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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 == | == Real World Carriers == | ||
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* [[Imperial Star Destroyer]]s from ''[[Star Wars]]'' are multi-role warships that carry starfighters. | * [[Imperial Star Destroyer]]s from ''[[Star Wars]]'' are multi-role warships that carry starfighters. | ||
* The [[USAF Prometheus|BC-303]] and [[Daedalus-class battlecruiser|''Daedalus''-class]] from ''[[Stargate]]'' also serve as carriers alongside their [[Cruiser|battlecruiser]] role. Ha'tak-class ships, Ori motherships, Wraith Hiveships, and Cruisers also serve in the carrier role. | * The [[USAF Prometheus|BC-303]] and [[Daedalus-class battlecruiser|''Daedalus''-class]] from ''[[Stargate]]'' also serve as carriers alongside their [[Cruiser|battlecruiser]] role. Ha'tak-class ships, Ori motherships, Wraith Hiveships, and Cruisers also serve in the carrier role. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:USS Forrestal (CV 59).jpg | |||
Image:USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63).jpg | |||
Image:USS Constellation (CV 64).jpg | |||
Image:USS Enterprise (CVN 65).jpg | |||
Image:USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).jpg | |||
Image:USS Nimitz (CVN-68).jpg|The USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68); a nuclear powered supercarrier. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category: Real Technology]] | [[Category: Real Technology]] | ||
[[Category: Naval Terminology]] | [[Category: Naval Terminology]] | ||
Revision as of 00:55, 28 August 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 (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
- Colonial Battlestars and Cylon Basestars from Battlestar Galactica are primarily starfighter carriers.
- Omega-class destroyers from Babylon 5 are multi-role warships that carry starfighters for support.
- Imperial Star Destroyers from Star Wars are multi-role warships that carry starfighters.
- The BC-303 and Daedalus-class from Stargate also serve as carriers alongside their battlecruiser role. Ha'tak-class ships, Ori motherships, Wraith Hiveships, and Cruisers also serve in the carrier role.
Gallery
The USS Nimitz (CVN-68); a nuclear powered supercarrier.
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