Lexicon of Aircraft Carriers

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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)

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
Endurance: Limited only by food
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:
3 x NSSMS (Sea Sparrow) Sea-to-Air missile launchers 3 x PHALANX CIWS (Close-In Weapons System) Gatling guns
10 x .50 Caliber M2HB mounted machine guns
Armor: No armor plating, but a double-hull design reduces damage from torpedoes
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

 

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Admiral Flota Sovetskovo Soyuza Kuznetsov

Class and type: Admiral Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 65,000 tons full load
Length: 1,005.5 ft (306.5 m) o/a
900 ft (270 m) w/l
Beam: 237.2 ft (72.3 m) o/a
125 ft (38 m) w/l
Draft: 29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Propulsion: Steam turbines, 8 turbo-pressurised boilers, 4 shafts, 200,000 hp (150 MW)
2 × 50,000 hp (37 MW) turbines
9 × 2,011 hp (1,500 kW) turbogenerators
6 × 2,011 hp (1,500 kW) diesel generators
4 × fixed pitch propellers
Speed: 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Range: 3,850 nmi (7,130 km) at 32 kn (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Endurance: 45 days
Complement: 1,993 (total); 1,960 ship's crew
626 air group
40 flag staff
3,857 rooms
Armament: • 8 × AK-630 AA guns (6×30 mm, 6,000 round/min/mount, 24,000 rounds)
• 8 × CADS-N-1 Kashtan CIWS (each 2 × 30 mm Gatling AA plus 16 3K87 Kortik SAM)
• 12 × P-700 Granit SSM
• 18 × 8-cell 3K95 Kinzhal SAM VLS (192 missiles; 1 missile per 3 seconds)
• RBU-12000 UDAV-1 ASW rocket launchers (60 rockets)
Aircraft carried: 12-15 × Sukhoi Su-33 fighters
5 × Sukhoi Su-25UTG/UBP aircraft
4 × Kamov Ka-27LD32 helicopters
18 × Kamov Ka-27PLO helicopters
2 × Kamov Ka-27S helicopters

 

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USS Ticonderoga (CV/CVA/CVS-14)

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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Ulyanovsk

Displacement: 60,000 tons empty
79,758 tons full load[1]
Length: 324.6 meters (1,065 feet)[1]
Beam: 75.5 meters (248.5 feet)[1]
Draught: 11 meters (35.4 feet)[1]
Propulsion: 4 × KN-3 nuclear reactors
4 × steam turbines, four shafts, 200,000 shp
Speed: 30 knots (55 km/h)
Range: Essentially unlimited
Endurance: Limited only by supplies
Complement: 2,300, 1,500 Air Group
Armament: 12 SS-N-19 'Shipwreck' SSMs,
SA-N-12 'Grizzly' SAMs,
8 CADS-N-1 CIWS,
8 AK-630 rotary anti-aircraft cannons
Aircraft carried: 70 aircraft total
27 × Su-33 'Flanker-D'
or 27 × MiG-29K 'Fulcrum-D'
10 × Su-39 'Frogfoot'
4 × Yak-44 radar picket aircraft
15–20 Ka-27 'Helix A' ASW helicopters

 

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USS United States (CVA-58)

Displacement: 65,000 ton class[2][3]
83,350 tons full, 68,000 tons standard[citation needed]
Length: 1,090 feet (330 m) overall,[3] 980 feet (300 m) waterline, 1,088 feet (332 m) flight deck
Beam: 130 feet (40 m), 190 feet (58 m) flight deck[3]
Draught: 37 feet (11 m)
Propulsion: Eight 1,200 psi (8.3 MPa) Foster-Wheeler boilers,
four Westinghouse steam turbines totalling 280,000 hp (209 MW)
driving four 20.5 feet (6.2 m) diameter screws
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Complement: 3019 officers and crew;[3]
2480 air wing officers and crew[3]
Armament: 8 × 5 in (127 mm) / 54 caliber guns in single mounts, 16 × 76 mm / 70 caliber guns in eight twin mounts, 20 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
Aircraft carried: 12 to 18 (nuclear-capable) attack/bomber aircraft with twin radial piston engines augmented by one turbojet engine;
54 jet engined fighter aircraft

 

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Unryū

Class and type: Unryū-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 17,150 tons
Propulsion: Turbine engines
Speed: 28 knots
Complement: 1,600
Armament: 16 × 5 inch anti-aircraft guns
47 mm guns
Aircraft carried: 57(+8). On her only major voyage a small number of Yokosuka D4Y and A6M Zeros were embarked.

