List of United States Navy aircraft carrier classes

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Lists of United States Navy Ship Classes by Type

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This list shows all aircraft carrier classes in the United States Navy .

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Class name	Type ship	Put into service	Planned / built	active
Langley- class	USS Langley (CV-1)	March 20, 1922	1/1	0
Lexington- class	USS Lexington (CV-2)	December 14, 1927	2/2	0
Ranger- class	USS Ranger (CV-4)	June 4, 1934	1/1	0
Yorktown- class	USS Yorktown (CV-5)	September 30, 1937	3/3	0
Wasp class	USS Wasp (CV-7)	April 25, 1940	1/1	0
Essex- class Short Hull- class	USS Essex (CV-9)	December 31, 1942	11/11	0
Ticonderoga- class Long-Hull- class	USS Ticonderoga (CV-14)	May 8, 1944	21/14	0
Independence class	USS Independence (CVL-22)	January 14, 1943	9/9	0
Midway class	USS Midway (CV-41)	September 10, 1945	6/3	0
Saipan class	USS Saipan (CVL-48)	July 14, 1946	2/2	0
United-States class	USS United States (CVA-58)	-	4/0	0
Forrestal class	USS Forrestal (CVA-59)	October 1, 1955	4/4	0
Kitty Hawk class	USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)	April 21, 1961	3/3	0
Enterprise class	USS Enterprise (CVN-65)	November 25, 1961	1/1	0
John F. Kennedy Class 4th Kitty Hawk Class Unit	USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)	7th September 1968	1/1	0
Nimitz class	USS Nimitz (CVN 68)	3rd May 1975	10/10	10
Gerald R. Ford class	USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)	July 22, 2017	11/1	1

See also

• List of United States Navy aircraft carriers
• List of historical aircraft carriers
• List of aircraft carriers