Difference between revisions of "Carrier"

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*'''IJN ''Akagi'''
*'''IJN ''Akagi'''
*'''''Admiral Kuznetsov'''''
*'''''Admiral Kuznetsov'''''
*'''''HMS Eagle'''''
*'''''HMS Audacious'''''
*'''HMS ''Queen Elizabeth'''''
*'''HMS ''Queen Elizabeth'''''
== Carriers in [[Science Fiction]] ==
== Carriers in [[Science Fiction]] ==
Alongside traditional aircraft carriers, in science fiction it is quite common to have spacecraft filling a similar role, mainly carrying [[starfighter]]s limited to STL speeds.
Alongside traditional aircraft carriers, in science fiction it is quite common to have spacecraft filling a similar role, mainly carrying [[starfighter]]s limited to STL speeds.

Revision as of 05:39, 4 April 2011

An aircraft carrier (often called simply a carrier) is a type of warship used as a mobile airbase for military aircraft. Aircraft carriers can project military force over very large areas and have become elements of modern US military warfare since the second world war.

Real World Carriers

  • USS Enterprise (CV-6)
  • USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
  • USS Nimitz
  • IJN Akagi
  • Admiral Kuznetsov
  • HMS Eagle
  • HMS Audacious
  • HMS Queen Elizabeth

Carriers in Science Fiction

Alongside traditional aircraft carriers, in science fiction it is quite common to have spacecraft filling a similar role, mainly carrying starfighters limited to STL speeds.

Examples