 

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Unyō

Displacement: 17,830 long tons (18,120 t) standard
19,500 long tons (19,800 t) max.
Length: 173.7 m (570 ft) waterline
180.4 m (592 ft) overall
Beam: 22.5 m (74 ft)
Draft: 7.74 m (25.4 ft)
Propulsion: 4 × Kampon water-tube boilers
2 Kampon geared steam turbines
25,200 shp (18,800 kW)
2 shafts, 1 rudder
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h)
Range: 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h)
Other sources: 8,500 nmi (15,700 km)
Complement: 850
Armament:
Upon completion as escort carrier:
4 × 1 120 mm L/45 AA guns (10th Year Type)
4 × 2 25 mm L/60 AA guns (Type 96)
From 23 June 1942:
4 × 1 120 mm L/45 AA guns (10th Year Type)
2 × 3 25 mm L/60 AA guns (Type 96)
4 × 2 25 mm L/60 AA guns (Type 96)
From 1 February 1943:
4 × 1 120 mm L/45 AA guns (10th Year Type)
6 × 3 25 mm L/60 AA guns (Type 96)
6 × 2 25 mm L/60 AA guns (Type 96)
8 × depth charges (Type 95)
From 10 August 1944:
6 × 1 120 mm L/45 AA guns (10th Year Type)
8 × 3 25 mm L/60 AA guns (Type 96)
2 × 2 25 mm L/60 AA guns (Type 96)
31 × 1 25 mm L/60 AA guns (Type 96)
8 × depth charges (Type 95)
Armor: 25 mm (0.98 in) side belt over machinery spaces and magazines
Aircraft carried:
27
9 × fighters
18 × attack bombers

 

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USS Valley Forge (CV-45)

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 Valley Forge (CV-45)

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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Varyag

Class and type: Admiral Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 33,000 t (32,000 long tons) currently
53,000 to 55,000 t (52,000 to 54,000 long tons) standard
66,000 to 67,500 t (65,000 to 66,000 long tons) full load
Length: 1,000 ft (300 m) o/a
900 ft (270 m) w/l
Beam: 240 ft (73 m) o/a
125 ft (38 m) w/l
Draft: 36 ft (11 m)
Propulsion: Currently no engines are installed
As designed:
Steam turbines, 8 boilers, 4 shafts, 200,000 hp (150 MW)
2 × 50,000 hp (37 MW) turbines
9 × 2,011 hp (1,500 kW) turbogenerators
6 × 2,011 hp (1,500 kW) diesel generators
4 × fixed pitch propellers
Speed: 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Range: 3,850 nmi (7,130 km) at 32 kn (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Endurance: 45 days
Complement: 1,960 crew
626 air group
40 flag staff
3,857 rooms
Armament:
Speculated HQ-9 long-range air defense missile, YJ-91

As designed:
• 8 × AK-630 AA guns (6×30 mm, 6,000 round/min/mount, 24,000 rounds)
• 8 × CADS-N-1 Kashtan CIWS (each 2 × 30 mm Gatling AA plus 16 3K87 Kortik SAM)
• 12 × P-700 Granit SSM
• 18 × 8-cell 3K95 Kinzhal SAM VLS (192 vertical launch missiles; 1 missile per 3 seconds)
• RBU-12000 UDAV-1 ASW rocket launchers (60 rockets)
Aircraft carried: speculated Su-33‘Flanker-D’, 2-seated J-10 fighter carrier edition
As designed:
× 26 fixed wing aircraft
× 24 helicopters

 

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ARA Veinticinco de Mayo

Displacement: 19,900 tons
Length: 192 m (630 feet)
Beam: 24.4 m (80 feet)
Draught: 7.5 m (24.4 feet)
Propulsion: 4 boilers with steam turbines
2 shafts
40,000 shp
Speed: 24 knots
Complement: 1,300
Armament: 12 x 40 mm AA guns
Aircraft carried: 21

 

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HMS Vengeance

Displacement: 13,190 tonnes (standard)
18,010 tonnes (full load)
Length: 695 ft (212 m)
Beam: 80 ft (24 m)
Draught: 23 ft 6 in (7.2 m)
Propulsion: Parsons turbines, twin screw
Speed: 24 knots
Armament: 12 x 40mm anti-aircraft guns
32 x 20mm anti-aircraft guns

 

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Verdun

Displacement: 45,000 tons
Length: 262 m
Beam: 34 m
Propulsion: Steam turbines
4 shafts
200,000 shp
Speed: 33 knots
Armament: 2 x Masurca SAM
4 x 100 mm DP guns
Aircraft carried: Unknown

 

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HMS Victorious (R38)

Displacement: As built: 29,500 tons
Post-refit: 35,500 tons full load
Length: As built: 673 ft (205 m)
Post-refit 753 ft (230 m) waterline, 781 ft 238 m) overall
Beam: As built: 95 ft (29 m)
Post-refit 103 ft (31.4 m)
Draught: As built: 28 ft (8.5 m)
Post-refit 31 ft (9 m)
Propulsion: 3 Parsons geared turbines
6 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
111,000 shp, 3 shafts
Speed: 30.5 knots (56 km/h)
Range: 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement: 2,200 (including air group)
Armament: 16 × 4.5 inch (8 × 2)
48 × 2 pdr (6 × 8)
21 × 40 mm AA (2 × 4, 2 × 2, 9 × 1)
45 × 20 mm AA (45 × 1)
Armour: flight deck: 3"
hangar deck: 2"
side belt 4"
hangar sides: 4"
Aircraft carried: During World War II:
included: Albacore, Avenger, Barracuda, Corsair, Fulmar, Seafire, Sea Hurricane, Swordfish, Wildcat
1941:
36 Fulmar/Albacore
1945:
54 Corsair/Avenger
Post-refit aircraft included:
Gannet, Scimitar, Sea Fury, Sea Hawk, Sea Vixen, Buccaneer

