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The list of aircraft carriers by configuration contains active aircraft carriers organized by the specific configuration of aircraft carrier designs. This list excludes seaplane carriers or helicopter carriers.
The role of these ships was for the training of pilots for carrier take-offs and landings in a safe area where the carriers would not be at risk of attack by hostile forces. [86] Together the Sable and Wolverine trained 17,820 pilots in 116,000 carrier landings. Of these, 51,000 landings were on Sable.
Conte di Cavour. Builders: Italy Type: Aircraft carrier; Displacement: 27,910 tons; Aircraft: 8 AV-8B Harrier II Plus, 12 EH101 helicopters; Armament: 4 × A43 SYLVER VLS for 32 Aster 15 SAM, 2 × Otobreda 76 mm gun Davide Strales, 3 × Oerlikon Contraves 25/80 mm Anti-asymmetric attack warfare gun
Light aircraft carrier (since 2006 used as a helicopter carrier) 10 August 1997 Turkey: Anadolu: Anadolu (L-400) 230.8 m (757 ft) 27,500 t Conventional: V/STOL: LHD: 10 April 2023 United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth: Queen Elizabeth (R08) 280 m (920 ft) 80,600 t Conventional (IEP) STOVL: Aircraft carrier: 7 December 2017: Prince of Wales (R09) [39]
Some Carrier Aircraft Service Units worked in United States on training aircraft and other planes. If needed a Carrier Aircraft Service Unit could be redesignated into a Combat Aircraft Service Unit, Scout Observation Service unit or Patrol Service units. [3] [4] [5] Carrier aircraft used during World War II by US Navy: (years used) (number built)
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A carrier-based aircraft (also known as carrier-capable aircraft, carrier-borne aircraft, or carrier aircraft) is a naval aircraft designed for operations from aircraft carriers. Carrier-based aircraft must be able to launch in a short distance and be sturdy enough to withstand the abrupt forces of launching from and recovering on a pitching deck.
On 1 September 1948 the Navy again changed the carrier air group designation scheme; all CVAGs and CVBGs were designated CVGs and CVAG-3 once again became CVG-3. On 20 December 1963 all carrier air groups in existence were redesignated Carrier Air Wings (CVW) and Carrier Air Group 3 (CVG-3) was redesignated Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) [2]