Lexicon of Aircraft Carriers

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Flugzeugträger B

Displacement: 33,550 tonnes (33,020 long tons)
Length: 262.5 m (861 ft)
Beam: 31.5 m (103 ft)
Draft: 7.6 m (25 ft)
Propulsion: Geared turbines, 200,000 hp (149,100 kW)
4 screws
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h)
Range: 8,000 nmi (14,816 km) at 19 kn (35 km/h)
Complement: 1,720 crew
306 flight personnel
Armament: 16 × Sk. 15 cm guns
12 × 10.5 cm Flak
22 × 3.7 cm Flak
28 × 2.0 cm Flak
Aircraft carried: Complement of 50:
10 × Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters
20 × Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers
20 × Fieseler Fi 167 torpedo bombers

 

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Foch (R 99)

Class and type: Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 24,200 t (23,818 long tons) standard
32,800 t (32,282 long tons) full load
Length: 265 m (869 ft 5 in)
Beam: 51.2 m (168 ft 0 in)
Draught: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Propulsion: 6 × Indret boilers
4 × steam turbines 126,000 hp (94 MW)
2 shafts
Speed: 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Range: 7,500 nmi (13,900 km) at 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement: 1,338 men, including 64 officers (1,920 men including the air group. 984 men if only helicopters are carried.)
Sensors and
processing systems: • 1 × DRBV-23B air search radar
• 1 × DRBV-50 low-altitude or surface search radar (later replaced by a DRBV-15)
• 1 × NRBA-50 approach radar
• 1 × DRBI-10 tri-dimensional air search radar
• Several DRBC-31 fire-control radar (later DRBC-32C)
• DRBN-34 navigation radars
Armament: • 8 × 100 mm turrets (originally) ; in the 90s, 4 are replaced by 2 × SACP Crotale EDIR systems, with 52 missiles
• 5 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried: About 40 aircraft:
• 15 × Super Étendard
• 4 × Étendard IVP
• 10 × F-8E (FN) Crusader
• 6 × Alizé
• 2 × Dauphin Pedro helicopters
• 2 × Super Frelon helicopters

 

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USS Forrestal (CV-59)

Class and type: Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 59,650 tons standard;
81,101 tons full load
Length: 990 ft (300 m) at waterline;
1,067 ft (325 m) overall
Beam: 129 ft 4 in (39.4 m) ;
238 ft (72.5 m) extreme width
Draft: 37 ft (11 m)
Propulsion: Steam turbines, 4 shafts;
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Complement: 552 officers, 4988 enlisted
Armament: 8 × 5"/54 Mk 42 guns (removed)
Mk 29 NATO Sea Sparrow,
Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried: F-14, F-4, A-4, A-7, A-6, E-2,S-3B, EA-6B, C-2, SH-3, A-3B, KC-130 (test flight)

 

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USS Franklin (CV/CVA/CVS-13, AVT-8)

Class and type: Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: As built:
27,100 tons standard
36,380 tons full load
Length: As built:
820 feet (250 m) waterline
872 feet (266 m) overall
Beam: As built:
93 feet (28 m) waterline
147 feet 6 inches (45 m) overall
Draught: As built:
28 feet 5 inches (8.7 m) light
34 feet 2 inches (10.4 m) full load
Propulsion: As designed:
8 × boilers 565 psi (3,900 kPa) 850 °F (450 °C)
4 × Westinghouse geared steam turbines
4 × shafts
150,000 shp (110 MW)
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Range: 20,000 nautical miles (37,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: As built:
2,600 officers and enlisted
Armament: As built:
4 × twin 5 inch (127 mm) 38 caliber guns
4 × single 5 inch (127 mm) 38 caliber guns
8 × quadruple 40 mm 56 caliber guns
46 × single 20 mm 78 caliber guns
Armour: As built:
2.5 to 4 inch (60 to 100 mm) belt
1.5 inch (40 mm) hangar and protectice decks
4 inch (100 mm) bulkheads
1.5 inch (40 mm) STS top and sides of pilot house
2.5 inch (60 mm) top of steering gear
Aircraft carried: As built:
90–100 aircraft
1 × deck-edge elevator
2 × centerline elevators