 

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INS Vikramaditya

Displacement: 45,000 tons full load
Length: 273.1 m overall
Beam: 31.0 m
Draught: 8.2 m
Propulsion: 4 shaft geared steam turbines, 140,000 hp
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)
Endurance: 13500 miles at 18 knots
Armament: 8 CADS-N-1 Kashtan CIWS
Aircraft carried: 16 MiG-29K
Or HAL Tejas
Or Sea Harrier
6 Ka-31 'Helix'
HAL Dhruv

 

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INS Vikrant

Type: Majestic-class light carrier
Displacement: 15,700 tons standard, 19,500 tons full load
Length: 192 m (630 ft) waterline, 213.3 metres (700 ft) extreme
Beam: 24.4 m (80 ft) waterline, 39 metres (128 ft) extreme
Draught: 7.3 m (24 ft)
Propulsion: 2 Parsons geared steam turbines 40,000 hp (30 MW), 4 Admiralty three-drum boilers
Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h)
Range: 12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement: 1,075 usual,
1,340 wartime
Armament: 16 × 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns (later reduced to 8)
Armor: none
Aircraft carried: Sea King Mk 42B and Mk 42C
HAL Chetak
Sea Harrier FRS.51
Breguet Alizé Br.1050

 

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Vikrant class aircraft carrier

Type: Aircraft Carrier
Displacement: 40,000 tonnes
Length: 260 metres (853ft)
Beam: 60 metres (197ft)
Draught: 8.4 metres (28ft)
Propulsion: General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines, driving four shafts.
Speed: 28 knots
Range: 7,500 miles at 18 knots
Complement: approximately 1,400
Aircraft carried: 30 aircraft
MiG-29K
HAL Tejas
Includes 10 helicopters
HAL Dhruv
Ka-31 'Helix'

 

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HMS Vindex

Class and type: Nairana class escort carrier
Displacement: 17,000 tons fully-loaded
Length: 524 feet (160 m)
Beam: 68 feet (21 m)
Draught: 25 feet (7.6 m)
Propulsion: Diesel, 10,700 bhp
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement: 700
Armament: 2 × 4 inch guns
16 × 2 pdr guns (4×4)
16 × 20 mm guns (8×2)
Aircraft carried: 15-20

 

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INS Viraat (R22)

Class and type: Centaur class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 23,900 tons standard
28,700 tons full load
Length: 226.5 metres (743 ft)
Beam: 48.78 metres (160.0 ft)
Draught: 8.8 metres (29 ft)
Propulsion: 2 x Parsons geared steam turbines; 4 boilers with 400 psi, 76,000 shp
Speed: 28 knots (52 km/h)
Range: 6,500 miles (10,500 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement: Maximum 2,100;
1,207 ship's crew,
143 air crew
Sensors and
processing systems: 1 x BEL/Signaal RAWL 02 air radar
1 x RAWS 08 air/surface radar
2 x BEL Rashmi navigation radars
1 x EL/M-2221 STGR fire control radar
1 x Plessey Type 904 radar
1 x FT 13-S/M Tacan system
Sonar:
1 x Graseby Type 184M hull-mounted sonar
Electronic warfare
and decoys: 1 x BEL Ajanta ESM
Decoy:
2 x Knebworth Corvus chaff launchers
Armament:
2 x 40mm Bofors AA guns
16 x Barak SAM VL cells
Aircraft carried:
Up to 30
Normally 28 aircraft, including
Sea Harriers Mk.51 and Mk.52
H-3 Sea King Mk.42
HAL Chetak
HAL Dhruv

 

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HMS Warrior (R31)

Class and type: Colossus class
Displacement: 18,300 tons (later 18,400 tons)
Length: 695 feet (212 m)
Beam: 80 feet (24 m)
Draught: 23 feet (7.0 m)
Propulsion: Four boiler, twin screw steam turbine. 40,000 Horsepower (30 MW)
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
Range: 12,000 nautical miles at 14 knots
Complement: 1,075 to 1,300
Armament: 6 × quad QF 2 pounder naval guns AA
32 × 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon
Aircraft carried: 48 - F9F Panther and F9F Cougar, F4U Corsair, SNJ-5Cs Texan, Grumman S2F-1 (S-2A) Trackers, de Havilland Vampire