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DeutschList of longest naval ships
This is a list of longest naval ships.
List
[edit]| Name | Ships in class | Type | Length | Displacement | Status | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Enterprise | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 342 m (1,122 ft) | 94,781 | 1 decommissioned |  United States Navy |
| Gerald R. Ford class | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 337 m (1,106 ft) | 100,000 | 1 in service, 3 under construction, 10 planned | United States Navy |
| Nimitz class | 10 | Aircraft carrier | 332.80 m (1,091.9 ft) | 100,000 | 10 in service. | United States Navy |
| Kitty Hawk class | 3 | Aircraft carrier | 332 m (1,089 ft) | 84,914 | 1 sunk, 2 scrapped | United States Navy |
| Forrestal class | 4 | Aircraft carrier | 326.10 m (1,069.9 ft) | 82,402 | 4 scrapped | United States Navy |
| USS John F. Kennedy | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 321 m (1,053 ft) | 82,655 | 1 scrapped. Variant of Kitty Hawk class | United States Navy |
| Fujian | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 316 m (1,037 ft) | 80,000 | 1 undergoing sea trials |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Shandong | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 315 m (1,033 ft) | 70,000 | 1 in service. Derived from Admiral Kuznetsov design | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Midway class | 3 | Aircraft carrier | 305 m (1,001 ft) | 64,000 | 1 preserved, 2 scrapped | United States Navy |
| Kuznetsov class | 2 | Aircraft carrier | 304.50 m (999.0 ft) | 67,000 | 1 in service, 1 in refit |  Russian Navy |
| HMS Caledonia | 3 | Training ship | 291 m (955 ft) | 56,551 | Ocean liner converted to training ship. Caught fire in 1939 and subsequently scrapped |  Royal Navy |
| USS Leviathan | 3 | Troop transport | 290 m (950 ft) | 63,000 | Ocean liner converted to troop transport. Demilitarized in 1919 and returned to civilian use. Sister ship of the Caledonia | United States Navy |
| Admiral Gorshkov | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 284 m (932 ft) | 45,400 | 1 in service. Variant of Kiev class | Russian Navy |
| Queen Elizabeth class | 2 | Aircraft carrier | 284 m (932 ft) | 65,000 | 2 in service | Royal Navy |
| SS Michelangelo | 1 | Ocean liner | 276.20 m (906.2 ft) | 45,800 | Ocean liner converted to a barrack ship. Sold for scrap in 1991 |  Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Kiev class | 3 | Aircraft carrier | 273.10 m (896.0 ft) | 43,220 | 2 preserved, 1 scrapped | Russian Navy |
| Lexington class | 2 | Aircraft carrier | 270.70 m (888.1 ft) | 43,055 | 1 sunk, 1 destroyed in atomic bomb test | United States Navy |
| Iowa class | 4 | Battleship | 270.54 m (887.6 ft) | 58,000 | 4 preserved | United States Navy |
| Shinano | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 265.80 m (872.0 ft) | 71,890 | 1 sunk. Converted battleship hull |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Essex class | 24 | Aircraft carrier | 265.80 m (872.0 ft) | 36,380 | 4 preserved, 20 scrapped | United States Navy |
| Clemenceau class | 2 | Aircraft carrier | 265 m (869 ft) | 32,800 | 2 scrapped |  French Navy |
| Yamato class | 2 | Battleship | 263 m (863 ft) | 72,809 | 2 sunk | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Graf Zeppelin class | 2 | Aircraft carrier | 262.50 m (861.2 ft) | 33,550 | 1 cancelled while under construction 1940 and scrapped 1 canceled in 1943 while still under construction. Hull was sunk for target practice by USSR in 1947 |  Kriegsmarine |
| HMS Hood | 1 | Battlecruiser | 262.30 m (860 ft 7 in) | 47,430 | Sunk 1941 [1] | Royal Navy |
| INS Vikrant | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 262 m (860 ft) | 40,000 | 1 in service |  Indian Navy |
| Charles de Gaulle | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 261.50 m (857.9 ft) | 42,000 | 1 in service | French Navy |
