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==Ship classes and unique ships== | ==Ship classes and unique ships== | ||
===Imperial Japanese Navy=== | ===Imperial Japanese Navy=== | ||
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{{r|IJN Hiryū}} | {{r|IJN Hiryū}} | ||
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{{r|IJN Shōhō}} | {{r|IJN Shōhō}} | ||
{{r|IJN Shinano}} | {{r|IJN Shinano}} | ||
===United Kingdom=== | ===United Kingdom=== | ||
{{r|HMS Furious}} | {{r|HMS Furious}} | ||
Revision as of 17:57, 25 August 2010
Ship classes and unique ships
- IJN Hoshu [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Akagi [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Hiryū [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Sōryū [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Kaga [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Shōkaku [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Zuikaku [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Ryūjō [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Shōhō [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Shinano [r]: Imperial Japanese Navy vessel, laid down as a battleship of the Yamato-class but converted to an aircraft carrier; sunk on 29 November 1944 by the submarine USS Archerfish (SS-311) while still being finished and transferring to a safer shipyard [e]
United Kingdom
- HMS Furious [r]: Pioneering aircraft carrier, originally a specialized large light cruiser built in 1917, and then adapted for flight experiments with a small flight platform; launched the First World War Tondern Raid; rebuilt with a full flight deck in 1922-1925; active in WWII, primarily with the Home Fleet [e]
- HMS Glorious [r]: Add brief definition or description
- HMS Ark Royal [r]: Add brief definition or description
- HMS Hermes [r]: Add brief definition or description
United States
Second World War
Large carriers
- USS Langley (CV-1) [r]: First aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, but intended as an experiment rather than for operational use; provided auxiliary services early in WWII, was damaged by Japanese aircraft in February 1942, and scuttled [e]
- Lexington-class [r]: A two-ship class of aircraft carriers, the first built by the United States Navy for operations rather than experimentation; converted from cancelled battlecruiser hulls [e]
- USS Lexington (CV-2) [r]: First aircraft carrier built by the United States Navy and intended for fleet rather than experimental duty; sunk at the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942 [e]
- USS Saratoga (CV-3) [r]: Lexington-class U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, converted from a battle cruiser hull in 1927, and serving throughout World War II; sunk in 1946 during nuclear weapon tests [e]
- USS Ranger (CV-4) [r]: Early purpose-built U.S. Navy aircraft carrier; too small (14,500 tons) for Pacific duty; supported "Neutrality Patrols" and early WWII Atlantic convoys, provided air cover to Operation Torch, raided Norway; returned to the US and was a training ship for the rest of the war [e]
- Yorktown-class [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Wasp (CV-7) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Essex-class (WWII) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Essex (CV-9) [r]: Add brief definition or description Built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia. Keel laid in April 1941; launched in July 1942; commissioned in December 1942.
- USS Wasp (CV-10) [r]: Add brief definition or description(name changed from Bon Homme Richard in September 1942). Built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia. Keel laid in December 1941; launched in January 1943; commissioned in April 1943.
- USS Intrepid (CV-11) [r]: Add brief definition or description Built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia. Keel laid in Decenber 1941; launched in April 1943; commissioned in August 1943.
- USS Hornet (CV-12) [r]: Add brief definition or description(name changed from Kearsarge in January 1943) . Built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia. Keel laid in August 1942; launched in August 1943; commissioned in November 1943.
- USS Franklin (CV-13) [r]: Add brief definition or description Built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia. Keel laid in December 1942; launched in October 1943; commissioned in January 1944.
- USS Lexington (CV-16) [r]: Add brief definition or description(name changed from Cabot in June 1942). Built by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts. Keel laid in July 1941; launched in September 1942; commissioned in February 1943.
- USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) [r]: Add brief definition or descriptionBunker Hill (CV-17). Built by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts. Keel laid in September 1941; launched in December 1942; commissioned in May 1943.
- USS Wasp (CV-18) [r]: Add brief definition or description(name changed from Oriskany in November 1942). Built by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts. Keel laid in March 1942; launched in August 1943; commissioned in November 1943.
- USS Bennington (CV-20) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) [r]: Add brief definition or description Built by the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Keel laid in February 1943; launched in April 1944; commissioned in November 1944.
- Ticonderoga (carrier)-class [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) [r]: Add brief definition or description Aircraft carrier of the U.S. Ticonderoga (carrier)-class (name changed from Hancock in May 1943); commissioned in May 1944.
- USS Randolph (CV-15) [r]: Add brief definition or description Aircraft carrier of the U.S. Ticonderoga (carrier)-class; commissioned in October 1944.
- USS Hancock (CV-19) [r]: Add brief definition or descriptionAircraft carrier of the U.S. Ticonderoga (carrier)-class; name changed from Ticonderoga in May 1943). Built by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts. Keel laid in January 1943; launched in January 1944; commissioned in April 1944.
- USS Boxer (CV-21) [r]: Add brief definition or description Aircraft carrier of the U.S. Ticonderoga (carrier)-class; commissioned in April 1945.
- USS Leyte (CV-32) [r]: Add brief definition or descriptionAircraft carrier of the U.S. Ticonderoga (carrier)-class; name changed from Crown Point in May 1945; commissioned in April 1946.
- USS Kearsarge (CV-33) [r]: Add brief definition or descriptionAircraft carrier of the U.S. Ticonderoga (carrier)-class; commissioned in March 1946.
