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NATION DESIGNATION CLASS # STATUS DISPLACES AIRWING SPECIFICATIONS & PICTURES
US CVN FORD 2 O 102,000 tons 85 fix, uav, rot USN Ford Class
NIMITZ 10 C 102,000 tons 85 fixed, rotary US Nimitz Class
FRANCE CVN DE GAULLE 1 C 40,600 tons 40 fixed, rotary France Charles De Gaulle
UK CV QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 O 65,000 tons 40 vstol, rotary UK QE Class
CVL INVINCIBLE 1 C 20,300 tons 22 vstol, rotary UK Invincible Class
RUSSIA CV KUZNETSOV 1 C 65,000 tons 50 fixed, rotary Russia Kuznetsov
BRAZIL CV SAO PAULO 1 C 33,600 tons 40 fixed, rotary Brazil Sao Paulo
CHINA CV LIAONING 1 C 65,000 tons 50 fixed, rotary PLAN CV-16 Liaoning
INDIA CV VIKRAMADITYA 1 C 45,000 tons 30 fixed, rotary India Vikramaditya
VIKRANT 1 B 40,000 tons 30 fixed, rotary India Vikrant
VIRAAT 1 C 28,700 tons 35 vstol, rotary India Viraat
JAPAN CVH HYUGA 2 C 20,000 tons 18 rotary (vstol) JA 16DDH Class
CVL IZUMO 2 T 30,000 tons 30 vstol, rotary JA 16DDH Class
SPAIN CVL ASTURIAS 1 C 17,000 tons 29 vstol, rotary Spain Principe de Asturias
ITALY CVL CAVOUR 1 C 26,000 tons 20 vstol, rotary Italy Cavour
GARIBALDI 1 C 13,000 tons 18 vstol, rotary Italy Giuseppe Garibaldi
THAI CVL NARUEBET 1 C 12,000 tons 18 vstol, rotary Thailand Chakri Naruebet
STATUS LEGEND: B=Building · R=Rebuilding · L=Launched · O=Outfitting · T=Sea Trials · C=Commissioned
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The 3rd Ford Class Carrier, CVN-80, has been officially named USS Enterprise! Thanks to all involved with the petition!
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