Post on 21-Jun-2020
U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIEREvolution of the
history.navy.mil
sources: “Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships” Naval History and Heritage Command ; “U.S. Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated Design History” by Norman Friedman. Graphics: Annalisa Underwood, James Caiella.
542 Ft1922
36
78
86
90
90-100
130
90
90
90
70+
75+
468Personnel
2,791Personnel
2,461Personnel
2,919Personnel
3,448Personnel
4,675Personnel
4,000+Personnel
4,600Personnel
4,950Personnel
4,582Personnel
4,297Personnel
15.5 knots(17.8 mph)
1elevator1catapult
U.S.Navy’s1st Aircraft
Carrier
1st use ofbulbous
bow
1stU.S. NavyCarrier
built fromkeel up
1stUse of
hydrauliccatapults
1stUse of
ArmouredFlight Deck
1stclass
of“Super-
carriers”
1st nuclear-powered carrier;world’s
longest ship
last conven-tionally poweredU.S. NavyAircraftcarrier
utilizesCATOBAR
launch andrecoverysystem
will allowfor 25% moresorties perday than
nimitz class
1st Use ofangled deck
USS Antietam (CVA 36)
2 elevators1 catapult
3 elevators3 catapults
3 elevators2 catapults
3 elevators2 catapults
4 elevators4 catapults
4 elevators4 catapults
4 elevators4 catapults
4 elevators4 catapults
3 elevators4 catapults
3 elevators(1 deck-edge)0 catapults
on cv 9others, 1-2
33.3 knots(38.3 mph)
29.3 knots(33.7 mph)
32.5 knots(37.4 mph)
32.7 knots(37.6 mph)
33.0 knots(38.0 mph)
33.0 knots(38.0 mph)
33.6 knots(38.7 mph)
34.0 knots(39.1 mph)
31.5 knots(36.2 mph)
30+ knots(35+ mph)
# ofAircraft Facilities NotableSpeed Crew Length
1927
1934
1937
1942
1945
1955
1961
1968
1975
2016
USS Langley (CV 1)
Lexington Class
USS Ranger (CV 4)
Yorktown Class
Essex Class
Midway Class
Forrestal Class
USS Enterprise (CVN 65)
USS John F. Kennedy (CVA 67)
Nimitz Class
Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
888 Ft
769 Ft
809 Ft
872 Ft
972 Ft
1,036 Ft
1,101 Ft
1,047 Ft
1,092 Ft
1,092 Ft