List of Current Aircraft Carriers

This article is for listing all of the current aircraft carriers in service, under construction, or planned for construction in the world of Canadian Power: The Canadian Forces as a Major Power.

Argentina

 * Rivadavia-class Aircraft Carrier (2) - 2008
 * ARA Bernadino Rivadavia (V-03)
 * ARA Mariano Moreno (V-04)

Australia

 * Australia-class Aircraft Carrier (1, 1 UC) - 2014
 * HMAS Australia (R23)
 * HMAS Commonwealth (R24) - under construction

Brazil

 * Sao Paulo-class (Clemenceau class) Aircraft Carrier (2) - 2001
 * NRB Sao Paulo (A12) - former MN Foch (R99)
 * NRB Brasilia (A13) - former MN Clemenceau (R98)

Canada

 * Warrior-class (Forrestal class) Aircraft Carrier (1) - 1997
 * HMCS Warrior (CV-24) - former USS Forrestal (CV-59)
 * Victorious-class (Modified John F. Kennedy class) Aircraft Carrier (2 planned) - 2023
 * HMCS Victorious (CVN-25) - under construction
 * HMCS Magnificent (CVN-26) - planned for construction

China

 * Type 001 Liaoning-class (Admiral Kuznetsov class) Aircraft Carrier (1) - 2012
 * PLANS Liaoning (16) - former SVK Varyag
 * Type 001A Shandong-class (Modified Admiral Kuznetsov class) Aircraft Carrier (1 UC) - 2019
 * PLANS Shandong (17) - fitting out
 * Type 002 Hainan-class Aircraft Carrier (1 UC, 1 planned) - 2022
 * PLANS Hainan (18) - under construction
 * PLANS Guangdong (19) - planned for construction

France

 * Charles de Gaulle-class Aircraft Carrier (2) - 2001
 * MN Charles de Gaulle (R91)
 * MN Richelieu (R92)
 * Jeanne d'Arc-class Aircraft Carrier (1) - 2019
 * MN Jeanne d'Arc (R93) - fitting out

India

 * Vikramaditya-class (Modified Kiev class) Aircraft Carrier (1) - 2013
 * INS Vikramaditya (R33)
 * Vikrant-class Aircraft Carrier (2 UC) - 2018
 * INS Vikrant (R34) - under construction
 * INS Viraat (R35) - planned for construction
 * Vishal-class Aircraft Carrier (1 planned) - 2025
 * INS Vishal (R36) - planned for construction

Italy

 * Giuseppe Garibaldi-class Aircraft Carrier (1) - 1985
 * ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi (551)
 * Cavour-class Aircraft Carrier (1) - 2008
 * ITS Cavour (550)

Japan

 * Fuji-class Aircraft Carrier (3 UC) - 2020
 * JS Fuji (CV-01) - under construction
 * JS Tate (CV-02) - planned for construction
 * JS Haku (CV-03) - planned for construction

Republic of Korea

 * Samguk-class Aircraft Carrier (3 UC) - 2021
 * ROKS Goguryeo (CV-01) - under construction
 * ROKS Silla (CV-02) - planned for construction
 * ROKS Baekje (CV-03) - planned for construction

Portugal

 * Invincible-class Aircraft Carrier (1) – 1996
 * NRP Hermenegildo Capelo (R-01)

Russia

 * Admiral Kuznetsov-class Aircraft Carrier (1) - 1990
 * RFK Admiral Kuznetsov (113)
 * Ulyanovsk-class Aircraft Carrier (1) - 1998
 * RFK Ulyanovsk (114)
 * Ekaterina Velikaya-class Aircraft Carrier (1 UC, 2 planned) - 2024
 * RFK Ekaterina Velikaya - under construction
 * RFK Aleksandr Osvoboditel - planned for construction
 * RFK Imperator Pavel I - planned for construction

Spain

 * Principe de Asturias-class Aircraft Carrier (1) - 1988
 * SPS Principe de Asturias (R-11)

Thailand

 * Chakri Naruebet-class (Principe de Asturias class) Aircraft Carrier (1) - 1997
 * HTMS Chakri Naruebet (911)

United Kingdom

 * Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carrier (3) - 2008
 * HMS Queen Elizabeth (R10)
 * HMS Prince of Wales (R11)
 * HMS Ark Royal (R12) - on sea trials

United States

 * Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier (10) - 1975
 * USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
 * USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
 * USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
 * USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
 * USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
 * USS George Washington (CVN-73)
 * USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
 * USS United States (CVN-75)
 * USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
 * USS Lexington (CVN-77)
 * Gerald R. Ford-class Aircraft Carrier (2, 1 UC, 1 planned) - 2015
 * USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
 * USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) - sea trials
 * USS Enterprise (CVN-80) - under construction
 * USS Intrepid (CVN-81) - planned for construction