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Type of aircraft carrier
A fleet carrier is an aircraft carrier designed to operate with the main fleet of a nation's navy. The term was developed during World War II, to distinguish
Fleet_carrier
Type of warship
A light aircraft carrier, or light fleet carrier, is an aircraft carrier smaller than the standard carriers of a navy. The precise definition of the type
Light_aircraft_carrier
Imperial Japanese Navy unit during the Pacific War
The 1st Air Fleet (第一航空艦隊, Daiichi Kōkū Kantai), also known as the Kidō Butai ("Mobile Force"), was a combined carrier battle group comprising most of
1st_Air_Fleet
1940s class of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
The 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier, commonly referred to as the British Light Fleet Carrier, was a light aircraft carrier design created by the Royal
1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier
1942_Design_Light_Fleet_Carrier
Type of WWII aircraft carrier
to operate alongside fleet carriers. Escort carriers were too slow to keep up with the main forces consisting of fleet carriers, battleships, and cruisers
Escort_carrier
The following is a list of fleet aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. There are two carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince
List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_Royal_Navy
Heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser of the Russian Navy
finally named after Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Nikolai Kuznetsov. It was the last aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy. She was originally
Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov
Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov
This list of aircraft carriers contains aircraft carriers listed alphabetically by name. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck
List_of_aircraft_carriers
Royal Navy aircraft carrier class
the postwar carrier fleet, and were much modified.[citation needed] "Audacious Class: Armoured Flight Decks". Armoured Aircraft Carriers in World War
Audacious-class aircraft carrier
Audacious-class_aircraft_carrier
Warship that serves as a seagoing airbase
mobile, seagoing airbase. Typically it is the capital ship of a fleet (known as a carrier battle group), as it allows a naval force to project seaborne
Aircraft_carrier
capital ships of a fleet, as they project air power worldwide without depending on local bases for operational support. Aircraft carriers are expensive and
List of aircraft carriers of World War II
List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_World_War_II
US Navy unit with aircraft carrier
ships and a supply ship. The carrier strike group commander operationally reports to the commander of the numbered fleet, who is operationally responsible
Carrier_strike_group
Aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy
superstructure. The second Japanese aircraft carrier to enter service, and the first large or "fleet" carrier, Akagi and the related Kaga figured prominently
Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Akagi
Second World War fleet of the Royal Navy
Pacific Fleet (BPF) was a Royal Navy formation that saw action against Japan during the Second World War. It was formed from aircraft carriers, other surface
British_Pacific_Fleet
Class of American aircraft carriers
Essex-class fleet carriers. As it progressed, the design also became heavily influenced by the wartime experience of the Royal Navy's armored carriers: As a
Midway-class_aircraft_carrier
Aspect of naval history
the carrier forces of the US, British, and Japanese navies, known as fleet carriers. World War II saw the first large-scale use of aircraft carriers and
History of the aircraft carrier
History_of_the_aircraft_carrier
Aviation arm of the Royal Navy
November 1940, the Fleet Air Arm demonstrated the offensive potential of carrier aviation in Operation Judgement, the attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto.
Fleet_Air_Arm
Royal Navy aircraft carrier class
fleet carriers and the Centaur-class light fleet carriers, and the Royal Navy's sole class of aircraft carrier. The three vessels saw active service in
Invincible-class aircraft carrier
Invincible-class_aircraft_carrier
Class of French aircraft carriers
was France's first successful aircraft carrier design after World War II. It was the backbone of the French fleet for the duration of its forty years of
Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier
Clemenceau-class_aircraft_carrier
Major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II
Mo, involved several major units of Japan's Combined Fleet. Two fleet carriers and a light carrier were assigned to provide air cover for the invasion
Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
Class of supercarriers for the U.S. Navy
carrier is a class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy to replace portions of the aging Nimitz-class carrier fleet.
Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier
Gerald_R._Ford-class_aircraft_carrier
Type of aircraft carrier
Helicopter carriers have been used as anti-submarine warfare carriers and amphibious assault ships. HMS Hermes and two of her sisters were 22,000 ton fleet carriers
Helicopter_carrier
Military unit
comprised Carrier Division Three, the cruisers Quincy and Vincennes, and Destroyer Squadron 11. On 7 December 1941, in the Atlantic Fleet, Carrier Division
Carrier_Strike_Group_3
With the introduction of military aircraft, the aircraft carrier has become a decisive warship class. In 1911 aircraft began to be successfully launched
List of sunken aircraft carriers
List_of_sunken_aircraft_carriers
Aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Ocean Raid. After a brief refit, Hiryū and three other fleet carriers of the First Air Fleet (Kido Butai) participated in the Battle of Midway in June
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Hiryū
Ship that transports and launches drones
fleet of small naval vessels capable of conducting drone warfare without the need for large and expensive carrier strike groups. Some drone carrier,
Drone_carrier
Primary striking force of the US Navy in the Pacific War
The Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 38 when assigned to Third Fleet, TF 58 when assigned to Fifth Fleet) was a group of ships in World War II. It was the main
Fast_Carrier_Task_Force
Type of naval fleet with an aircraft carrier
A carrier battle group (CVBG) is a naval fleet consisting of an aircraft carrier capital ship and its large number of escorts, together defining the group
Carrier_battle_group
Major naval battle of World War II
Mobile Fleet and nearby island garrisons. The battle was the largest carrier-to-carrier engagement in history, involving 24 aircraft carriers, deploying
Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
Aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy
prevented her conversion into a fleet carrier, so the IJN decided to convert her into a carrier that supported other carriers. Her conversion was still not
Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shinano
Royal Navy aircraft carrier class
The Centaur class aircraft carrier was the final iteration of the 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier developed by the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy during
Centaur-class aircraft carrier
Centaur-class_aircraft_carrier
1942 major naval battle in World War II
Japanese Combined Fleet under the command of Isoroku Yamamoto suffered a decisive defeat by two carrier strike groups of the U.S. Pacific Fleet near Midway
Battle_of_Midway
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircraft wing
escort carrier HMS Begum, before transferring to the fleet carrier HMS Indomitable in July 1944. It subsequently served with the Eastern Fleet and, from
5th_Naval_Fighter_Wing
Type of warship
dedicated fleet known as the amphibious ready group or expeditionary strike group. Amphibious assault ships evolved from aircraft carriers converted for
Amphibious_assault_ship
Soviet and Russian aircraft carrier
Baku (Russian: Баку) was a Kiev-class aircraft carrier of the Soviet Navy and the Russian Navy from 1987 to 1996. In 1991 the ship was renamed Admiral
Soviet_aircraft_carrier_Baku
Largest naval formation of warships controlled by a single leader
strategic missions. While modern fleets are permanent, multi-role forces (e.g., carrier strike groups), historical fleets were often ad hoc assemblies for
Naval_fleet
Largest naval battle of World War II
1944, the Japanese fleet had become much weaker than that of the Allied forces; it contained fewer capital ships (aircraft carriers and battleships) than
Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
1959 Centaur-class light fleet carrier of the Royal Navy
HMS Hermes was a conventional British light aircraft carrier and the last of the Centaur class. Hermes was in service with the Royal Navy from 1959 until
HMS_Hermes_(R12)
Britain introduced a new carrier class late in the war. Light aircraft carriers were fast enough to keep up with the fleet carriers but their smaller size
Aircraft carrier operations during World War II
Aircraft_carrier_operations_during_World_War_II
Ranger-class aircraft carrier
with the Pacific Fleet's carrier task forces against Japan, she spent most of World War II in the Atlantic Ocean, where the German fleet, the Kriegsmarine
USS_Ranger_(CV-4)
Aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy
scrapped in 1946. Construction of a seaplane carrier was authorized by the Japanese government in its "eight-six" fleet program of 1918. A planned sister ship
Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Hōshō
structure included complete spare groups for Fleet carriers and half spare groups for Light Fleet carriers. The carrier air groups were organised according to
List_of_Fleet_Air_Arm_groups
Royal Navy aircraft carrier class
increase the numbers of aircraft aboard fleet carriers. Another important consideration was the change in carrier tactics from the earlier doctrine of more
Malta-class_aircraft_carrier
Design Light Fleet Carrier HMS Pretoria Castle (F61) HMS Audacity HMS Archer (D78) Avenger-class escort carrier Attacker-class escort carrier Ruler-class
List of classes of British ships of World War II
List_of_classes_of_British_ships_of_World_War_II
following month, at the Battle of Midway Japan lost four of the six fleet carriers that had been instrumental in her earlier successes. It was a decisive
Pacific Theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II
Pacific_Theater_aircraft_carrier_operations_during_World_War_II
Group of aircraft units operating from an aircraft carrier
period, three more carrier air wings were disestablished: the Atlantic Fleet's Carrier Air Wing 13 on 1 January 1991, followed by Carrier Air Wing 6 on 1
Carrier_air_wing
Military unit
The Fifth Carrier Division (第五航空戦隊, Dai-Go Kōkū-Sentai) was an aircraft carrier unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy's First Air Fleet. At the beginning
5th_Carrier_Division
Fourth carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II
exchange of carrier air attacks, Allied surface ships retreated from the battle area with the fleet carrier Hornet sunk, and another fleet carrier, Enterprise
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands
Unbuilt 1960s class of UK aircraft carriers
Hawk-class aircraft carriers. The British fleet included the fleet carriers Ark Royal and Eagle, and two smaller carriers, the completely reconstructed Victorious
CVA-01
Aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Indian Ocean raid. After a brief refit, Sōryū and three other carriers of the 1st Air Fleet (Kidō Butai) participated in the Battle of Midway in June 1942
Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Sōryū
Aircraft carrier class of the Imperial Japanese Navy
sank two of the four fleet carriers lost by the United States Navy during the war in addition to one elderly British light carrier. The sister ships returned
Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier
Shōkaku-class_aircraft_carrier
Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier
which she assisted Shōkaku in sinking the aircraft carrier USS Lexington and helped to sink the fleet oilier USS Neosho at the Battle of the Coral Sea;
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Zuikaku
Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher in fleet carrier Lexington Carrier Division 13 Rear Admiral Joseph J. Clark 2 fleet carriers Hornet (Capt. William D. Sample)
Philippine Sea order of battle
Philippine_Sea_order_of_battle
Japan's naval force in the Second World War
their largest carrier force of the war, the nine-carrier Mobile Fleet, led by Shōkaku, Zuikaku, and the new armored-deck aircraft carrier Taihō. The resulting
Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II
Imperial_Japanese_Navy_in_World_War_II
Aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy
beginning of sea trials. She joined the Combined Fleet (Rengō Kantai) on 30 November 1929 as the IJN's third carrier to enter service, after Hōshō (1922) and
Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Kaga
1940s class of aircraft carrier of the United States Navy
naval strength until supercarriers joined the fleet starting in the mid-1950s. Most of the carriers were rebuilt, some more thoroughly than others,
Essex-class_aircraft_carrier
Military unit
Navy's First Air Fleet. At the beginning of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, the First Carrier Division consisted of the fleet carriers Akagi and Kaga
1st_Carrier_Division
Ship made to transport unpackaged bulk cargo
durability. Today, bulk carriers make up 21 percent of the world's merchant fleets, and they range in size from single-hold mini-bulk carriers to mammoth ore ships
Bulk_carrier
Numbered fleet of the United States Navy
Task Force 77 (TF 77) aircraft carrier on 3 July 1950. The landings at Inchon, Korea were conducted by Seventh Fleet amphibious ships. The battleships
United_States_Seventh_Fleet
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Pacific Fleet. It was administratively responsible to Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific, and operationally serves as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group
