
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