| Akagi | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 260.70 m (855.3 ft) | 41,300 | 1 sunk | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Taihō | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 260.60 m (855.0 ft) | 37,270 | 1 sunk[2] | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Shōkaku class | 2 | Aircraft carrier | 257.50 m (844 ft 10 in) | 32,105 | 2 sunk[3] | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| America class | 3 | Amphibious assault ship | 257 m (843 ft) | 45,000 | 2 in service, 1 under construction | United States Navy |
| Wasp class | 8 | Amphibious assault ship | 257 m (843 ft) | 40,500 | 7 in service, 1 scrapped | United States Navy |
| Tarawa class | 5 | Amphibious assault ship | 254 m (833 ft) | 39,400 | 2 in reserve, 2 scrapped, 1 sunk | United States Navy |
| Kirov class | 4 | Battlecruiser | 252 m (827 ft) | 28,000 | 1 in service, 1 in refit, 2 scrapped | Russian Navy |
| Yorktown class | 3 | Aircraft carrier | 251.38 m (824.7 ft) | 25,500 | 2 sunk, 1 scrapped | United States Navy |
| Bismarck class | 2 | Battleship | 251 m (823 ft) | 52,600 | Sunk in 1941 and 1944 | Kriegsmarine |
| HMS Vanguard | 1 | Battleship | 248.20 m (814.3 ft) | 51,420 | Scrapped 1960 [4] | Royal Navy |
| Izumo class | 2 | Helicopter destroyer | 248 m (814 ft) | 27,000 | 1 in service, 1 in refit |  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Richelieu class | 2 | Battleship | 247.85 m (813 ft 2 in) | 47,548 | 2 scrapped[5][6] | French Navy |
| Kaga | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 247.65 m (812.5 ft) | 38,200 | 1 sunk | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Alaska class | 2 | Large cruiser | 246.43 m (808.5 ft) | 34,253 | 2 scrapped[7][8] | United States Navy |
| Audacious class | 2 | Aircraft carrier | 245 m (804 ft) | 50,786 | Scrapped in 1978 and 1980 | Royal Navy |
| Trieste | 1 | Landing helicopter dock | 245 m (804 ft) | 38,000 | 1 completed |  Italian Navy |
| Cavour | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 244 m (801 ft) | 30,000 | 1 in service | Italian Navy |
| Renown class | 2 | Battlecruiser | 242 m (794 ft) | 37,400 | 1 sunk, 1 scrapped | Royal Navy |
| Courageous class | 3 | Aircraft carrier | 239.80 m (786 ft 9 in) | 27,859 | 2 sunk, 1 scrapped 1948. Converted from 3 battlecruisers | Royal Navy |
| Littorio class | 3 | Battleship | 237.76 m (780.1 ft) | 45,236 | 1 sunk, 2 scrapped |  Regia Marina |
| Type 075 class | 3 | Landing Helicopter Dock | 237 m (778 ft) | 40,000 | 3 completed, 8 planned | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Scharnhorst class | 2 | Battleship | 235 m (771 ft) | 38,700 | 2 sunk | Kriegsmarine |
| USS Ranger | 1 | Aircraft carrier | 234.40 m (769.0 ft) | 17,859 | 1 scrapped | United States Navy |
| Anadolu class | 1 | Landing Helicopter Dock | 232 m (761 ft) | 27,079 | 1 completed, 2 planned. Derived from Juan Carlos I design |  Turkish Navy |
| Juan Carlos I | 1 | Landing Helicopter Dock | 230.82 m (757.3 ft) | 26,000 | 1 in service |  Spanish Navy |
| Canberra class | 2 | Landing helicopter dock | 230.82 m (757.3 ft) | 27,500 | 2 in Service. Derived from Juan Carlos I design |  Royal Australian Navy |
- Ships may differ within the class. Measures are taken from the largest ship of the class.
Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- Blackman, Raymond V. B., ed. (1971). Jane's Fighting Ships 1971–72. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. ISBN 0-354-00096-9.
- Chesneau, Roger (1998). Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. London: Brockhampton Press. ISBN 1-86019-875-9.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger, eds. (1980). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Whitley, M. J. (2001). Battleships of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Cassell & Co. ISBN 0-304-359572.
- Whitley, M. J. (1999). Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Brockhampton Press. ISBN 1-86019-8740.