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Listing of U.S. Navy Carriers
#NameComm.ClassStatus
CV-1
Langley
1922
Langley-class
,

lead ship

Sunk
,
27 February 1942 65 nm south of

Cilacap
,

Java
CV-2
Lexington
1927
Lexington-class
,
lead ship
Sunk, 8 May 1942 in the

Battle of the Coral Sea
CV-3
Saratoga
1927Lexington-classSunk, 25 July 1946 in

Operation Crossroads

as a nuclear test target
CV-4
Ranger
1934
Ranger-class
,
lead ship
Decommissioned: 18 October 1946.

Scrapped

1947
CV-5
Yorktown
1937
Yorktown-class
,
lead ship
Sunk, 7 June 1942 in the

Battle of Midway
CV-6
Enterprise
1938Yorktown-classDecommissioned: 17 February 1947.

Scrapped

1960
CV-7
Wasp
1940
Wasp-class
,
lead ship
Sunk, 15 September 1942 during the

Guadalcanal campaign
CV-8
Hornet
1941Yorktown-classSunk, 27 October 1942 in the

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
CV-9
Essex
1942
Essex-class
,
lead ship
Decommissioned: 30 June 1969.

Scrapped

1975
CV-10
Yorktown
1943Essex-classDecommissioned: 27 June 1970. Preserved,

Patriot’s Point Naval & Maritime Museum
—Mount
Pleasant, South Carolina
,
USA
CV-11
Intrepid
1943Essex-classDecommissioned: 15 March 1974. Preserved,

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
—New
York, New York
,
USA
CV-12
Hornet
1943Essex-classDecommissioned: 26 June 1970. Preserved,

USS Hornet Museum
—Alameda,
California
,
USA
CV-13
Franklin
1944Essex-classDecommissioned: 17 February 1947.

Scrapped

1966
CV-14
Ticonderoga
1944
Essex-class (extended bow)
Decommissioned: 1 September 1973.

Scrapped

1975
CV-15
Randolph
1944Essex-class (extended bow)Decommissioned: 13 February 1969.

Scrapped

1975
CV-16
Lexington
1943Essex-classDecommissioned: 8 November 1991. Preserved,

USS Lexington Museum On the Bay
—

Corpus Christi, Texas
,
USA
CV-17
Bunker Hill
1943Essex-classDecommissioned: 9 January 1947.

Scrapped

1973
CV-18
Wasp
1943Essex-classDecommissioned: 1 July 1972.

Scrapped

1973
CV-19
Hancock
1944Essex-class (extended bow)Decommissioned: 30 January 1976.

Scrapped

1976
CV-20
Bennington
1944Essex-classDecommissioned: 15 January 1970.

Scrapped

1994
CV-21
Boxer
1945Essex-class (extended bow)Decommissioned: 1 December 1969.

Scrapped

1971
CVL-22
Independence
1943
Independence-class


light carrier
,

lead ship
Nuclear test target in

Operation Crossroads
,
July 1946. Decommissioned: 28 August 1946.

Scuttled

29 January 1951
CVL-23
Princeton
1943Independence-classSunk, 24 October 1944,

Battle of Leyte Gulf
CVL-24
Belleau Wood
1943Independence-classTransferred to

France

as

Bois Belleau (R97)

(1953–1960). Returned to U.S.

Scrapped

1960
CVL-25
Cowpens
1943Independence-classDecommissioned: 13 January 1947.

Scrapped

1960
CVL-26
Monterey
1943Independence-classDecommissioned: 16 January 1956.

Scrapped

1971
CVL-27
Langley
1943Independence-classTransferred to

France

as

La Fayette (R96)

(1951–1963). Returned to U.S.

Scrapped

1964
CVL-28
Cabot
1943Independence-classTransferred to

Spain

as

Dédalo (R-01)

(1967–1989). Returned to the U.S.

Scrapped

2002
CVL-29
Bataan
1943Independence-classDecommissioned: 9 April 1954.

Scrapped

1961
CVL-30
San Jacinto
1943Independence-classDecommissioned: 1 March 1947.

Scrapped

1972
CV-31
Bon Homme Richard
1944
Essex-class
Decommissioned: 2 July 1971.

Scrapped

1992
CV-32
Leyte
1946Essex-class (extended bow)Decommissioned: 15 May 1959.

Scrapped

1970
CV-33
Kearsarge
1946Essex-class (extended bow)Decommissioned: 13 February 1970.

Scrapped

1974
CV-34
Oriskany
1950Essex-class (extended bow)Decommissioned: 30 September 1976.

Scuttled

as an artificial reef, May 2006 in the Gulf of Mexico
CV-35
Reprisal
Canceled
(12
August 1945)
Essex-class (extended bow)Canceled while under construction. Hull launched in 1946 and
used for experiments and explosive tests.

