List of Aircraft Carriers of The United States Navy - List

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# Name Commissioned Class Status
CV-1 Langley 1922 Langley-class, lead ship Sunk, 27 February 1942 65 nm south of Cilacap, Java
CV-2 Lexington 1927 Lexington-class, lead ship Sunk, 8 May 1942 in the Battle of the Coral Sea
CV-3 Saratoga 1927 Lexington-class Sunk, 25 July 1946 in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target
CV-4 Ranger 1934 Ranger-class, lead ship Decommissioned: 18 October 1946. Scrapped 1947
CV-5 Yorktown 1937 Yorktown-class, lead ship Sunk, 7 June 1942 in the Battle of Midway
CV-6 Enterprise 1938 Yorktown-class Decommissioned: 17 February 1947. Scrapped 1960
CV-7 Wasp 1940 Wasp-class, lead ship Sunk, 15 September 1942 during the Guadalcanal campaign
CV-8 Hornet 1941 Yorktown-class Sunk, 27 October 1942 in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
CV-9 a, c, d Essex 1942 Essex-class, lead ship Decommissioned: 30 June 1969. Scrapped 1975
CV-10 a, c, d Yorktown 1943 Essex-class Decommissioned: 27 June 1970. Preserved, Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum—Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
CV-11 b, c, d Intrepid 1943 Essex-class Decommissioned: 15 March 1974. Preserved, Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum—New York, New York, USA
CV-12 a, c, d Hornet 1943 Essex-class Decommissioned: 26 June 1970. Preserved, USS Hornet Museum—Alameda, California, USA
CV-13  Franklin 1944 Essex-class Decommissioned: 17 February 1947. Scrapped 1966
CV-14 b, c, d Ticonderoga 1944 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 1 September 1973. Scrapped 1975
CV-15 a, c, d Randolph 1944 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 13 February 1969. Scrapped 1975
CV-16 b, c, f Lexington 1943 Essex-class Decommissioned: 8 November 1991. Preserved, USS Lexington Museum On the Bay— Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
CV-17  Bunker Hill 1943 Essex-class Decommissioned: 9 January 1947. Scrapped 1973
CV-18 a, c, d Wasp 1943 Essex-class Decommissioned: 1 July 1972. Scrapped 1973
CV-19 b, c Hancock 1944 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 30 January 1976. Scrapped 1976
CV-20 a, c, d Bennington 1944 Essex-class Decommissioned: 15 January 1970. Scrapped 1994
CV-21 e Boxer 1945 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 1 December 1969. Scrapped 1971
CVL-22 Independence 1943 Independence-class light carrier, lead ship Nuclear test target in Operation Crossroads, July 1946. Decommissioned: 28 August 1946. Scuttled 29 January 1951
CVL-23 Princeton 1943 Independence-class Sunk, 24 October 1944, Battle of Leyte Gulf
CVL-24 Belleau Wood 1943 Independence-class Transferred to France as Bois Belleau (R97) (1953–1960). Returned to U.S. Scrapped 1960
CVL-25 Cowpens 1943 Independence-class Decommissioned: 13 January 1947. Scrapped 1960
CVL-26 Monterey 1943 Independence-class Decommissioned: 16 January 1956. Scrapped 1971
CVL-27 Langley 1943 Independence-class Transferred to France as La Fayette (R96) (1951–1963). Returned to U.S. Scrapped 1964
CVL-28 Cabot 1943 Independence-class Transferred to Spain as Dédalo (R-01) (1967–1989). Returned to the U.S. Scrapped 2002
CVL-29 Bataan 1943 Independence-class Decommissioned: 9 April 1954. Scrapped 1961
CVL-30 San Jacinto 1943 Independence-class Decommissioned: 1 March 1947. Scrapped 1972
CV-31 b, c Bon Homme Richard 1944 Essex-class Decommissioned: 2 July 1971. Scrapped 1992
CV-32 d Leyte 1946 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 15 May 1959. Scrapped 1970
CV-33 a, c, d Kearsarge 1946 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 13 February 1970. Scrapped 1974
CV-34 a, b, c Oriskany 1950 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 30 September 1976. Scuttled as an artificial reef, May 2006 in the Gulf of Mexico
CV-35 Reprisal Canceled
 Long hull Essex-class Canceled while under construction. Hulk launched in 1946 and used for experiments and explosive tests. Scrapped 1949
CV-36 d Antietam 1945 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 8 May 1963. Scrapped 28 February 1974
CV-37 e Princeton 1945 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 30 January 1970. Scrapped 1971
CV-38 b, c, d Shangri-la 1944 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 30 July 1971. Scrapped 1988
CV-39 a,d Lake Champlain 1945 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 2 May 1966. Scrapped 1972
CV-40 d Tarawa 1945 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 13 May 1960. Scrapped 1968
