List of longest naval ships

This is a list of longest naval ships.

List
Name Ships in class Type Length Displacement Status Operator
USS Enterprise1Aircraft Carrier342 m (1,123 ft)93,500Decommissioned United States Navy
Gerald R. Ford class1Aircraft Carrier337 m (1,106 ft)100,000First ship commissioned in July 2017. There are expected to be ten ships of this class. United States Navy
Nimitz class10Aircraft Carrier333 m (1,092 ft)102,000First entered service 1975, last in 2009. All currently in service. United States Navy
Kitty Hawk class3Aircraft Carrier327 m (1,073 ft)83,9601 sunk as target. Decommissioned, expected to be scrapped United States Navy
Forrestal class4Aircraft Carrier325 m (1,066 ft)82,402Decommissioned United States Navy
USS John F. Kennedy1Aircraft Carrier320 m (1,052 ft)83,960Decommissioned United States Navy
Type 001A1Aircraft Carrier315 m (1,033 ft)70,000In Service People's Liberation Army Navy
Midway class3Aircraft Carrier306 m (1,003 ft)64,0001 preserved, 2 scrapped United States Navy
Admiral Kuznetsov class2Aircraft Carrier304.5 m (999 ft)67,000In service Russian Navy

 People's Liberation Army Navy

Kiev class4Aircraft Carrier283.5 m (930 ft)45,4001 scrapped, 2 out of service, 1 in service (INS Vikramaditya) Russian Navy

 Indian Navy

Queen Elizabeth class2Aircraft Carrier280 m (920 ft)70,6001 commissioned in December 2017, 1 under construction Royal Navy
Lexington class2Aircraft Carrier270 m (888 ft)43,055One sunk 1942, one destroyed in atomic bomb test United States Navy
Iowa class4Battleship270 m (887 ft)58,000Four preserved United States Navy
Shinano1Aircraft Carrier266.1 m (872.9 ft)71,890Sunk in WWII Imperial Japanese Navy
Essex class24Aircraft Carrier265.8 m (872 ft)36,380In service from 1942. Four preserved United States Navy
Clemenceau class2Aircraft Carrier265 m (870 ft)32,800Commissioned from 1961. 1 in service, 1 decommissioned French Navy

 Brazilian Navy

Yamato class2Battleship263 m (863 ft)72,809Both sunk in WWII Imperial Japanese Navy
Graf Zeppelin class1Aircraft Carrier262.5 m (861 ft)33,550Graf Zeppelin was canceled in 1943 while still under construction. Hull was sunk for target practice by USSR in 1947 Kriegsmarine
HMS Hood1Battlecruiser262.3 m (860.7 ft)47,430Launched 1918 Sunk at Battle of the Denmark Strait 1941[1] Royal Navy
INS Vikrant1Aircraft Carrier262 m (860 ft)40,000Under construction. Due to be commissioned in 2018 Indian Navy
Charles de Gaulle1Aircraft Carrier261.5 m (858 ft)42,000In operation French Navy
Akagi1Aircraft Carrier260.7 m (855.2 ft)41,300Sunk Imperial Japanese Navy
Taihō1Aircraft Carrier260.6 m (855 ft)37,270Sunk 1944[2] Imperial Japanese Navy
Audacious class2Aircraft Carrier257.6 m (845 ft)50,7862 completed 1946 and 1950. Length and displacement for Ark Royal following 1967–1970 refit. Scrapped 1978 and 1980.[3][4] Royal Navy
Shōkaku class2Aircraft Carrier257.5 m (844 ft 10 in)32,105Both sunk 1944.[5] Imperial Japanese Navy
America class4Amphibious Assault Ship257 m (844 ft)45,0001 completed, 3 planned United States Navy
Wasp class8Amphibious Assault Ship257 m (844 ft)40,5008 in service United States Navy
Kirov class4Battlecruiser252 m (830 ft)28,000 (full load)2 of 5 in operation Russian Navy
Yorktown class3Aircraft Carrier251.38 m (824 ft 9 in)25,500 (full load)Two sunk during WWII, one scrapped 1960 United States Navy
Bismarck class2Battleship251 m (823 ft 6 in)50,900Both sunk during WWII Kriegsmarine
Tarawa class5Amphibious Assault Ship250 m (820 ft)39,4003 disposed of United States Navy
Vanguard1Battleship248.2 m (814 ft 4 in)51,420Final Royal Navy battleship, scrapped 1960[6] Royal Navy
Izumo class2Helicopter Destroyer248 m (813 ft 8 in)27,0001 completed, 1 under construction Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Richelieu class2Battleship247.85 m (813 ft 2 in)47,548Last French battleships, scrapped 1961 and 1967.[7][8] French Navy
Kaga1Aircraft Carrier247.65 m (812 ft 6 in)38,200Sunk Imperial Japanese Navy
Alaska class2Large Cruiser246.4 m (808 ft 6 in)34,2536 planned, 2 completed (Alaska and Guam) with third ship (Hawaii) scrapped incomplete[9][10] United States Navy
Trieste1Landing helicopter dock245 m (803 ft 10 in)33,000Launched Italian Navy
Cavour1Aircraft Carrier244 m (800 ft 6 in)30,000In service Italian Navy
Renown-class battlecruiser2Battlecruiser242 m (794 ft 1.5 in)37,400Decommissioned Royal Navy
Courageous-class aircraft carrier3Aircraft Carrier239.8 m (786 ft 9 in)27,859Decommissioned Royal Navy
TCG Anadolu1Landing Helicopter Dock232 m (761 ft)28,000Under construction Turkish Naval Forces
Juan Carlos class1Landing Helicopter Dock230.82 m (757.3 ft)26,000One in service, Juan Carlos 1 commissioned 2011 Spanish Navy
Canberra Class 2 Landing helicopter dock 230.82 m (757.3 ft) 27,500 Two in Service, HMAS Canberra commissioned in 2014, HMAS Adelaide commissioned in 2015  Royal Australian Navy
  • Ships may differ within the class. Measures are taken from the largest ship of the class.

References
  1. Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 41.
  2. Chesneau 1998, p. 179.
  3. Blackman 1971, p. 331.
  4. Chesneau 1998, pp. 134–139.
  5. Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 181.
  6. Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 16.
  7. Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 260.
  8. Whitley 2001, p. 53.
  9. Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 122.
  10. Whitley 1999, p. 276.
  • 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.
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