List of aircraft carriers by country

The list of aircraft carriers by country includes all aircraft carriers organized by country of origin and service. Where appropriate, a single ship may be listed under multiple countries.

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The two planned Italian carriers Aquila and Sparviero were seized by the Germans after the Italian Armistice but not completed.

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Only Hōshō, Junyō, Katsuragi and Ryuho survived the war and these were scrapped by 1948.

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The Russian Navy was established in December 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, most Soviet aircraft carriers were transferred over to Russia.

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The Soviet Union was dissolved in December 1991, most Soviet aircraft carriers were transferred to Russia, with the exception of Varyag which was transferred to Ukraine. Ulyanovsk was scrapped before the Soviet Union was dissolved.

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The United States Navy has the world's largest fleet of nuclear powered aircraft carriers, comprising the Nimitz class and the upcoming Gerald R. Ford class supercarriers.

The United States also has several full-deck amphibious assault ships, such as the Wasp and America classes, which are larger than many of the aircraft carriers of other navies .

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