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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.
[[Image:USS Nimitz (CVN-68).jpg|thumb|right|200px|The USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68); a nuclear powered supercarrier.]]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 ==
== Real World Carriers ==
*'''USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6)'''
*'''USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6)'''
*'''USS ''Enterprise'' (CVN-65)'''
*'''USS ''Enterprise'' (CVN-65)'''
*'''USS ''Nimitz'''''
*'''USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68)'''
*'''USS ''Gerald R. Ford'' (CVN-78)
*'''IJN ''Akagi'''
*'''IJN ''Akagi'''
*'''''Admiral Kuznetsov'''''
*'''''Admiral Kuznetsov'''''

Revision as of 13:19, 10 July 2011

The USS Nimitz (CVN-68); a nuclear powered supercarrier.

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 (CVN-68)
  • USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
  • 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