Scrapped

1949
CV-36
Antietam
1945Essex-class (extended bow)Decommissioned: 8 May 1963.

Scrapped

28 February 1974
CV-37
Princeton
1945Essex-class (extended bow)Decommissioned: 30 January 1970.

Scrapped

1971
CV-38
Shangri-la
1944Essex-class (extended bow)Decommissioned: 30 July 1971.

Scrapped

1988
CV-39
Lake Champlain
1945Essex-class (extended bow)Decommissioned: 2 May 1966.

Scrapped

1972
CV-40
Tarawa
1945Essex-class (extended bow)Decommissioned: 13 May 1960.

Scrapped

1968
CVB-41
Midway
1945
Midway-class
,

lead ship
Decommissioned: 11 April 1992. Preserved,

USS Midway Museum
—San
Diego, California
,
USA
CVB-42
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1945Midway-classDecommissioned: 30 September 1977.

Scrapped

1978
CVB-43
Coral Sea
1947Midway-classDecommissioned: 26 April 1990.

Scrapped

2000
CVB-44CanceledMidway-classCanceled
CV-45
Valley Forge
1946
Essex-class (extended bow)
Decommissioned: 15 January 1970.

Scrapped

1971
CV-46
Iwo Jima
Canceled
(12
August 1945)
Essex-class (extended bow)Canceled while under construction.

Scrapped

1946
CV-47
Philippine Sea
1946Essex-class (extended bow)Decommissioned: 28 December 1958.

Scrapped

1971
CVL-48
Saipan
1946
Saipan-class
,
lead ship
Converted to USS Arlington (AGMR-2) 1966. Decommissioned: 14
January 1970.

Scrapped

1976
CVL-49
Wright
1947Saipan-classConverted to USS Wright (CC-2) 1963. Decommissioned: 27 May
1970.

Scrapped

1980
CV-50CanceledEssex-class (extended bow)Canceled
CV-51CanceledEssex-class (extended bow)Canceled
CV-52CanceledEssex-class (extended bow)Canceled
CV-53CanceledEssex-class (extended bow)Canceled
CV-54CanceledEssex-class (extended bow)Canceled
CV-55CanceledEssex-class (extended bow)Canceled
CVB-56Canceled
Midway-class
Canceled
CVB-57CanceledMidway-classCanceled
CVA-58
United States
Canceled
(23
April 1949)

United States–class


supercarrier
,

lead ship
Canceled five days after the ship’s

keel

was laid down
CV-59
Forrestal
1955
Forrestal-class


supercarrier
,
lead ship
Decommissioned 11 September 1993. Sold for scrapping in

Brownsville, Texas
.
CV-60
Saratoga
1956Forrestal-class supercarrierDecommissioned 20 August 1994. To be dismantled. Currently
at

NAVSTA Newport (Rhode Island)
;
docked at Pier Two, Middletown, RI
CV-61
Ranger
1957Forrestal-class supercarrierDecommissioned 10 July 1993. On

donation

hold, docked at NISMF,

Bremerton
,
WA
CV-62
Independence
1959Forrestal-class supercarrierDecommissioned 30 September 1998. Awaiting disposal, docked
at NISMF, Bremerton, WA
CV-63
Kitty Hawk
1961
Kitty Hawk–class

supercarrier, lead ship
Decommissioned 12 May 2009. In reserve until 2015, docked at
NISMF, Bremerton, WA
CV-64
Constellation
1961Kitty Hawk–class supercarrierDecommissioned 6 August 2003. Awaiting disposal, docked at
NISMF, Bremerton, WA
CVN-65
Enterprise
1961
Enterprise-class

supercarrier, lead ship
Inactive 1 December 2012. Anticipated decommissioning 2015.
Awaiting defueling, docked at Naval Station Norfolk,
Norfolk, VA.
Slated for disposal
CV-66
America
1965Kitty Hawk–class supercarrierDecommissioned 9 August 1996.

Scuttled

in 2005 as a live-fire test platform
CV-67
John F. Kennedy
1968
Kennedy-class

supercarrier, lead ship
Decommissioned 1 August 2007. On donation hold, docked at
NISMF, Philadelphia, PA.
CVN-68
Nimitz
1975
Nimitz-class

supercarrier, lead ship
Active; Homeport: Naval Station Everett, Everett, Washington
CVN-69
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1977Nimitz-class supercarrierActive; Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-70
Carl Vinson
1982Nimitz-class supercarrierActive; Homeport: Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego,
California
CVN-71
Theodore Roosevelt
1986Nimitz-class supercarrierActive; Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-72
Abraham Lincoln
1989Nimitz-class supercarrierActive; Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-73
George Washington
1992Nimitz-class supercarrierActive; Homeport: Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokosuka, Japan
CVN-74
John C. Stennis
1995Nimitz-class supercarrierActive; Homeport: Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington
CVN-75
Harry S. Truman
1998Nimitz-class supercarrierActive; Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-76
Ronald Reagan
2003Nimitz-class supercarrierActive; Homeport: Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego,
California
CVN-77
George H.W. Bush
2009Nimitz-class supercarrierActive; Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-78
Gerald R. Ford
2015
Ford-class


supercarrier
,

lead ship
Floated in dry dock 2013; Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport
News, Virginia
CVN-79
John F. Kennedy
~2020Ford-class supercarrierFirst steel cut; Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News,
Virginia
CVN-80
Enterprise
~2025Ford-class supercarrierPlanned; Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia

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