Does anyone know how many aircraft carriers america has?

Question

I thought they had about 14 but I've heard different figures. All classes included

Answer 1

You must be referring to the large carriers that are the head of a "carrier battle group." Here is a list of all 12 ACTIVE carriers with #13 under construction.

USS Kitty Hawk
(CV 63)29 Apr 1961 /Active

USS Enterprise (a Type ship, one of a kind.)
(CVN 65)25 Nov 1961 /Active

USS John F. Kennedy
(CV 67)7 Sep 1968 /Active

USS Nimitz
(CVN 68) 3 May 1975 / First of the Nimitz Class --Active

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
(CVN 69)18 Oct 1977 /Active

USS Carl Vinson
(CVN 70)13 Mar 1982 / Active

USS Theodore Roosevelt
(CVN 71)25 Oct 1986 / Active

USS Abraham Lincoln
(CVN 72)11 Nov 1989 /Active

USS George Washington
(CVN 73)4 July 1992 /Active

USS John C. Stennis
(CVN 74)9 Dec 1995 /Active

USS Harry S. Truman
(CVN 75)25 July 1998 /Active

USS Ronald Reagan (Named after at the time, LIVING man)
(CVN 76)12 July 2003 /Active

George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)--Planned construction

Now these are the main carriers. What most people forget about are the amphibious assault ships primarily used by the US MARINES that have Harrier Jet capability. I suppose you could consider them the same as the smaller "jeep" carriers of WW TWO. here is a list of the those 11 ships.

USS Wasp (LHD 1), Norfolk, VA
USS Essex (LHD 2), Sasebo, Japan
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Norfolk, VA
USS Boxer (LHD 4), San Diego, CA
USS Bataan (LHD 5), Norfolk, VA
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), San Diego, CA
USS Tarawa (LHA 1), San Diego, CA
USS Saipan (LHA 2), Norfolk, VA
USS Nassau (LHA 4), Norfolk, VA
USS Peleliu (LHA 5), San Diego, CA
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Norfolk, VA
Makin Island (LHD 8) - under construction

So when you add them all up, there currently are 23 "Aircraft carriers" in the US Navy, with two more under construction.

Answer 2

We have the following carriers 2 kitty hawk class 1 was sunk as a target. the Kennedy is going into mothballs in sept. 2007. 1 Enterprise CVN. 9 Nimitz class carriers with one completing in 2008. 3 Gerald R Ford class carriers are projected starting in 2007 budget year. So you have 12 carriers on line at this moment. This doesn't include the helo/harrier carriers Which the navy has 12 8 wasp and 4 Tarawa class.

Answer 3

The US has About 20 Active AirCraft Carriers.

Answer 4

Nine, the last one put out to sea was the US Ronald Reagen

Here are the list of the nine that are curreently being used!

CVN-68 Nimitz Nimitz-class supercarrier, lead ship Active
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Nimitz-class supercarrier Active
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Nimitz-class supercarrier Active
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Nimitz-class supercarrier Active
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Nimitz-class supercarrier Active
CVN-73 George Washington Nimitz-class supercarrier Active
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Nimitz-class supercarrier Active
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman, (USS United States) Nimitz-class supercarrier Active
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Nimitz-class supercarrier Active

Answer 5

Aircraft carriers

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) returns from deployment in the Persian Gulf.Aircraft carriers are regarded as the most important and most powerful warships in the United States Navy.[27] Their ability to put most nations within striking distance of U.S. air power makes carriers the cornerstones of the United States’ forward deployment and deterrence strategy. Multiple carriers are deployed around the world at any given time to provide military presence, respond quickly to crises, and participate in joint exercises with allied forces; this has led the Navy to refer to their Nimitz-class carriers as "4.5 acres of sovereign and mobile American territory."[28] Former President Bill Clinton summed up the importance of the aircraft carrier by stating that "when word of crisis breaks out in Washington, it's no accident the first question that comes to everyone's lips is; where is the nearest carrier?"[29] The power and operational flexibility of a carrier naturally lie in the aircraft of its carrier air wing. Made up of both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, a carrier air wing is able to perform over 150 strike missions, hitting over 700 targets a day,[30] protect friendly forces, conduct electronic warfare, assist in special operations, and carry out search and rescue missions. A single Nimitz-class carrier can deploy greater airpower than exists in most national air forces. In addition to their airborne capabilities, carriers are important as command platforms for large battle groups or multinational task forces. Compared to the United States Navy, most foreign navies operate smaller carriers that typically displace between 15,000 to 30,000 tons and carry a complement of helicopters and/or derivatives of the British Harrier aircraft.

A carrier is typically deployed along with a host of additional vessels, forming a carrier strike group. The supporting ships, which usually include three or four Aegis-equipped cruisers and destroyers, a frigate, and two attack submarines, are tasked with protecting the carrier from air, missile, sea, and undersea threats as well as providing additional strike capabilities themselves. Ready logistics support for the group is provided by a combined ammunition, oiler, and supply ship. Aircraft carriers beginning with USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) are named for living or deceased politicians important to the Navy or United States history. Previous aircraft carriers were generally named for battles and past famous fighting ships of the Navy.

Kitty Hawk class (1 in commission, 2 decommissioned)
Enterprise class (1 in commission)
John F. Kennedy class (1 in commission)
Nimitz class (9 in commission, 1 under construction)

Answer 6

It is very disconcerting to see the replies to this question, it is a bit like "when will you be out so that I come in and rob your house" Why do poeple answer questions such as this when the stupid idiot who asked it in the 1st place is already connected to the internet and could look it up himself\herself.

Answer 7

Last I read, there are the USS KITTY HAWK CV-63, ENTERPRISE CV-66, J.F. KENNEDY CV-67, USS NIMITZ CV-68, USS NIMITZ CVN-68, USS D.W. EISENHOWER CVN-69, USS CARL VINSON, CVN-70, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT CVN-71, USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN CVN-72, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON CVN-73, USS JOHN. C. STENNIS CVN-74, USS HARRY S. TRUMAN CVN-75, USS RONALD REAGAN CVN-76, USS GEORGE W. BUSH CVN-77(UNDER CONSTRUCTION),
USS GERALD FORD CVN-78 (SCHEDULED CONSTRUCTION DATE 2009)
MOST folks when they think of AIR CRAFT CARRIERS do not think of the HELO carriers. That is why I did not include them. You can find that info, as well as the above, by doing a google.com search.
(USN/retired)

Answer 8

The Daily Mail reported that they have 23, but not all at sea.

Answer 9

Yes we had a bunch of AC carriers during the Vietnam WAR

10 years of Bombing and still LOST the WAR!!!

Those ships were great during WWII ...the last time the USA won a war. They are worthless in the type war we are in now.

Perhaps we should launch a strike on our $8.7 Trillion debt...lets BOMB that.....naw...that would make sense...totally UN american

Answer 10

Far more than there are brains in the White House.