Aircraft carriers are huge ships on which various airplanes can take off and land. Usually they are warships, which allow military actions outside the specific territorial area. However, they are also used for humanitarian aid operations or the like. They only operate together with various support ships, usually cruisers, destroyers and frigates. It is not unusual that the number of crew members on a carrier corresponds to the population of a small town. Accordingly, hundreds of kilos of food are cooked and eaten every day. The operating costs often amount to several million euros per month. Therefore, there are not many aircraft carriers in the world, because they are so expensive that only a few countries can afford them. Germany, for example, owned the Graf Zeppelin during the Second World War, which was the first and only aircraft carrier in German history. The ship was never actually completed, never used and ultimately did not survive the war. The Graf Zeppelin had very powerful catapults for that time and could carry up to 60 aircraft at the same time with its impressive length of 262 m. We would not like to withhold from you any further information about the 10 biggest aircraft carriers in the world. Have a look at our image gallery.
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1. USS Gerald R. Ford
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2. USS Nimitz
031103-N-6536T-003 Pacific Ocean (Nov. 3, 2003) — USS Nimitz (CVN 68) crewmembers participate in a flag unfurling rehearsal with the help of family and friends on the shipÕs flight deck during a Tiger Cruise. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are en route to San Diego, Calif., following an eight-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson. (RELEASED)
3. Shandong
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4. Admiral Kusnezow
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HMS Queen Elizabeth in Rosyth Dockyard
The Royal Navy’s largest ever warship HMS Queen Elizabeth is gently floated out of her dock for the first time in Rosyth, Scotland in July 2014. In an operation that started earlier that week, the dry dock in Rosyth near Edinburgh was flooded for the first time to allow the 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier to float. It then took only three hours this morning to carefully manoeuvre HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH out of the dock with just two metres clearance at either side and then berth her alongside a nearby jetty. Teams will now continue to outfit the ship and steadily bring her systems to life in preparation for sea trials in 2016. The dock she vacates will be used for final assembly of her sister ship, HMS PRINCE OF WALES, which will begin in September.
6. Admiral Gorschkow
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7. Charles de Gaulle
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071004-N-1189B-005 GULF OF AQABA (Oct. 4, 2007) – U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263, Marine Aircraft Group 29, prepare for flight on the deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is on surge deployment to the Middle East carrying the Osprey to its first combat deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary L. Borden (RELEASED)
9. Cavour
9. Cavour // Italien (L: 244 m / B: 39 m)
10. Adelaide
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