Largest Aircraft Carriers
Overview
Ranking of the world's largest aircraft carriers by displacement. These floating airbases represent the ultimate symbol of naval power projection, capable of deploying air wings across the globe. From American supercarriers to emerging Chinese and British flattops, compare the biggest warships ever built.
George H. W. Bush
#1 Ranked
102,000 tons
Top Value
Largest Aircraft Carriers
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | tons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1 | George H. W. Bush | 🇺🇸 United States | Northrop Grumman Newport News | 102,000 | |
| 🥈 2 | Gerald R. Ford | 🇺🇸 United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | 101,605 | |
| 🥉 3 | Nimitz | 🇺🇸 United States | Newport News Shipbuilding Company | 100,000 | |
| 4 | Enterprise | 🇺🇸 United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | 94,781 | |
| 5 | Ulyanovsk | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Chernomorsky Shipyard 444 | 85,000 | |
| 6 | Type 003 | 🇨🇳 China | Jiangnan Shipyard | 85,000 | |
| 7 | Kitty Hawk | 🇺🇸 United States | New York Shipbuilding | 83,090 | |
| 8 | Forrestal | 🇺🇸 United States | New York Navy Yard | 82,000 | |
| 9 | Queen Elizabeth | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Aircraft Carrier Alliance | 70,600 | |
| 10 | Type 002 | 🇨🇳 China | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry | 70,000 | |
| 11 | Type 001 | 🇨🇳 China | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry | 60,900 | |
| 12 | Vikramaditya | 🇮🇳 India | Chernomorskiy Yard | 45,000 | |
| 13 | Vikrant | 🇮🇳 India | Cochin Shipyard Limited | 45,000 | |
| 14 | Charles de Gaulle | 🇫🇷 France | DCN | 42,500 | |
| 15 | Shahid Bagheri | 🇮🇷 Iran | Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex | 42,000 |
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | tons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Wasp | 🇺🇸 United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | 41,150 | |
| 17 | Type 075 | 🇨🇳 China | Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding | 40,000 | |
| 18 | LHA-1 Tarawa | 🇺🇸 United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | 39,967 | |
| 19 | Foch/Sao Paulo | 🇫🇷 France | DCN, St-Nazaire (France) | 32,800 | |
| 20 | Cavour | 🇮🇹 Italy | Fincantieri | 27,100 | |
| 21 | Invincible | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | 22,000 | |
| 22 | Ocean | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd | 21,500 | |
| 23 | LPX | 🇰🇷 South Korea | Hanjin Heavy Industries | 19,500 | |
| 24 | Iwo Jima | 🇺🇸 United States | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | 18,474 | |
| 25 | Principe De Asturias | 🇪🇸 Spain | Bazán | 16,700 | |
| 26 | Giuseppe Garibaldi | 🇮🇹 Italy | Fincantieri | 14,150 | |
| 27 | Chakri Narubet | 🇹🇭 Thailand | Bazán | 11,670 | |
| 28 | Jeanne d’Arc | 🇫🇷 France | DCAN | 10,575 | |
| 29 | Osumi | 🇯🇵 Japan | Mitsui | 8,900 | |
| 30 | Andrea Doria | 🇮🇹 Italy | Navalmeccania | 6,500 |