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Image:USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).jpg|The USS ''John F. Kennedy'' (CV 67).
Image:USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).jpg|The USS ''John F. Kennedy'' (CV 67).
Image:USS Nimitz (CVN-68).jpg|The USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68); a nuclear powered supercarrier.
Image:USS Nimitz (CVN-68).jpg|The USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68); a nuclear powered supercarrier.
Image:HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21).jpg|The HMCS ''Magnificent'' (CVL 21), a Canadian aircraft carrer.
Image:HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22).jpg|The HMCS ''Bonaventure'' (CVL 22), the last Canadian aircraft carrier.
Image:HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22).jpg|The HMCS ''Bonaventure'' (CVL 22), the last Canadian aircraft carrier.
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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.

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
  • HMCS Warrior
  • HMCS Magnificent
  • HMCS Bonaventure
  • 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

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