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Hello, guys !! Here is a brief account of the main aircraft carriers operated by a select group of nations in the world today..........
United States of America ......
Theodore Roosevelt Class Aircraft Carriers:
1) USS Theodore Roosevelt
2) USS Abraham Lincoln
3) USS George Washington
4) USS John C. Stennis
5) USS Harry S. Truman (ex - USS United States)
6) USS Ronald Reagan
7) USS George H.W. Bush
Length: 332.85 m (1092 ft)
Beam: 78.33 m (flight deck) / 40.85 m (hull)
Displacement: 96000 - 101000 tons
Propulsion: 2 x Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 x steam turbines
4 x shafts
EW & Decoys: SLQ-32A Countermeasures Suite
SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Speed: 30+ Knots (56+ km/hr)
Range: Essentially unlimited distance / refueled once in 20 yrs.
Aircraft Carried: 90 fixed wing & helicopters
(Current wings are of 64 aircraft, 48 tactical, 16 support)
Crew: 3410 approx. + 2890 flight crew approx.
Armament: 16-24 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missiles
3 or 4 20mm Phalanx CIWS (close-in weapon system)
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe missiles
Aircraft: F-14A Tomcat/ F/A-18 C/D Hornet/ F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet/
EA-18G Growler/ EA-6B Prowler/ E-2 Hawkeye/ C-2 Greyhound/
SH-60 Seahawk/ UH-60 Blackhawk/ T-45 Goshawk
Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers:
1) USS Nimitz
2) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
3) USS Carl Vinson
Displacement: 94000 tons
Crew: 3560 approx. + 2626 flight crew
Rest all specifications are the same.....
United Kingdom......
Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers: (Under development to be commissioned by 2014-2018)
1) HMS Queen Elizabeth
2) HMS Prince of Wales
Length: 280 m (920 ft)
Beam: 39 m
Displacement: 55000-65000 tons
Propulsion: Integrated Full Electric Propulsion
(36 MW Rolls-Royce Marine Trent Gas Turbine)
Speed: 25+ Knots (46 km/hr)
Range: 10000 nautical miles (18600 km)
Aircraft Carried: 50 (40 aircraft wings on operational basis)
Crew: 600 approx. + 600 aircrew approx.
Aircraft: 36 F-35 Lightning II/ 4 AWACS
Invincible Class Aircraft Carriers:
1) HMS Invincible
2) HMS Illustrious
3) HMS Ark Royal
Length: 210 m
Beam: 36 m (120 ft)
Displacement: 20710 tons
Propulsion: 4 x Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines providing 97000 hp
2 x shafts
Speed: 28 Knots (52 km/hr)
Range: 7000 nautical miles (13000 km)
Aircraft Carried: 20+
Crew: 685 approx. + 366 aircrew
Armament: 2 x 20mm anti-aircraft guns, 3 Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft: Sea Harrier FA.2/ Harrier GR-7/ Sea King HAS.5
anti-submarine helicopters
Russia.....
1) Admiral Kuznetsov
Length: 306 m (1005 ft)
Beam: 72.3 m (237.2 ft)
Displacement: 65000 tons
Propulsion: Steam turbines, 8 boilers, 4 shafts, 200,000 hp
Speed: 32 Knots (59 km/hr)
Range: 3850 nautical miles (7130 km)
Aircraft Carried: 30 - 44 including 20-24 helicopters
Crew: 1960 approx. + 620 air crew
Armament: 8 x AK-630 AA guns, 8 x Kashtan CIWS,
12 X P-700 Granit SSM, 18 x 8-cell 3K95 Kinzhai SAM VLS,
RBU-12000 UDAV-1 ASW roket launchers (60 rockets)
Aircraft: Sukhoi SU-33/ Sukhoi SU-25/ Kamov Ka-27 helicopters/
Mig 29K
France.....
Charles De Gaulle Class Aircraft Carrier:
1) FS Charles de Gaulle
Length: 265 m (871 ft)
Beam: 64.36 m (211.2 ft)
Displacement: 42000 tons
Propulsion: 2 x K15 pressurized water reactor, 150 MW each,
4 x diesel electric turbines, 2 x shafts
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/hr)
Range: Essentially unlimited distance.... refueled once in 20 yrs.
Aircraft Carried: 40
Crew: 1400 approx. + 550 aircrew
EW & Decoys: Detector,Countermeasure suite,Maigret interceptor, torpedo
countermeasures
Armament: 4 x 8 Aster 15 SAM, 2 x 6 Mistral short range missiles,
8 x 20mm Giat cannons
Aircraft: RAFALE/ Super Eternard/ E-2C Hawkeye/
SA365 Dauphin helicopters
Italy......
1) NMM Giuseppe Garibaldi
Length: 180 m (594 ft)
Beam: 30.4 m (100.3 ft)
Displacement: 13850 tons
Propulsion: 4 x GE gas turbines providing 82000 hp,
6 x diesel generators, (9.36 KW)
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/hr)
Range: 7000 miles (13000 km)
Aircraft Carried: 16
Crew: 550 approx. + 230 air crew approx.