CVB-41 b, c Midway 1945 Midway-class, lead ship Decommissioned: 11 April 1992. Preserved, USS Midway Museum—San Diego, California, USA
CVB-42 b, c Franklin D. Roosevelt 1945 Midway-class Decommissioned: 30 September 1977. Scrapped 1978
CVB-43 b, c Coral Sea 1947 Midway-class Decommissioned: 26 April 1990. Scrapped 2000
CVB-44 Canceled Midway-class Canceled
CV-45 e Valley Forge 1946 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 15 January 1970. Scrapped 1971
CV-46 Iwo Jima Canceled
 Long hull Essex-class Canceled while under construction. Scrapped 1946
CV-47 d Philippine Sea 1946 Long hull Essex-class Decommissioned: 28 December 1958. Scrapped 1971
CVL-48 Saipan 1946 Saipan-class, lead ship Converted to USS Arlington (AGMR-2) 1966. Decommissioned: 14 January 1970. Scrapped 1976
CVL-49 Wright 1947 Saipan-class Converted to USS Wright (CC-2) 1963. Decommissioned: 27 May 1970. Scrapped 1980
CV-50 Canceled Long hull Essex-class Canceled
CV-51 Canceled Long hull Essex-class Canceled
CV-52 Canceled Long hull Essex-class Canceled
CV-53 Canceled Long hull Essex-class Canceled
CV-54 Canceled Long hull Essex-class Canceled
CV-55 Canceled Long hull Essex-class Canceled
CVB-56 Canceled Midway-class Canceled
CVB-57 Canceled Midway-class Canceled
CVA-58 United States Canceled
 United States-class supercarrier, lead ship Canceled five days after the ship's keel was laid down
CV-59 Forrestal 1955 Forrestal-class supercarrier, lead ship Decommissioned 11 September 1993. Currently docked at NISMF, Philadelphia, PA
CV-60 Saratoga 1956 Forrestal-class supercarrier Decommissioned 20 August 1994. To be dismantled at NS Newport, RI
CV-61 Ranger 1957 Forrestal-class supercarrier Decommissioned 10 July 1993. On donation hold, docked at NISMF, Bremerton, WA
CV-62 Independence 1959 Forrestal-class supercarrier Decommissioned 30 September 1998. Awaiting disposal, docked at NISMF, Bremerton, WA
CV-63 Kitty Hawk 1961 Kitty Hawk–class supercarrier, lead ship Decommissioned 12 May 2009. In reserve until 2015, docked at NISMF, Bremerton, WA
CV-64 Constellation 1961 Kitty Hawk–class supercarrier Decommissioned 6 August 2003. Awaiting disposal, docked at NISMF, Bremerton, WA
CVN-65 Enterprise 1961 Enterprise-class supercarrier, lead ship Active; Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia. The Enterprise is scheduled to be deactivated on 1 December 2012.
CV-66 America 1965 Kitty Hawk–class supercarrier Decommissioned 9 August 1996. Scuttled in 2005 as a live-fire test platform
CV-67 John F. Kennedy 1968 Kennedy-class supercarrier, lead ship Decommissioned 1 August 2007. On donation hold, docked at NISMF, Philadelphia, PA. CVN-79 construction started and projected completion in 2020 to be the second carrier named the USS John F Kennedy.
CVN-68 Nimitz 1975 Nimitz-class supercarrier, lead ship Active; Homeport: Naval Station Everett, Everett, Washington
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower 1977 Nimitz-class supercarrier Active; Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-70 Carl Vinson 1981 Nimitz-class supercarrier Active; Homeport: Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt 1986 Nimitz-class supercarrier Active; Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln 1989 Nimitz-class supercarrier Active; Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-73 George Washington 1992 Nimitz-class supercarrier Active; Homeport: Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokosuka, Japan
CVN-74 John C. Stennis 1995 Nimitz-class supercarrier Active; Homeport: Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman 1998 Nimitz-class supercarrier Active; Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan 2003 Nimitz-class supercarrier Active; Homeport: Naval Base Kitsap: Bremerton
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush 2009 Nimitz-class supercarrier Active; Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford 2015 Ford-class supercarrier, lead ship Keel laid; Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy ~2020 Ford-class supercarrier First steel cut; Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia
CVN-80 unnamed ~2025 Ford-class supercarrier Planned
a): converted for jets, hydraulic catapults, 1950–54
b): converted for jets, steam catapults, 1954–59
c): converted to angled deck, 1956–59
d): retasked to ASW (CVS), 1953–69
e): converted to amphibious assault ship, LPH, 1959
f): converted for training, CVT, 1969

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