Photos Aircraft Carriers

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Credit to Forbes, US flat tops either at or going to Venezuela

 

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Spain
LHD 61 Juan Carlos I

 

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France
Twins Clemenceau and Foch sailing together

 

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Carrier USS Nimitz Returns to Bremerton, Wraps Final Deployment — USNI News

 

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The Argentine aircraft carrier ARA Independencia (V-1) with five NA SNJ-5C aircraft, the naval version of the classic Texan, on board. The Independencia had been built as HMS Warrior (R31), a light aircraft carrier of the prolific Colossus class. Completed in 1945, it was loaned to the Canadian Navy as HMCS Warrior between 1946 and 1948, before being returned to the Royal Navy. In 1956/57, it underwent a modernization with a 4-degree sloped flight deck and was sold to the Argentine Navy in 1959.

It was the Argentine Navy's first aircraft carrier until 1968, when another carrier, the ARA 25 de Mayo, was purchased from the Netherlands. The ARA 25 de Mayo entered service in 1969, and the Independencia was placed in reserve. In 1970, it was decommissioned and sold for scrap, being dismantled in 1971.

Argentine Navy.

 

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I cannot remember a time as an adult that there wasn't a USS Nimitz USN carrier........we need another one!!

 

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Sailors aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford conduct routine flight operations, Sept. 26, 2025. (MC2 Mariano Lopez/U.S. Navy)

 

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I cannot remember a time as an adult that there wasn't a USS Nimitz USN carrier........we need another one!!

I built a model of her when i was a kid, now i'm 54

 

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The operation ceremony of the USS Yorktown (CV-10) took place on April 15, 1943, marking the entry of the Essex-class aircraft carrier into active service of the United States Navy in the middle of World War II, as it was prepared to play an important role in combat operations in the Pacific Theater. ️

 

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....It's bizarre how a Nuclear Carrier can't get a service life of a 100 yrs . Whilst there is Great lakers that was built in the 60s are still in service next yr one will reach 70yrs ..service ...

 

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173K views · 3.5K reactions | China’s Fujian aircraft carrier completed its first live-force on-sea training since its commissioning in November. During the drill, the carrier’s electromagnetic catapult system went through tests. A number of aircra

China’s Fujian aircraft carrier completed its first live-force on-sea training since its commissioning in November. During the drill, the carrier’s electromagnetic catapult system went through tests....

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1976

 

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Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. 2 January 2005

Decommissioned Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34) is scuttled off Florida. 17 May 2006

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) shown operating in dense fog in the Atlantic Ocean. Iwo Jima was underway conducting exercises in preparation for an upcoming deployment. 15 January 2006

 

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1995: HMS Invincible R-05 and HMS Illustrious R-06 at Gibraltar.

 

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This photo depicts the critical moment the United States Navy light aircraft carrier USS Cowpens (CVL-25) faced when it was caught in the fury of Typhoon Cobra on December 18, 1944. The powerful typhoon struck the U.S. Third Fleet in the Western Pacific, creating one of the deadliest natural disasters the U.S. Navy experienced during World War II.

The USS Cowpens, relatively light compared to the larger fleet carriers, was in a critical condition. Extremely strong typhoon winds and massive sea waves caused the ship to list more than 45 degrees, leaving the flight deck nearly touching the surface. In this situation, aircraft, equipment, and fuel posed additional threats, potentially shifting and exacerbating the ship's instability.

Thanks to the swift actions of the crew—including jettisoning heavy cargo, adjusting course to the waves, and implementing emergency control procedures—the USS Cowpens managed to stay afloat and avoid capsizing. The resilience of the crew and the leadership on the bridge were crucial factors in the ship's survival under these nearly impossible conditions.

 

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