List of aircraft carriers in service by configuration

The list of aircraft carriers by configuration contains active aircraft carriers organized by the specific configuration of aircraft carrier designs. This list excludes seaplane carriers or helicopter carriers.

Carrier configurations There are three main configurations of aircraft carrier in service in the worlds navies: Catapult Assisted Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR) Short Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery (STOBAR) Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL)

Navies with CATOBAR carriers Chinese Navy Type 003 Fujian *(equipped with EMALS) French Navy

United States Navy

*(equipped with EMALS)

Navies with STOBAR carriers Chinese Navy Type 001 - Modified Liaoning Type 002 - Modified Shandong Indian Navy Modified INS Vikramaditya

Russian Navy

RFS Admiral Kuznetsov

Navies with STOVL carriers Iranian Navy IRIS Shahid Bagheri Italian Navy ITS Cavour ITS Trieste Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth class

Spanish Navy

SNS Juan Carlos I Turkish Navy

United States Navy

See also List of amphibious warfare ships List of aircraft carriers List of aircraft carriers in service Timeline for aircraft carrier service List of aircraft carriers by country Helicopter Carrier

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