EW & Decoys: jamming system, decoy launcher, anti-torpedo system,
torpedo decoys
Armament: 2 x Mk.29 octuple launcher for Sparrow/Selenia SAM,
2 x 324 mm torpedo tubes, 3 x DARDO CIWS
Aircraft: AV-8B Harrier II, Agusta SH-3H/ EH101 helicopters
for ASW, ASH, AEW purposes
Spain..........
Principe De Asturias Class Aircraft Carrier:
1) Principe De Asturias
Length: 195.9 m (643 ft)
Beam: 32 m approx. (106 ft)
Displacement: 16900 tons
Propulsion: 2 x GE gas turbines, 46400 shp, 1 shaft
Speed: 26 knots (48 km/hr)
Range: 6500 nautical miles (12000 km)
Aircraft Carried: 29
Crew: 572 approx. + 200 aircrew
EW & Decoys: Electronic countermeasures and torpedo decoys
Armament: 4 x Meroka CIWS, 12 X Oerlikon 120mm guns
Aircraft: AV-8B Harrier II/ Sea King SH-3H/ Agusta AB-212/ Sikorsky SH-3 AEW
Helicopters
India.........
INS Viraat:
Length: 226.5 m (743 ft)
Beam: 48.78 m (160 ft)
Displacement: 28700 tons
Propulsion: 2 x Parsons steam turbines, 76000 shp
Speed: 28 knots (52 km/hr)
Range: 6500 nautical miles (10500 km)
Aircraft Carried: 18-30
Crew: 1350 approx.
EW & Decoys: 1 x BEL Ajanta ESM, 2 x Corvus chaff launchers
Armament: 16 x Barak SAM VL cells, 2 x 40mm Bofors Mk 3 AA
4 x 30mm AK-230M AA
Aircraft: Sea Harrier MK.51/52/ Sea King Mk.42/ Ka-28 Helix ASW
Helicopters, HAL Chetak
Brazil.........
Sao Paulo:
Length: 265 m (870 ft)
Beam: 31.7 m (104 ft)
Displacement: 32700 tons
Propulsion: 4 x steam turbines producing 126000 hp
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/hr)
Range: 7500 nautical miles (13900 km)
Aircraft Carried: 39
Crew: 1920 approx.
EW & Decoys: Various types of air sentry, fire & navigational radars
Armament: 4 x 100mm turrets, 2 x Crotale Anti-missile systems,
5 x 12.7mm machine guns
I have updated the thread....... look forward to all your valuable additions.....
United States of America ......
Theodore Roosevelt Class Aircraft Carriers:
1) USS Theodore Roosevelt
2) USS Abraham Lincoln
3) USS George Washington
4) USS John C. Stennis
5) USS Harry S. Truman (ex - USS United States)
6) USS Ronald Reagan
7) USS George H.W. Bush
Length: 332.85 m (1092 ft)
Beam: 78.33 m (flight deck) / 40.85 m (hull)
Displacement: 96000 - 101000 tons
Propulsion: 2 x Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 x steam turbines
4 x shafts
EW & Decoys: SLQ-32A Countermeasures Suite
SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Speed: 30+ Knots (56+ km/hr)
Range: Essentially unlimited distance / refueled once in 20 yrs.
Aircraft Carried: 90 fixed wing & helicopters
(Current wings are of 64 aircraft, 48 tactical, 16 support)
Crew: 3410 approx. + 2890 flight crew approx.
Armament: 16-24 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missiles
3 or 4 20mm Phalanx CIWS (close-in weapon system)
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe missiles
Aircraft: F-14A Tomcat/ F/A-18 C/D Hornet/ F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet/
EA-18G Growler/ EA-6B Prowler/ E-2 Hawkeye/ C-2 Greyhound/
SH-60 Seahawk/ UH-60 Blackhawk/ T-45 Goshawk
Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers:
1) USS Nimitz
2) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
3) USS Carl Vinson
Displacement: 94000 tons
Crew: 3560 approx. + 2626 flight crew
Rest all specifications are the same.....
United Kingdom......
Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers: (Under development to be commissioned by 2014-2018)
1) HMS Queen Elizabeth
2) HMS Prince of Wales
Length: 280 m (920 ft)
Beam: 39 m
Displacement: 55000-65000 tons
Propulsion: Integrated Full Electric Propulsion
(36 MW Rolls-Royce Marine Trent Gas Turbine)
Speed: 25+ Knots (46 km/hr)
Range: 10000 nautical miles (18600 km)
Aircraft Carried: 50 (40 aircraft wings on operational basis)
Crew: 600 approx. + 600 aircrew approx.
