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US Navy Aircraft Carriers

Every aircraft carrier of the United States Navy — from Langley, the converted collier of 1922, through the Essex-class flattops that won the Pacific war to the nuclear-powered supercarriers of today, oldest to newest.

Complete Roster · Oldest to Newest

The Aircraft Carriers

Early Fleet Carriers · 1920s–1940s
USS Langley CV-1USS Lexington CV-2USS Saratoga CV-3USS Ranger CV-4USS Yorktown CV-5USS Enterprise CV-6USS Wasp CV-7USS Hornet CV-8
Essex-Class Fleet Carriers · WWII
USS Essex CV-9USS Yorktown CV-10USS Intrepid CV-11USS Hornet CV-12USS Franklin CV-13USS Ticonderoga CV-14USS Randolph CV-15USS Lexington CV-16USS Bunker Hill CV-17USS Wasp CV-18USS Hancock CV-19USS Bennington CV-20USS Boxer CV-21USS Bonhomme Richard CV-31USS Leyte CV-32USS Kearsarge CV-33USS Oriskany CV-34USS Antietam CV-36USS Princeton CV-37USS Shangri-La CV-38USS Lake Champlain CV-39USS Tarawa CV-40USS Coral Sea CV-43USS Valley Forge CV-45USS Philippine Sea CV-47
Light Carriers · CVL
USS Independence CVL-22USS Princeton CVL-23USS Belleau Wood CVL-24USS Cowpens CVL-25USS Monterey CVL-26USS Langley CVL-27USS Cabot CVL-28USS Bataan CVL-29USS San Jacinto CVL-30USS Saipan CVL-48USS Wright CVL-49
Midway-Class Carriers · CVB
USS Midway CVB-41USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVB-42
Attack Supercarriers · CVA
USS Forrestal CVA-59USS Saratoga CVA-60USS Ranger CVA-61USS Independence CVA-62USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63USS Constellation CVA-64
Conventional Supercarriers · CV
USS America CV-66USS John F. Kennedy CV-67
Nuclear-Powered Carriers · CVN
USS Enterprise CVN-65USS Nimitz CVN-68USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69USS Carl Vinson CVN-70USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72USS George Washington CVN-73USS John C. Stennis CVN-74USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76USS George H.W. Bush CVN-77USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78