List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
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The following is a list of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
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| aircraft carriers |
| amphibious assault shipping |
| battlecruisers |
| battleships |
| corvettes and sloops |
| cruisers |
| destroyers |
| escort carriers |
| fast patrol boats |
| frigates |
| minesweepers |
| monitors |
| submarines |
| submarine depot ships |
| survey vessels |
| fleet bases |
| shore establishments |
| hospitals and hospital ships |
| air stations |
| aircraft wings |
| fleets and major commands |
| squadrons and flotillas |
- Invincible class
- * Illustrious (1981)
- * Ark Royal (1981)
- CVF (full-sized, CTOL aircraft carriers) of 55,000+ tonnes
- * HMS Queen Elizabeth (2012)
- * HMS Prince of Wales (2015)
- Argus (1916)
- Furious (1916)
- Glorious class
- * Glorious (1916)
- * Courageous (1916)
- Vindictive (1918)
- Eagle (1918)
- Hermes (1923)
- Ark Royal (1938)
- Unicorn
- Illustrious class
- * Illustrious (1939)
- * Formidable (1939)
- * Victorious (1939)
- Indomitable (1940)
- Implacable class
- * Implacable (1942)
- * Indefatigable (1942)
- Colossus class
- * Colossus (1943), sold to France in 1946 and renamed Arromanches
- * Glory (1943)
- * Ocean
- * Theseus (1944)
- * Triumph (1944)
- * Venerable, sold to the Netherlands in 1948 and renamed Karel Doorman, then to Argentina and renamed Veinticinco de Mayo
- * Vengeance (1944), sold to Brazil in 1956 and renamed Minas Gerais
- * Warrior (1944), loaned to Canada, sold to Argentina in 1958 and renamed Independencia
- * Perseus (1944)
- * Pioneer (1944)
- Majestic class
- * Majestic (1945), sold to Australia in 1955 and renamed Melbourne
- * Hercules (1945), sold to India in 1957 and renamed Vikrant
- * Leviathan (1945), was never completed
- * HMCS Magnificent
- * Powerful (1945), sold to Canada in 1952 and renamed Bonaventure
- * Terrible (1944), sold to Australia in 1948 and renamed Sydney
- Centaur class
- * Centaur (1947)
- * Albion (1947)
- * Bulwark (1948)
- * Hermes (1953), sold to India and renamed Viraat
- Audacious class
- * Eagle (1946)
- * Ark Royal (1950)
- Invincible class
- * Invincible (1977)
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