Aircraft: 36 F-35 Lightning II/ 4 AWACS
Invincible Class Aircraft Carriers:
1) HMS Invincible
2) HMS Illustrious
3) HMS Ark Royal
Length: 210 m
Beam: 36 m (120 ft)
Displacement: 20710 tons
Propulsion: 4 x Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines providing 97000 hp
2 x shafts
Speed: 28 Knots (52 km/hr)
Range: 7000 nautical miles (13000 km)
Aircraft Carried: 20+
Crew: 685 approx. + 366 aircrew
Armament: 2 x 20mm anti-aircraft guns, 3 Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft: Sea Harrier FA.2/ Harrier GR-7/ Sea King HAS.5
anti-submarine helicopters
Russia.....
1) Admiral Kuznetsov
Length: 306 m (1005 ft)
Beam: 72.3 m (237.2 ft)
Displacement: 65000 tons
Propulsion: Steam turbines, 8 boilers, 4 shafts, 200,000 hp
Speed: 32 Knots (59 km/hr)
Range: 3850 nautical miles (7130 km)
Aircraft Carried: 30 - 44 including 20-24 helicopters
Crew: 1960 approx. + 620 air crew
Armament: 8 x AK-630 AA guns, 8 x Kashtan CIWS,
12 X P-700 Granit SSM, 18 x 8-cell 3K95 Kinzhai SAM VLS,
RBU-12000 UDAV-1 ASW roket launchers (60 rockets)
Aircraft: Sukhoi SU-33/ Sukhoi SU-25/ Kamov Ka-27 helicopters/
Mig 29K
France.....
Charles De Gaulle Class Aircraft Carrier:
1) FS Charles de Gaulle
Length: 265 m (871 ft)
Beam: 64.36 m (211.2 ft)
Displacement: 42000 tons
Propulsion: 2 x K15 pressurized water reactor, 150 MW each,
4 x diesel electric turbines, 2 x shafts
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/hr)
Range: Essentially unlimited distance.... refueled once in 20 yrs.
Aircraft Carried: 40
Crew: 1400 approx. + 550 aircrew
EW & Decoys: Detector,Countermeasure suite,Maigret interceptor, torpedo
countermeasures
Armament: 4 x 8 Aster 15 SAM, 2 x 6 Mistral short range missiles,
8 x 20mm Giat cannons
Aircraft: RAFALE/ Super Eternard/ E-2C Hawkeye/
SA365 Dauphin helicopters
Italy......
1) NMM Giuseppe Garibaldi
Length: 180 m (594 ft)
Beam: 30.4 m (100.3 ft)
Displacement: 13850 tons
Propulsion: 4 x GE gas turbines providing 82000 hp,
6 x diesel generators, (9.36 KW)
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/hr)
Range: 7000 miles (13000 km)
Aircraft Carried: 16
Crew: 550 approx. + 230 air crew approx.
EW & Decoys: jamming system, decoy launcher, anti-torpedo system,
torpedo decoys
Armament: 2 x Mk.29 octuple launcher for Sparrow/Selenia SAM,
2 x 324 mm torpedo tubes, 3 x DARDO CIWS
Aircraft: AV-8B Harrier II, Agusta SH-3H/ EH101 helicopters
for ASW, ASH, AEW purposes
Spain..........
Principe De Asturias Class Aircraft Carrier:
1) Principe De Asturias
Length: 195.9 m (643 ft)
Beam: 32 m approx. (106 ft)
Displacement: 16900 tons
Propulsion: 2 x GE gas turbines, 46400 shp, 1 shaft
Speed: 26 knots (48 km/hr)
Range: 6500 nautical miles (12000 km)
Aircraft Carried: 29
Crew: 572 approx. + 200 aircrew
EW & Decoys: Electronic countermeasures and torpedo decoys
Armament: 4 x Meroka CIWS, 12 X Oerlikon 120mm guns
Aircraft: AV-8B Harrier II/ Sea King SH-3H/ Agusta AB-212/ Sikorsky SH-3 AEW
Helicopters
India.........
INS Viraat:
Length: 226.5 m (743 ft)
Beam: 48.78 m (160 ft)
Displacement: 28700 tons
Propulsion: 2 x Parsons steam turbines, 76000 shp
Speed: 28 knots (52 km/hr)
Range: 6500 nautical miles (10500 km)
Aircraft Carried: 18-30
Crew: 1350 approx.
EW & Decoys: 1 x BEL Ajanta ESM, 2 x Corvus chaff launchers
Armament: 16 x Barak SAM VL cells, 2 x 40mm Bofors Mk 3 AA
4 x 30mm AK-230M AA
Aircraft: Sea Harrier MK.51/52/ Sea King Mk.42/ Ka-28 Helix ASW
Helicopters, HAL Chetak
Brazil.........
Sao Paulo:
Length: 265 m (870 ft)
Beam: 31.7 m (104 ft)
Displacement: 32700 tons
Propulsion: 4 x steam turbines producing 126000 hp
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/hr)
Range: 7500 nautical miles (13900 km)
Aircraft Carried: 39
Crew: 1920 approx.
EW & Decoys: Various types of air sentry, fire & navigational radars
Armament: 4 x 100mm turrets, 2 x Crotale Anti-missile systems,
5 x 12.7mm machine guns
I have updated the thread....... look forward to all your valuable additions.....