USS_Abraham_Lincoln_(CVN-72)
speeds for deployment with fleet carriers. Escort carriers were too slow to keep up with the main forces consisting of fleet carriers, battleships, and cruisers
List of escort carriers of the Royal Navy
List_of_escort_carriers_of_the_Royal_Navy
World War II order of battle
the fast carriers of the US Third Fleet under the command of Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.. Third Fleet 9 fleet carriers, 8 light carriers, 6 fast battleships
Invasion of Leyte naval order of battle
Invasion_of_Leyte_naval_order_of_battle
Japanese shipyard
Amagi-class battlecruiser Fleet carrier Hiryū Shōkaku, Shōkaku-class fleet carrier Unryū, Unryū-class fleet carrier Fleet carrier Kaga, converted Tosa-class
Yokosuka_Naval_Arsenal
Type of small aircraft carrier
An anti-submarine warfare carrier (ASW carrier) (US hull classification symbol CVS) is a type of small aircraft carrier whose primary role is as the nucleus
Anti-submarine warfare carrier
Anti-submarine_warfare_carrier
Multi-ship class of aircraft carrier
present at the 1937 Coronation Fleet Review. She became a training carrier in December 1938 when Ark Royal joined the Home Fleet and continued on that duty
Courageous-class aircraft carrier
Courageous-class_aircraft_carrier
Overview of the Order of Battle for Leyte Gulf
actions IJN: 1 fleet carrier, 3 light carriers, 2 old battleships, 3 heavy cruisers, 3 light cruisers, 9 destroyers, 1 oiler USN: 2 escort carriers, 2 destroyers
Leyte_Gulf_order_of_battle
1944–1945 Japanese suicidal aircraft attacks
Service (IJNAS), such that it could no longer field a large number of fleet carriers with well-trained aircrews. Japanese planners had based their assumptions
Kamikaze
Military unit
formation of the United States Navy. It trains and certifies Pacific Fleet Carrier Strike Groups, Amphibious Ready Groups, and independently deploying
Carrier_Strike_Group_15
Class of British aircraft carriers
the training carrier for Home Fleet. Indefatigable was converted into a training ship and reactivated in 1950 for service with the Home Fleet. Implacable
Implacable-class aircraft carrier
Implacable-class_aircraft_carrier
Japanese admiral (1886–1966)
Expeditionary Fleet, 3rd Fleet, 1st Mobile Fleet, and the Combined Fleet). Ozawa was noted for his innovative ideas in the employment of aircraft carriers. However
Jisaburō_Ozawa
Military unit
The Second Carrier Division (第二航空戦隊, Dai Ni Kōkū sentai, Ni Kōsen) was an aircraft carrier unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy's First Air Fleet. At the beginning
2nd_Carrier_Division
Military unit
commanding Carrier Group Two, Rear Admiral Jerry C. Breast commanded the Coral Sea carrier battle group and Task Group 60.1 of the U.S. Sixth Fleet during
Carrier_Strike_Group_2
important sea battles were fought without either fleet coming within sight of the other. Most of the fleet carriers were built according to prewar designs, but
List of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy
List_of_aircraft_carrier_classes_of_the_United_States_Navy
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy
first carrier-versus-carrier battle. American carrier planes sank the light aircraft carrier Shōhō on 7 May, and badly damaged the fleet carrier Shōkaku
USS_Yorktown_(CV-5)
Japanese admiral (1884–1943)
Japanese fleet scored a series of decisive naval victories. These gains were halted at the Battle of Midway in June 1942, in which four Japanese carriers were
Isoroku_Yamamoto
aircraft carrier- Served from 1951 till 1979. 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier- WWII era served till early 1960s. Centaur-class aircraft carrier- In service
List of classes of British ships of the Cold War
List_of_classes_of_British_ships_of_the_Cold_War
Type of large warship
warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several
Cruiser
Military unit
positioning of three carriers on the Pacific Rim at a time when the economic situation demanded the reduction of carriers in the fleet. In 1984 the group
Carrier_Strike_Group_1
Unit type in the US Navy and Marine Corps
Atlantic Fleet and Readiness Carrier Air Group TWELVE (RCVG-12) or Readiness Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group FIFTY ONE (RCVSG-51) in the Pacific Fleet. These
Fleet_Replacement_Squadron
Chinese aircraft carrier in development
planning to build around four Type 004 aircraft carriers, which would give them a total fleet size of seven carriers. However, in December 2025, the US Defense
Type_004_aircraft_carrier
Light aircraft carrier class of the US Navy