 

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USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB/CVA/CV-42)

Class and type: Midway-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 45,000 tons
Length: 968 ft (295 m)
Beam: 113 ft (34 m)
Draft: 35 ft (10.7 m)
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Complement: 4,104 officers and men
Armament:
18 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 16 guns (18 × 1)
84 × 40 mm Bofors /60 caliber guns (21 × 4)
Aircraft carried: 137

 

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HMS Furious

Displacement: 19,513 tons (standard)
22,890 tons (loaded)
Length: 750 ft (230 m) waterline
786 ft (240 m) overall
Beam: 88 ft (27 m)
Draught: 25 ft (7.6 m)
Propulsion: 18 Yarrow small tube boilers, 235 psi
Four Brown-Curtis geared turbines producing
91,195 shp (67 MW) driving four shafts
Speed: 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h)
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement: 1,218 officers and men
Armament:
12 × 4 inch (102 mm) guns (6 × 2)
48 × 2 pdr (40 mm) pom-poms (6 × 8)
22 × 20 mm guns (22 × 1)
Armour: 3 inch belt, 2 inch deck
Aircraft carried: 22-40

 

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USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77)

Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: Approximately 101,000 long tons (103,000 t) full load
Length: Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)
Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)
Beam: Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)
Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draft: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)
Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range: Essentially unlimited
Complement: Ship's company: 3,200
Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and
processing systems: SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
SPS-49A(V)1 2-D air search radar
SPQ-9B fire control radar
2 × SPN-46 air traffic control radars
SPN-43C air traffic control radar
SPN-41 instrument landing system radar
3 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems
3 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare
and decoys: SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite
SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament: 2 × Mk 29 ESSM launcher
2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
Armor: Classified
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

 

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USS George Washington (CVN 73)

Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: Approximately 101,000 long tons (103,000 t) full load
Length: Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)
Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)
Beam: Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)
Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draft: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)
Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range: Essentially unlimited
Complement: Ship's company: 3,200
Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and
processing systems: AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar
AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar
2 × AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars
AN/SPN-43B air traffic control radar
AN/SPN-44 landing aid radars
4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems
4 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare
and decoys: SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite
SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament: 2 × Mk 57 Mod3 Sea Sparrow
2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
3 × Phalanx CIWS
Armour: Classified
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

 

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PA2

Type: Unique aircraft carrier
Displacement: est. 70–75,000 tons full load[1]
Length: 283 m overall
Beam: 73 m overall
Draft: 11.5 m
Propulsion: Two RR MT-30 Gas turbine
4 diesel-electric
two shafts
Speed: 26 knots (48 km/h)
Range: 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: Ship's Company: 1,000
Air Wing: 650
Sensors and
processing systems: Héracles air search and target acquisition radar
Armament: two 8 cell SYLVER launchers carrying the MBDA Aster 15 surface to air missile.
Giat 20F2 20 mm cannons.
Aircraft carried: 48 aircraft, including:
*32 Rafale
*3 E-2C Hawkeyes
*5 NH-90 helicopters.

 

