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 (1,122 ft)94,7811 decommissioned United States Navy
Gerald R. Ford class1Aircraft carrier337 m (1,106 ft)100,0001 in service, 3 under construction, 10 planned United States Navy
Nimitz class10Aircraft carrier332.80 m (1,091.9 ft)102,00010 in service. United States Navy
Kitty Hawk class3Aircraft carrier332 m (1,089 ft)84,9141 sunk, 2 scrapped United States Navy
Forrestal class4Aircraft carrier326.10 m (1,069.9 ft)82,4024 scrapped United States Navy
USS John F. Kennedy1Aircraft carrier321 m (1,053 ft)82,6551 scrapped. Variant of Kitty Hawk class United States Navy
Fujian1Aircraft carrier316 m (1,037 ft)80,0001 under construction People's Liberation Army Navy
Shandong1Aircraft carrier315 m (1,033 ft)70,0001 in service. Derived from Admiral Kuznetsov design People's Liberation Army Navy
Midway class3Aircraft carrier305 m (1,001 ft)64,0001 preserved, 2 scrapped United States Navy
Admiral Kuznetsov class2Aircraft carrier304.50 m (999.0 ft)67,0001 in service, 1 in refit Russian Navy

 People's Liberation Army Navy

HMS Caledonia1Ocean liner291 m (955 ft)56,551Ocean liner converted to training ship. Caught fire 1939 and subsequently scrapped Royal Navy
Admiral Gorshkov1Aircraft carrier284 m (932 ft)45,4001 in service. Variant of Kiev class Russian Navy

 Indian Navy

Queen Elizabeth class2Aircraft carrier284 m (932 ft)65,0002 in service Royal Navy
Kiev class3Aircraft carrier273.10 m (896.0 ft)43,2202 preserved, 1 scrapped Russian Navy
Lexington class2Aircraft carrier270.70 m (888.1 ft)43,0551 sunk, 1 destroyed in atomic bomb test United States Navy
Iowa class4Battleship270.54 m (887.6 ft)58,0004 preserved United States Navy
Shinano1Aircraft carrier265.80 m (872.0 ft)71,8901 sunk. Converted battleship hull Imperial Japanese Navy
Essex class24Aircraft carrier265.80 m (872.0 ft)36,3804 preserved, 20 scrapped United States Navy
Clemenceau class2Aircraft carrier265 m (869 ft)32,8002 scrapped French Navy

 Brazilian Navy

Yamato class2Battleship263 m (863 ft)72,8092 sunk Imperial Japanese Navy
Graf Zeppelin class2Aircraft carrier262.50 m (861.2 ft)33,5501 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 Hood1Battlecruiser262.30 m (860 ft 7 in)47,430Sunk 1941 [1] Royal Navy
INS Vikrant1Aircraft carrier262 m (860 ft)40,0001 under construction Indian Navy
Charles de Gaulle1Aircraft carrier261.50 m (857.9 ft)42,0001 in service French Navy
Akagi1Aircraft carrier260.70 m (855.3 ft)41,3001 sunk Imperial Japanese Navy
Taihō1Aircraft carrier260.60 m (855.0 ft)37,2701 sunk[2] Imperial Japanese Navy
Shōkaku class2Aircraft carrier257.50 m (844 ft 10 in)32,1052 sunk[3] Imperial Japanese Navy
America class3Amphibious assault ship257 m (843 ft)45,0002 in service, 1 under construction United States Navy
Wasp class8Amphibious assault ship257 m (843 ft)40,5007 in service, 1 scrapped United States Navy
Tarawa class5Amphibious assault ship254 m (833 ft)39,4002 in reserve, 2 scrapped, 1 sunk United States Navy
Kirov class4Battlecruiser252 m (827 ft)28,0001 in service, 1 in refit, 2 scrapped Russian Navy
Yorktown class3Aircraft carrier251.38 m (824.7 ft)25,5002 sunk, 1 scrapped United States Navy
Bismarck class2Battleship251 m (823 ft)52,600Sunk in 1941 and 1944 Kriegsmarine
HMS Vanguard1Battleship248.20 m (814.3 ft)51,420Scrapped 1960 [4] Royal Navy
Izumo class2Helicopter destroyer248 m (814 ft)27,0001 in service, 1 in refit Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Richelieu class2Battleship247.85 m (813 ft 2 in)47,5482 scrapped[5][6] French Navy
Kaga1Aircraft carrier247.65 m (812.5 ft)38,2001 sunk Imperial Japanese Navy
Alaska class2Large cruiser246.43 m (808.5 ft)34,2532 scrapped[7][8] United States Navy
Audacious class2Aircraft carrier245 m (804 ft)50,786Scrapped in 1978 and 1980 Royal Navy
Trieste1Landing helicopter dock245 m (804 ft)38,0001 completed Italian Navy
Cavour1Aircraft carrier244 m (801 ft)30,0001 in service Italian Navy
Renown class2Battlecruiser242 m (794 ft)37,4001 sunk, 1 scrapped Royal Navy
Courageous class3Aircraft carrier239.80 m (786 ft 9 in)27,8592 sunk, 1 scrapped 1948. Converted from 3 battlecruisers Royal Navy
Littorio class3Battleship237.76 m (780.1 ft)45,2361 sunk, 2 scrapped Regia Marina
Type 075 class3Landing Helicopter Dock237 m (778 ft)40,0003 completed, 8 planned People's Liberation Army Navy
Scharnhorst class2Battleship235 m (771 ft)38,7002 sunk Kriegsmarine
USS Ranger1Aircraft carrier234.40 m (769.0 ft)17,8591 scrapped United States Navy
Anadolu class1Landing Helicopter Dock232 m (761 ft)27,0791 completed, 2 planned. Derived from Juan Carlos I design Turkish Navy
Juan Carlos I1Landing Helicopter Dock230.82 m (757.3 ft)26,0001 in service Spanish Navy
Canberra class2Landing helicopter dock230.82 m (757.3 ft)27,5002 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

  1. Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 41.
  2. Chesneau 1998, p. 179.
  3. Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 181.
  4. Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 16.
  5. Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 260.
  6. Whitley 2001, p. 53.
  7. Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 122.
  8. Whitley 1999, p. 276.

References

  • 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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