Roosevelt, a former Assistant Secretary of the Navy, noted no new fleet aircraft carriers were expected to be completed before 1944. He proposed to convert
Independence-class aircraft carrier
Independence-class_aircraft_carrier
United States admiral (1886–1969)
Midway, comprising the carriers Enterprise and Hornet. At Midway, dive bombers from American carriers sank four fleet carriers of the Imperial Japanese
Raymond_A._Spruance
American attack on Truk Lagoon during World War II
strength consisted of five fleet carriers (Enterprise, Yorktown, Essex, Intrepid, and Bunker Hill) and four light carriers (Belleau Wood, Cabot, Monterey
Operation_Hailstone
Part of the Battle of Leyte Gulf
targeting Taffy 3's escort carriers, which Kurita mistook for the main carriers of the Third Fleet. The escort carriers fled for the cover of rain squalls
Battle_off_Samar
force that attacked Pearl Harbor. TF 50 – Carrier Force (Task Force 50): 6 fleet carriers, 5 light carriers, 6 fast battleships, 3 heavy cruisers, 3 anti-aircraft
Gilbert Islands naval order of battle
Gilbert_Islands_naval_order_of_battle
Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
remaining operational fleet carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy after Akagi, Kaga, and Sōryū had been disabled by U.S. carrier aircraft. Hiryū launched
Tamon_Yamaguchi
Aircraft operated by the national carrier of Turkey
acquired, becoming the first wide-body aircraft of the carrier. Fokker F28 Fellowships also joined the fleet the same year. Boeing 727s were added two years
Turkish_Airlines_fleet
Aircraft carrier class of the US Navy
tackle a surface fleet alone. Taffy 3 was to be protected by Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet with carriers and battleships, but the Third Fleet had left the
Casablanca-class escort carrier
Casablanca-class_escort_carrier
American naval base in Bahrain
Bahrain. Home to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and United States Fifth Fleet, it as nearly destroyed during the 2026 Iran war and was unable to continue
Naval Support Activity Bahrain
Naval_Support_Activity_Bahrain
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier (active 1968–2007)
designated a CVA, for fixed-wing attack carrier, however the designation was changed to CV, for fleet carrier. After nearly 40 years of service, John
USS_John_F._Kennedy_(CV-67)
Planned class of French aircraft carriers
of aircraft carriers ordered by the Marine Nationale (French Navy) prior to World War II. The Navy had commissioned an experimental carrier in 1927, but
Joffre-class_aircraft_carrier
Military unit
Carrier Strike Group FOUR (CCSG-4 or COMSTRKGRUFOUR) is the U.S. Fleet Forces Command formation charged with training and certifying Atlantic Fleet Carrier
Commander Strike Force Training Atlantic
Commander_Strike_Force_Training_Atlantic
Military unit
usually led by a large-deck aircraft carrier. Between 2004 and 2014, the group made four deployments to the U.S. Fifth Fleet operating in the Persian Gulf and
Carrier_Strike_Group_10
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircraft wing
formed for service with the fleet carrier HMS Indefatigable and subsequently operated in Home Fleet and British Pacific Fleet operations before being absorbed
24th_Naval_Fighter_Wing
Military unit
3rd Carrier Division (第三航空戦隊,, Dai San Kōkū Sentai, "San Kōsen") was primarily a seaplane tender unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet. Carrier
3rd_Carrier_Division
Numbered fleet of the United States Navy
January 2013, Carrier Strike Group Three was the only carrier strike group operating with the U.S. Fifth Fleet until relieved by the Carrier Strike Group
United_States_Fifth_Fleet
List of Malaysia Airlines aircraft
the national carrier of Malaysia, and its fleet consists of 88 aircraft, which consists of 32 wide-bodies and 56 narrow bodies. The fleet consists of Airbus
Malaysia_Airlines_fleet
Service component command of the US Navy
Fleet (made up of one Carrier Division) - Commander: Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook (Flagship: USS Yorktown) Cruisers, Atlantic Fleet (made up of four Cruiser
United States Fleet Forces Command
United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command
Military unit
Carrier Strike Group 5, also known as CSG 5 or CARSTRKGRU 5, is the U.S. Navy carrier strike group assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet and permanently
Carrier_Strike_Group_5
US Navy theater-level component command
the defence of the base and the fleet. In December 1941, the fleet consisted of nine battleships, three aircraft carriers, 12 heavy cruisers, eight light
United_States_Pacific_Fleet
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