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Displacement: 10,000 tons (standard)
13,850 tons (loaded)
Length: 180.2 m
Beam: 30.4 m
Draught: 8.2 m
Propulsion: 4 × General Electric/Avio LM2500 gas turbines providing 82,000 hp
6 × Diesel generators (9.360 KW)
Speed: 30+ knots
Range: 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement: 630 Crew
100 Fleet Air Arm
100 C4 staff
Sensors and
processing systems: MM/SPS-768 (RAN 3L) long-range radar
SPS-774 (RAN-10S) early warning radar
AN/SPS-52C early warning radar
SPS-702 CORA surface search radar
SPN-749 navigation radar
SPN-728 approach radar
RTN-30 fire control radar
RTN-10X fire control radar
DE 1160 LF hull sonar
Electronic warfare
and decoys: SLQ-732 jamming system
SCLAR decoy launcher
SLAT anti-torpedo system
SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy
Armament: 2 × Mk.29 octuple launcher for Sea Sparrow/Selenia Aspide SAM
3 × Oto Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO
2 × 324 mm triple torpedo tubes
4 × Otomat Mk 2 SSMs (removed)
Aircraft carried:
AV-8B Harrier II fighter/bombers
Augusta SH-3D or AgustaWestland EH101 helicopters (ASW, ASH and AEW)

 

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HMS Glorious

Displacement: 22,360 tons full load as battlecruiser
26,518 tons full load as carrier
Length: 786.5 ft (239.7 m) overall
Beam: 81.5 ft (24.8 m)
Draught: 24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Propulsion: 18 Yarrow small tube boilers, 235 psi
Four Parsons geared turbines producing
91,195 shp (67 MW) driving four shafts
Speed: 31.42 knots (56 km/h) (trials)
Range: 5,860 nautical miles (10,850 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
(11,000 km at 30 km/h)
3,250 tons oil
Complement: 829 as battlecruiser
1,200 as aircraft carrier (including fleet air arm personnel)
Armament: (as built)
Four × BL 15-inch (381.0 mm) guns (2 × 2)
18 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk IX guns (6 × 3)
Two × 3 in (76.2 mm) AA
14 × 21 in torpedo tubes (4 × 3 on deck, 2 submerged)
(as aircraft carrier)
16 × 4.7 in (120 mm)
24 × QF 2 pdr (1.5 in) (8 × 3)
14 × 50 cal machine guns
Armour: as battlecruiser:
deck: 1 inch
belt: 3 inches
turrets: 9 inch face, 4.25 inch top
barbettes: 7 inches
conning tower: 10 inches
Aircraft carried: As battlecruiser: two
As aircraft carrier: 48

 

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HMS Gotland

Class and type: Gotland-class cruiser
Displacement: 4,600 t
Length: 134.8 m
Beam: 15.4 m
Draught: 4.5 m
Propulsion:
Two shafts
Steam turbines
Four boilers
Speed: 27.5 knots
Complement:
467 (ship)
60 (aircraft)
Armament:
Main battery: Six 152 mm in two twin turrets and two single turrets
AA: four 75 mm, four 25 mm; eight 40 mm added in 1944
Six 533 mm torpedo tubes
Mines
Aircraft carried:
Aircraft (before conversion):
Six Hawker Osprey (had capacity for eight)

 

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Graf Zeppelin

Displacement: 33,550 tonnes
Length: 262.5 m (861 ft 3 in)
Beam: 31.5 m (103 ft 4 in)
Draft: 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Propulsion: Geared turbines, 200,000 WPS (147,000 kW), four screws
Speed: 35 kn (65 km/h)
Range: 14,816 km (8,000 nmi) at 19 kn (35 km/h)
Complement: 1,720 crew
306 flight personnel
Armament: 16 × Sk. 15 cm. guns
12 × Flak (10.5 cm)
22 × Flak (3.7 cm)
28 × Flak (2.0 cm)
Aircraft carried: Complement of 50
10 × Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters
20 × Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers
20 × Fieseler Fi 167 torpedo bombers

 

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USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19)

Class and type: Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: As built:
27,100 tons standard
Length: As built:
888 feet (271 m) overall
Beam: As built:
93 feet (28 m) waterline
Draught: As built:
28 feet 7 inches (8.7 m) light
Propulsion: As designed:
8 × boilers 565 psi (3,900 kPa) 850 °F (450 °C)
4 × Westinghouse geared steam turbines
4 × shafts
150,000 shp (110 MW)
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Complement: 3448 officers and enlisted
Armament: As built:
4 × twin 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
4 × single 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
8 × quadruple Bofors 40 mm guns
46 × single Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
Armour: As built:
4 inch (100 mm) belt
2.5 inch (60 mm) hangar deck
1.5 inch (40 mm) protectice decks
1.5 inch (40 mm) conning tower
Aircraft carried: As built:
90–100 aircraft

