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...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 [[STOV

[[Colossus-class]] aircraft carrier launched in 1944, transferred to Canada and then sold to Argentina in 1958

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 se

A two-ship class of [[aircraft carrier]]s, the first built by the [[United States Navy]] for operations rather tha

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...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 aircra

U.S. [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Yorktown-class]]; commissioned in September 1937; sunk at the [

[[Lexington-class]] U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]], converted from a battle cruiser hull in 1927, and serving throughout Wor

{{r|Aircraft carrier}} {{r|Kitty Hawk-class}} U.S. [[aircraft carrier]], improved [[Forrestal-class]]

<noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>[[Royal Navy]] medium [[aircraft carrier]], entering service in 1938, and amassing a distinguished combat record bef

First aircraft carrier built by the [[United States Navy]] and intended for fleet rather than expe

...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-la

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...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.

...er, designed to follow the wake of a large warship target, especially an [[aircraft carrier]]

...robably the most potent surface [[warship]]s built since WWII (excluding [[aircraft carrier]]s)

'''USS Yorktown''' was an [[aircraft carrier]] which named the Yorktown-class. Commissioned in September 1937, she was s

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 mi

A single-ship class of 14,500 ton U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]], purpose-built under treaty restrictions but with some improvements over

Four-ship class of conventionally powered [[aircraft carrier|"supercarriers"]] derived from the [[Forrestal-class]]; significant variati

U.S. [[Yorktown-class]] [[aircraft carrier]]; commissioned in October 1941; participated in [[Doolittle Raid]] and [[B

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 carrier

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 an

<noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>A modified ship superstructure for [[aircraft carrier]]s, of minimal size for needed functions and offset to one side of the ship

[[United States Navy]] [[aircraft carrier]]; part of the [[Nimitz-class]] but incorporating a number of features maki

====[[Aircraft carrier]]==== ...ship construction and aviation procurement plan includes the first CVN-21 aircraft carrier, a [[Virginia-class]] submarine, one amphibious assault ship, one logistics

...st spectacular modern uses of the catapult is in launching aircraft from [[aircraft carrier]]s, using the CATOBAR technique.

...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)]] w

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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 auxiliar

...e C2]] predecessor; many converted to naval uses, particularly as [[escort aircraft carrier]]s (CVE)s and as tenders for destroyers, submarines and seaplanes

.... forces (including [[IJN Shinano]], a Yamato-class hull converted to an [[aircraft carrier]])

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...], '''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 the

Pioneering [[aircraft carrier]], originally a specialized large light cruiser built in 1917, and then ada

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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'',

Early purpose-built U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]]; too small (14,500 tons) for Pacific duty; supported "Neutrality Patrols

[[Essex-class]] aircraft carrier in [[World War Two in the Pacific]] name changed from Bon Homme Richard in

...f concentric rings of escorts developed in the [[Second World War]] with [[aircraft carrier]] and [[amphibious warfare|amphibious ships]], as well as dedicated [[flags

...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 carr

...Fleet]], which controlled the major component of [[Naval Aviation]] and [[aircraft carrier]]s at sea; primarily commanded by Adm. [[Marc Mitscher]]; replaced the earl

<noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Essex-class]]; commissioned 1943 and served in numerous [[World

[[Essex-class]] U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]]; commissioned 1943 and fought in [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]], assau

...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, su

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'''''HMS Ark Royal'' (1938)''', was a 22,000-ton [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Royal Navy]], built at Birkenhead, England, was completed in Nov | title = HMS Ark Royal (Aircraft Carrier, 1938-1941)

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