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History: List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy

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CV-1 Langley Langley (Lead ship) 20 March 1922 27 February 1942 19 years, 344 days Scuttled and sunk 65 nmi south of Cilacap, Java
CV-2 Lexington Lexington (Lead ship) 14 December 1927 8 May 1942 14 years, 145 days Sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea
CV-3 Saratoga Lexington 16 November 1927 26 July 1946 18 years, 254 days Sunk in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target near Bikini Atoll
CV-4 Ranger Ranger (Lead ship) 4 June 1934 18 October 1946 12 years, 136 days Scrapped in 1947
CV-5 Yorktown Yorktown (Lead ship) 30 September 1937 7 June 1942 4 years, 250 days Sunk in the Battle of Midway
CV-6 Enterprise Yorktown 12 May 1938 17 February 1947 8 years, 281 days Scrapped in 1960
CV-7 Wasp Wasp (Lead ship) 25 April 1940 15 September 1942 2 years, 143 days Sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign
CV-8 Hornet Yorktown 20 October 1941 26 October 1942 1 year, 6 days Sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
CV-9 Essex Essex (Lead ship) 31 December 1942 20 June 1969 26 years, 171 days Scrapped in 1975
CV-10 Yorktown Essex 15 April 1943 27 June 1970 27 years, 73 days Preserved at the Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
CV-11 Intrepid Essex 16 August 1943 15 March 1974 30 years, 211 days Preserved at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum - New York, New York, USA
CV-12 Hornet Essex 20 November 1943 26 May 1970 26 years, 187 days Preserved at USS Hornet Museum - Alameda, California, USA
CV-13 Franklin Essex class aircraft carrierEssex 31 January 1944 17 February 1947 2 years, 351 days Scrapped in 1966
CV-14 Ticonderoga Essex (extended bow) 8 May 1944 1 September 1973 29 years, 116 days Scrapped in 1975
CV-15 Randolph Essex (extended bow) 9 October 1944 13 February 1969 24 years, 127 days Scrapped in 1975
CV-16 Lexington Essex 17 February 1943 8 November 1991 48 years, 264 days Preserved at USS Lexington Museum on the Bay— Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
CV-17 Bunker Hill Essex 25 May 1943 9 July 1947 4 years, 45 days Scrapped in 1973
CV-18 Wasp Essex 24 November 1943 1 July 1972 28 years, 220 days Scrapped in 1973
CV-19 Hancock Essex (extended bow) 15 April 1944 30 January 1976 31 years, 290 days Scrapped in 1976
CV-20 Bennington Essex 6 August 1944 15 January 1970 25 years, 162 days Scrapped in 1994
CV-21 Boxer Essex (extended bow) 16 April 1945 1 December 1969 24 years, 229 days Scrapped in 1971
CVL-22 Independence Independence (Lead ship) 14 January 1943 28 August 1946 3 years, 226 days Sunk as a test target near the Farallon Islands in 1951
CVL-23 Princeton Independence 25 February 1943 24 October 1944 1 year, 242 days Sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
CVL-24 Belleau Wood Independence 31 March 1943 13 January 1947 3 years, 288 days Scrapped in 1960
USS Cowpens CVL-25 Cowpens Independence 28 May 1943 13 January 1947 3 years, 230 days Scrapped in 1960
CVL-26 Monterey Independence 17 June 1943 16 January 1956 12 years, 213 days Scrapped in 1971
CVL-27 Langley Independence 31 August 1943 11 February 1947 3 years, 164 days Scrapped in 1964
CVL-28CabotIndependence24 July 194321 January 195511 years, 181 daysScrapped in 2002
CVL-29BataanIndependence17 November 19439 April 195410 years, 143 daysScrapped in 1961
CVL-30San JacintoIndependence15 December 19431 March 19473 years, 76 daysScrapped 1972
CV-31Bon Homme RichardEssex26 November 19442 July 197126 years, 218 daysScrapped in 1992
CV-32LeyteEssex (extended bow)11 April 194615 May 195913 years, 34 daysScrapped in 1970
CV-33KearsargeEssex (extended bow)2 May 194615 January 197023 years, 258 daysScrapped in 1974
CV-34OriskanyEssex (extended bow)25 September 195020 September 197928 years, 360 daysScuttled as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico in 2006
CV-35ReprisalEssex (extended bow)n/an/an/aCancelled during construction. Scrapped in 1949
CV-36AntietamEssex (extended bow)28 January 19458 May 196318 years, 100 daysScrapped in 1974
CV-37PrincetonEssex (extended bow)18 November 194530 January 197024 years, 73 daysScrapped in 1971
CV-38Shangri-laEssex (extended bow)15 September 194430 July 197126 years, 318 daysScrapped in 1988
CV-39Lake ChamplainEssex (extended bow)3 July 19452 May 196620 years, 303 daysScrapped in 1972
CV-40TarawaEssex (extended bow)8 December 194513 May 196014 years, 157 daysScrapped in 1968
CVB-41MidwayMidway(lead ship)10 September 194511 April 199246 years, 214 daysPreserved at the USS Midway Museum—San Diego, California, USA
CVB-42Franklin D. RooseveltMidway27 October 19451 October 197731 years, 339 daysScrapped in 1978
CVB-43Coral SeaMidway1 October 194726 April 199042 years, 207 daysScrapped in 1993
CV-44No name assigned(no image available)Midwayn/an/an/aCancelled before construction began.