 

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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)

Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: Approximately 101,000 long tons (103,000 t) full load
Length: Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)
Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)
Beam: Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)
Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draught: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)
Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range: Essentially unlimited
Complement: Ship's company: 3,200
Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and
processing systems: AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar
AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar
2 × AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars
AN/SPN-43B air traffic control radar
AN/SPN-44 landing aid radars
4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems
4 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare
and decoys: SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite
SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament: 2 × Mk 57 Mod3 Sea Sparrow
2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
3 × Phalanx CIWS
Armour: Classified
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

 

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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)

Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: Approximately 101,000 long tons (103,000 t) full load
Length: Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)
Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)
Beam: Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)
Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draught: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)
Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range: Essentially unlimited
Complement: Ship's company: 3,200
Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and
processing systems: AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar
AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar
2 × AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars
AN/SPN-43B air traffic control radar
AN/SPN-44 landing aid radars
4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems
4 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare
and decoys: SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite
SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament: 2 × Mk 57 Mod3 Sea Sparrow
2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
3 × Phalanx CIWS
Armour: Classified
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

 

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HMS Hermes (95)

Class and type: Aircraft carrier
Displacement: 10,850 tons standard,
13,000 tons loaded
Length: 182.3 metres (598 ft)
Beam: 21.4 metres (70 ft)
Draught: 5.7 metres (19 ft)
Propulsion: geared Parson steam turbines, two shafts, 6 boilers; 40,000shp (29,828kW)
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
Complement: 664 excluding aircrew
Armament:
six 5.5in (140mm) guns.
Three 4in (102mm) AA guns.
Armour:
Belt 51-76mm (2-3in). Hangar deck 25mm (1in).
Shields 25mm (1in)
Aircraft carried: Up to 20

 

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HMS Hermes (95)

Class and type: Aircraft carrier
Displacement: 10,850 tons standard,
13,000 tons loaded
Length: 182.3 metres (598 ft)
Beam: 21.4 metres (70 ft)
Draught: 5.7 metres (19 ft)
Propulsion: geared Parson steam turbines, two shafts, 6 boilers; 40,000shp (29,828kW)
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
Complement: 664 excluding aircrew
Armament:
six 5.5in (140mm) guns.
Three 4in (102mm) AA guns.
Armour:
Belt 51-76mm (2-3in). Hangar deck 25mm (1in).
Shields 25mm (1in)
Aircraft carried: Up to 20

 

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HMS Hermes (R12)

Displacement: 23,000 tonnes standard 2; 28,000 tonnes Full Load
Length: 236.14 m
Beam: 45.10 m
Draught: 27.8 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsion: 2 Parson turbines, 76,000 shp (57 MW)
Speed: 28 knots (52 km/h)
Range: 7,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (13,000 km at 33 km/h)
Complement: 2,100
Armament: 10 × 40 mm Bofors
Aircraft carried: Up to 1970:12 Sea Vixens, 7 Buccaneers, 5 Gannets and 6 Wessex
After 1980: up to 28 Sea Harriers

 

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Hiyō

Class and type: Hiyō-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 26,949 tons
Length: 719 ft 7 in (219.33 m)
Beam: 87 ft 7 in (26.70 m)
Draught: 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Propulsion: System turbine, 56,520 hp
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
Complement: 1,224
Armament: Twelve 5 inch (130 mm) guns
Up to seventy-six 25 mm anti-aircraft guns
6 × 28 5 inch (130 mm) AA rockets (from 1944)
Aircraft carried: 53