List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy

The following is a list of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.

Ships of the Royal Navy

A -B -C -D -E -F -G H -I -J -K -L -M - N O -P -Q -R -S -T -U V -W -X -Y -Z

aircraft carriers

amphibious assault shipping

battlecruisers

battleships

corvettes and sloops

cruisers

destroyers

frigates

mine countermeasure vessels

monitors

patrol and attack craft

Royal Yachts

submarines

support ships

survey vessels

fleet bases

shore establishments

hospitals and hospital ships

air stations

aircraft wings

fleets and major commands

squadrons and flotillas

Active

• Invincible class
  • Illustrious (1981)
  • Ark Royal (1981)

Planned

• CVF class - full-sized, CTOL ships of 55,000+ tonnes
  • HMS Queen Elizabeth (2012)
  • HMS Prince of Wales (2015)

Former

Fleet carriers

• Argus (1916)
• Furious (1916)
• Glorious class
  • Glorious (1916)
  • Courageous (1916)
• Vindictive (1918) - converted to cruiser 1925
• Eagle (1918)
• Hermes (1923) - first purpose-designed aircraft carrier
• Ark Royal (1938)
• Unicorn fleet maintenance carrier (1943)
• Illustrious class
  • Illustrious (1939)
  • Formidable (1939)
  • Victorious (1939)
• Indomitable (1940)
• Implacable class
  • Implacable (1942)
  • Indefatigable (1942)
• Audacious class
  • Eagle (ex-Audacious) (1946)
  • Ark Royal (ex-Irresistible) (1950)
  • Eagle - cancelled
  • Africa - cancelled
• Colossus class
  • Colossus (1943), to France 1946 as Arromanches
  • Glory (1943)
  • Ocean
  • Theseus (1944)
  • Triumph (1944)
  • Venerable - to Netherlands 1948 as Karel Doorman, to Argentina 1968 as Veinticinco de Mayo
  • Vengeance (1944) - to Brazil 1956 as renamed Minas Gerais
  • Warrior (1944) - to Canada 1946-1948, to Argentina 1958 as Independencia
  • Perseus (1944)
  • Pioneer (1944)
• Majestic class
  • Majestic (1945) - to Australia 1955 as Melbourne
  • Hercules (1945) - to India 1957 as Vikrant
  • Leviathan (1945) - was never completed
  • HMCS Magnificent
  • Powerful (1945) - to Canada 1952 as Bonaventure
  • Terrible (1944) - to Australia in 1948 as Sydney
• Centaur class
  • Centaur (1947)
  • Albion (1947)
  • Bulwark (1948)
  • Hermes (ex-Elephant) (1953), to India 1986 as Viraat
  • Hermes - cancelled
  • Arrogant - cancelled
  • Monmouth - cancelled
  • Polyphemus - cancelled
• Malta class - never built
  • Malta
  • New Zealand
  • Gibraltar
• Invincible class
  • Invincible (1977)

Escort carriers

• Audacity (1941) - torpedoed 1941
• Long Island class
  • Archer
• Avenger class
  • • Avenger
    • Biter
    • Charger
    • Dasher
• Bogue class
  • Tracker group
    • Battler
    • Attacker
    • Hunter
    • Chaser
    • Fencer
    • Stalker
    • Pursuer
    • Striker
    • Searcher
    • Ravager
    • Tracker
    • Slinger
  • Ruler group
    • Atheling
    • Emperor
    • Ameer
    • Begum
    • Trumpeter
    • Empress
    • Khedive
    • Speaker
    • Nabob
    • Premier
    • Shaha
    • Patroller
    • Rajah
    • Ranee
    • Trouncer
    • Thane
    • Queen
    • Ruler
    • Arbiter
    • Smiter
    • Puncher
    • Reaper
• Activity
• Nairana class
  • Nairana (1943) - to Royal Netherlands Navy as Karel Doorman 1946
  • Vindex (1943)
• Pretoria Castle (1943)
• Campania (1944)

Merchant aircraft carriers

• Empire class grain carrier conversions
  • MV Empire MacAlpine
  • MV Empire MacAndrew
  • MV Empire MacKendrick
  • MV Empire MacDermott
  • MV Empire MacRae
  • MV Empire MacCallum
• Empire class oil tanker conversions
  • MV Empire MacCabe
  • MV Empire MacColl
  • MV Empire MacKay
  • MV Empire MacMahon
• Rapana class
  • MV Acavus
  • MV Adula
  • MV Alexia
  • MV Amastra
  • MV Ancylus
  • MV Gadila
  • MV Macoma
  • MV Miralda
  • MV Rapana

Seaplane carriers

• Ark Royal (1914) - renamed Pegasus 1934
• Anne (1914) - sold 1919
• Campania (1914) - sunk in collision 1918
• Empress (1914) - sold 1919
• Engadine (1914) - sold 1919
• Pegasus (1917) - sold 1931
• Raven (1914) - sold 1922
• Riviera (1914) - sold 1919
• Ben My Chree (1915) - sunk 1917
• Manxman (1915) - sold 1920
• Vindex (1915) - sold 1920
• Nariana (1917) - sold 1920
• Slinger - experimental catapult ship
• Albatross (1928) - transferred from Royal Australian Navy 1938

See also

See also: CAM ship

External link

• Maritimequest Royal Navy aircraft carrier photo gallery

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