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The following is a list of fleet
aircraft carrier An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for Carrier-based aircraft, carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. Typically, it is the capital ship of a ...
s of the
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of the United Kingdom. There are two carriers, HMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' and HMS ''Prince of Wales'', currently in service.


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Fleet carriers


HMS ''Argus''


HMS ''Hermes''


HMS ''Eagle''


''Courageous'' class


HMS ''Ark Royal''


HMS ''Unicorn''

HMS ''Unicorn'' was an aircraft repair ship and light aircraft carrier; an "aircraft maintenance carrier".


''Illustrious'' class


''Implacable'' class


''Colossus'' class

The
1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier 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 Navy during the Second World War, and used by eight naval forces between 1944 and 2001. They ...
s were designed and constructed by civilian shipyards to serve as an intermediate step between the expensive, full-size fleet aircraft carriers and the less expensive but limited-capability escort carriers. ''Perseus'' and ''Pioneer'' were modified to operate as maintenance carriers.


''Majestic'' class

The 1942 design was modified to take more modern aircraft and these ships became the ''Majestic''-class. Not completed until after the end of the war, most ended up purchased by other navies.


''Audacious'' class


''Centaur'' class


''Malta'' class


''Queen Elizabeth'' class (CVA-01)


''Invincible'' class


''Queen Elizabeth'' class


See also

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Timeline of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy The following is a timeline of fleet aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. The first British aircraft carrier was ''HMS Argus'', a converted liner hull. In addition, during the Second World War, the Royal Navy operated fli ...
* List of escort carriers of the Royal Navy * List of seaplane carriers of the Royal Navy *
Aircraft carrier An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for Carrier-based aircraft, carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. Typically, it is the capital ship of a ...
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List of amphibious warfare ships This is a list of amphibious warfare ships. Algeria ;Algerian National Navy Active: *''Kalaat Béni Abbès'' class - LPD ** (commissioned 2014) *''Kalaat Beni Hammed'' class - LST **''Kalaat Beni Hammed'' 472 **''Kalaat Beni Rached'' 473 Arg ...
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List of aircraft carriers This list of aircraft carriers contains aircraft carriers listed alphabetically by name. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft, that serves a ...
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List of aircraft carriers in service This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, d ...
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Timeline for aircraft carrier service Aircraft carriers have their origins during the days of World War I. The earliest experiments consisted of fitting temporary "flying off" platforms to the gun turrets of the warships of several nations, notably the United States and the Unit ...
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List of aircraft carriers by configuration A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of sunken aircraft carriers With the advent of heavier-than-air flight, the aircraft carrier has become a decisive weapon at sea.Bishop & Chant, p. 1 In 1911 aircraft began to be successfully launched and landed on ships with the successful flight of a Curtiss Pusher aboa ...
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List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
* Aircraft maintenance carriers of the Royal Navy * List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy * List of aircraft carriers of Germany *
List of aircraft carriers of Russia and the Soviet Union The list of aircraft carriers of the Soviet Union and Russia includes all aircraft carriers built by, proposed for, or in service with the naval forces of either the Soviet Union or Russia. Although listed as aircraft carriers, none of them (wit ...
* People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force * Fleet of the Royal Canadian Navy * List of active French Navy ships * List of active Spanish Navy ships * List of active Italian Navy ships *
List of active Indian Navy ships List of active Indian Navy ships is a list of ships in active service with the Indian Navy. In service ships are taken from the official Indian Navy website.List of active Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships *
list of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
* list of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy *
list of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy The United States Navy had a sizable fleet of escort aircraft carriers during World War II and the era that followed. These ships were both quicker and cheaper to build than larger fleet carriers and were built in great numbers to serve as a st ...
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List of aircraft carriers by country This list of aircraft carriers contains aircraft carriers listed alphabetically by name. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft, that serves a ...


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External links


Maritimequest Royal Navy aircraft carrier photo gallery
{{Lists of aircraft carriers
Aircraft carriers An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. Typically, it is the capital ship of a fleet, as it allows a ...
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...