CV-45Valley ForgeEssex (extended bow)3 November 194615 January 197023 years, 73 daysScrapped in 1971
CV-46Iwo JimaEssex (extended bow)n/an/an/aCancelled during construction. Scrapped in 1946
CV-47Philippine SeaEssex (extended bow)11 May 194628 December 195812 years, 231 daysScrapped in 1971
CVL-48SaipanSaipan(lead ship)14 July 194614 January 197023 years, 184 daysScrapped in 1976
CVL-49WrightSaipan9 February 194715 March 19569 years, 35 daysScrapped in 1980
CV-50 to CV-55No names were assigned(no images available)EssexThese hulls were all cancelled before construction began.
CVB-56 & CVB-57No names were assigned(no images available)MidwayThese hulls were both cancelled before construction began.
CVA-58United StatesUnited States (lead ship)n/an/an/aCancelled during construction. Scrapped
CV-59ForrestalForrestal (lead ship)1 October 195530 September 199337 years, 364 daysScrapped in 2014
CV-60SaratogaForrestal14 April 195620 August 199438 years, 128 daysScrapped in 2015
CV-61RangerForrestal10 August 195710 July 199335 years, 334 daysScrapped in 2017
CV-62IndependenceForrestal10 January 195930 September 199839 years, 263 daysScrapped in 2019
CV-63Kitty HawkKitty Hawk(lead ship)29 April 196112 May 200948 years, 13 daysStruck, to be scrapped
CV-64ConstellationKitty Hawk27 October 19617 August 200341 years, 284 daysScrapped in 2015
CVN-65EnterpriseEnterprise(lead ship)25 November 19613 February 201755 years, 70 daysStruck, disposal plans still being determined
CV-66AmericaKitty Hawk23 January 19659 August 199631 years, 199 daysSunk as a test target in the Atlantic Ocean in 2005
CV-67John F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy(lead ship) 7 September 196823 March 200738 years, 197 daysStruck, to be scrapped
CVN-68NimitzNimitz (lead ship)3 May 1975-45 years, 236 daysStationed at Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington
CVN-69Dwight D. EisenhowerNimitz18 October 1977-43 years, 68 daysStationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-70Carl VinsonNimitz13 March 1982- 38 years, 287 daysStationed at Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington
CVN-71Theodore RooseveltNimitz25 October 1986- 34 years, 61 daysStationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
CVN-72Abraham LincolnNimitz11 November 1989 - 31 years, 44 daysStationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
CVN-73George WashingtonNimitz4 July 1992- 28 years, 174 daysStationed at Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia
CVN-74John C. StennisNimitz9 December 1995 - 25 years, 16 daysStationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-75Harry S. TrumanNimitz25 July 1998 - 22 years, 153 daysStationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-76Ronald ReaganNimitz12 July 2003 - 17 years, 166 daysStationed at Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokosuka, Japan
CVN-77George H.W. Bush10 January 2009 - 11 years, 350 daysStationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-78Gerald R. FordGerald R. Ford (lead ship)22 July 2017 - 3 years, 156 daysStationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-79John F. KennedyGerald R. Ford~2022 - Under construction; Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia
CVN-80EnterpriseGerald R. Ford~2027 - Steel cutting and fabrication; Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia
CVN-81Doris MillerGerald R. Ford~2030 - Ordered
CVN-82tbaGerald R. Ford~2034 - Ordered

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