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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
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AIRCRAFT CARRYING SHIPS


1. aircraft carriers and fleet aircraft carriers


1. LANGLEY aircraft carrier (1913 / 1922)

2. LEXINGTON aircraft carriers (1927)

3. RANGER aircraft carrier (1934)

4. YORKTOWN aircraft carriers (1937 - 1941)

5. WASP aircraft carrier (1940)

6. ESSEX aircraft carriers (1942 - 1950)

7. MIDWAY battle aircraft carriers (1945 - 1947)

8. UNITED STATES attack aircraft carrier

9. FORRESTAL attack aircraft carriers (1955 - 1959)

10. KITTY HAWK attack aircraft carriers (1961 - 1968)

11. ENTERPRISE nuclear powered attack aircraft carrier (1961)

12. NIMITZ nuclear powered attack / multipurpose aircraft carriers (1975 - 1982)

13. THEODORE ROOSEVELT nuclear powered aircraft carriers (1986-1998)

14. RONALD REAGAN nuclear powered aircraft carriers (2003-2009)

15. GERALD R. FORD nuclear powered multipurpose aircraft carriers (2017-)

2. light aircraft carriers


1. INDEPENDENCE light aircraft carriers (1943)

2. SAIPAN light aircraft carriers (1946 - 1947)

3. escort aircraft carriers


1. LONG ISLAND escort aircraft carrier (1941)

2. CHARGER escort aircraft carrier (1942)

3. BOGUE escort aircraft carriers (1942 - 1943)

4. SANGAMON escort aircraft carriers (1942)

5. CASABLANCA escort aircraft carriers (1943 - 1944)

6. COMMENCEMENT BAY escort aircraft carriers (1944 - 1946)

4. large seaplane tenders


1. WRIGHT seaplane tender (1921)

2. JASON seaplane tender (1913 / 1930)

3. CURTISS seaplane tenders (1940)

4. TANGIER seaplane tender (1940 - 1941)

5. CHANDELEUR seaplane tender (1942)

6. CURRITUCK seaplane tenders (1944 - 1945)

7. KENNETH WHITING seaplane tenders (1944)

5. small seaplane tenders


1. BARNEGAT small seaplane tenders (1941 - 1946)