- USS Antietam (CV-36) [r]: Add brief definition or description Aircraft carrier of the U.S. Ticonderoga (carrier)-class; commissioned in January 1945.
- USS Princeton (CV-377) [r]: Add brief definition or descriptionAircraft carrier of the U.S. Ticonderoga (carrier)-class; (name changed from Valley Forge in November 1944); commissioned in November 1945.
- USS Shangri-La (CV-38) [r]: Add brief definition or descriptionAircraft carrier of the U.S. Ticonderoga (carrier)-class; commissioned in September 1944.
- USS Lake Champlain (CV-39) [r]: Add brief definition or description Aircraft carrier of the U.S. Ticonderoga (carrier)-class; commissioned in June 1945.
- USS Tarawa (CV-40) [r]: Add brief definition or descriptionAircraft carrier of the U.S. Ticonderoga (carrier)-class; commissioned in December 1945.
- USS Valley Forge (CV-45) [r]: Add brief definition or description Aircraft carrier of the U.S. Ticonderoga (carrier)-class; commissioned in November 1946.
- USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) [r]: Add brief definition or description Aircraft carrier of the U.S. Ticonderoga (carrier)-class; name changed from Wright in February 1945); commissioned in May 1946.
Cold War
- Oriskany-class [r]: Add brief definition or description The second major upgrade of U.S. Navy Essex- and Ticonderoga-class aircraft carriers; rebuilding program also known as the SCB-27 modernization program; most ships redesignated CVA (attack carrier) vice CV
- Oriskany (CV-34) [r]: Add brief definition or description Built by the New York Naval Shipyard. Keel laid in May 1944; launched in October 1945; reordered to the SCB-27A design in August 1947; commissioned in September 1950.
- Essex (CV-9) [r]: Add brief definition or description Reconstructed to SCB-27A design by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Work began in February 1949; recommissioned in January 1951.
- Wasp (CV-18) [r]: Add brief definition or description Reconstructed to SCB-27A design by the New York Naval Shipyard. Work began in May 1949; recommissioned in September 1951.
- Kearsarge (CV-33) [r]: Add brief definition or description Reconstructed to SCB-27A design by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Work began in February 1950; recommissioned in February 1952.
- Lake Champlain (CV-39) [r]: Add brief definition or description Reconstructed to SCB-27A design by the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Work began in August 1950; recommissioned in September 1952.
- Bennington (CV-20) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Yorktown (CV-10) [r]: Add brief definition or descriptionReconstructed to SCB-27A design by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Work began in March 1951; recommissioned as CVA-10 in February 1953.
- Randolph (CV-15) [r]: Add brief definition or description Reconstructed to SCB-27A design by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. Work began in June 1951; recommissioned as CVA-15 in July 1953.
- Hornet (CV-12) [r]: Add brief definition or description Reconstructed to SCB-27A design by the New York Naval Shipyard. Work began in July 1951; recommissioned as CVA-12 in September 1953.
- Hancock (CV-19) [r]: Add brief definition or description Reconstructed to SCB-27C design by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Work began in December 1951; recommissioned as CVA-19 in February 1954.
- Intrepid (CV-11) [r]: Add brief definition or description Reconstructed to SCB-27C design by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. Work began in April 1952; recommissioned as CVA-11 in June 1954.
- Ticonderoga (CVA-14) [r]: Add brief definition or description Reconstructed to SCB-27C design by the New York Naval Shipyard. Work began in April 1952; recommissioned as CVA-14 in September 1954.
- Shangri-La (CVA-38) [r]: Add brief definition or description Reconstructed to SCB-27C design by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Work began in October 1952 and was extended to include SCB-125 features; recommissioned in January 1955.
- Lexington (CVA-16) [r]: Add brief definition or description Reconstructed to SCB-27C design by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Work began in September 1953 and was extended to include SCB-125 features; recommissioned in August 1955.
- Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) [r]: Add brief definition or description Reconstructed to SCB-27C design by the San Francisco Naval Shipyard. Work began in May 1953 and was extended to include SCB-125 features; recommissioned in September 1955.
- Forrestal-class [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Enterprise (CVN-65) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Nimitz-class [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Nimitz (CVN 68) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- )USS George Washington (CVN 73 [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) [r]: Add brief definition or description
New types
Aircraft
- A6M "Zero" or "Zeke" [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Aichi D3A1 "Val" [r]: Add brief definition or description
Russia
United Kingdom
United States
Second World War
- F4F Wildcat [r]: Add brief definition or description
- F6F Hellcat [r]: Add brief definition or description
- F4U Corsair [r]: Add brief definition or description
- SBD Dauntless [r]: Add brief definition or description
- SB2C Helldiver [r]: Add brief definition or description
- TBD Devastator [r]: Add brief definition or description
- TBF Avenger [r]: Add brief definition or description
Early jets and Korean War
Vietnam Era
- A-4 Skyhawk [r]: Add brief definition or description
- A-6 Intruder [r]: Add brief definition or description
- E-2 Hawkeye [r]: Add brief definition or description
- EA-6 Prowler [r]: Add brief definition or description
- F8U Crusader [r]: Add brief definition or description
- F-4 Phantom II [r]: Add brief definition or description
Generation 4-4.5
- F-14 Tomcat [r]: Add brief definition or description
- F-18 Hornet [r]: Add brief definition or description
- S-3 Viking [r]: Add brief definition or description
- ES-3 Shadow [r]: Add brief definition or description