Aircraft Carriers

Aircraft carriers are the most powerful warships today. The different kinds of aircraft carriers are called classes. These classes revolve around size, power, speed, how many aircraft they carry, what kind of engines they have, and what electronics they have. Some classes are used for destroying submarines. Others might be used for attack and defense. The aircraft carrier classes are named for famous naval ships and US battles. The USS stands for United States Ship of War.

The Midway class is an attack and defense aircraft carrier. It is 979 feet long and its weight is 51,000 tons standard loaded and 64,000 tons fully loaded. It can carry 66 different aircraft that can be used for different purposes. The USS Midway is the only ship in its class.

The Forrestal class has attack and defense aircraft carriers. They are 1,086 feet long and their weight is 60,000 tons standard loaded and 79,250 fully loaded. They can carry 90 different aircraft that can be used for different purposes. Four are in this class: the USS Forrestal, the USS Saratoga, The USS Ranger, and the USS Independence.

The Kitty Hawk class has attack and defense aircraft carriers. They are 1,062 feet long and their weight is 60,100 tons standard loaded and 81,125 tons fully loaded. They can carry90 different aircraft that can be used for different purposes. Three are in its class. They are the USS Kitty Hawk, the USS Constellation, and the USS America.

The Enterprise class is an attack and defense aircraft carrier. It is 1,088 feet long and its weight is 75,700 tons standard loaded and 90,970 tons fully loaded. It can carry 90 different aircraft that can be used to different purposes. The USS Enterprise is the only ship in its class.

The John F. Kennedy class is an attack and defense aircraft carrier. It is 1,052 feet long and its weight is 61,000 tons standard loaded and 80,940 tons fully loaded. It can carry 90 different aircraft that can be used for different purposes. The USS John F. Kennedy is the only ship in its class.

The Nimitz class has the biggest aircraft carriers ever built. They are attack and defense Aircraft Carriers. They are 1,092 feet long and their weight is 81,600 tons standard loaded and 91,485 tons fully loaded. It can carry 91 different aircraft that can be used for different purposes. It has 8 in its class. They are the USS Nimitz, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, The USS Carl Vinson, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the USS Abraham Lincoln, the USS George Washington, the U+SS John C. Stennis, and the USS United States.