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List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy

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List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy

Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these ships are designated with hull classification symbols such as CV (Aircraft Carrier), CVA (Attack Aircraft Carrier), CVB (Large Aircraft Carrier), CVL (Light Aircraft Carrier), CVE (Escort Aircraft Carrier), CVS (Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier) and CVN (Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Propulsion)). Beginning with the Forrestal class, (CV-59 to present) all carriers commissioned into service are classified as supercarriers. The U.S. Navy has also used escort aircraft carriers (CVE, previously AVG and ACV) and airship aircraft carriers (ZRS). In addition, various amphibious warfare ships (LHA, LHD, LPH, and to a lesser degree LPD and LSD classes) can operate as carriers; two of these were converted to mine countermeasures support ships (MCS), one of which carried minesweeping helicopters. All of these classes of ships have their own lists and so are not included here.

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Langley
Langley
Hull no.
CV-1
Name
Langley
Class
Langley (lead ship)
Commissioned
20 March 1922
Decommissioned
27 February 1942
Service life
19 years, 344 days
Status
Sunk near Cilacap, Java in 1942
Lexington
Lexington
Hull no.
CV-2
Name
Lexington
Class
Lexington (lead ship)
Commissioned
14 December 1927
Decommissioned
8 May 1942
Service life
14 years, 145 days
Status
Sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942
Saratoga
Saratoga
Hull no.
CV-3
Name
Saratoga
Class
Lexington
Commissioned
16 November 1927
Decommissioned
25 July 1946
Service life
18 years, 253 days
Status
Sunk as target ship near Bikini Atoll during Operation Crossroads in 1946
Ranger
Ranger
Hull no.
CV-4
Name
Ranger
Class
Ranger (lead ship)
Commissioned
4 June 1934
Decommissioned
18 October 1946
Service life
12 years, 136 days
Status
Scrapped in 1947
Yorktown
Yorktown
Hull no.
CV-5
Name
Yorktown
Class
Yorktown (lead ship)
Commissioned
30 September 1937
Decommissioned
7 June 1942
Service life
4 years, 250 days
Status
Sunk in the Battle of Midway in 1942
Enterprise
Enterprise
Hull no.
CV-6
Name
Enterprise
Class
Yorktown
Commissioned
12 May 1938
Decommissioned
17 February 1947
Service life
8 years, 281 days
Status
Scrapped in 1960
Wasp
Wasp
Hull no.
CV-7
Name
Wasp
Class
Wasp (lead ship)
Commissioned
25 April 1940
Decommissioned
15 September 1942
Service life
2 years, 143 days
Status
Sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942
Hornet
Hornet
Hull no.
CV-8
Name
Hornet
Class
Yorktown
Commissioned
20 October 1941
Decommissioned
27 October 1942
Service life
1 year, 7 days
Status
Sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in 1942
Essex
Essex
Hull no.
CV-9
Name
Essex
Class
Essex (lead ship)
Commissioned
31 December 1942
Decommissioned
30 June 1969
Service life
26 years, 171 days
Status
Scrapped in 1975
Yorktown
Yorktown
Hull no.
CV-10
Name
Yorktown
Class
Essex
Commissioned
15 April 1943
Decommissioned
27 June 1970
Service life
27 years, 73 days
Status
Preserved at the Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum—Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
Intrepid
Intrepid
Hull no.
CV-11
Name
Intrepid
Class
Essex
Commissioned
16 August 1943
Decommissioned
15 March 1974
Service life
30 years, 211 days
Status
Preserved at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum—New York City, New York, USA
Hornet
Hornet
Hull no.
CV-12
Name
Hornet
Class
Essex
Commissioned
29 November 1943
Decommissioned
26 June 1970
Service life
26 years, 218 days
Status
Preserved at USS Hornet Museum—Alameda, California, USA
Franklin
Franklin
Hull no.
CV-13
Name
Franklin
Class
Essex
Commissioned
31 January 1944
Decommissioned
17 February 1947
Service life
2 years, 351 days
Status
Scrapped in 1966
Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga
Hull no.
CV-14
Name
Ticonderoga
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
8 May 1944
Decommissioned
1 September 1973
Service life
29 years, 116 days
Status
Scrapped in 1975
Randolph
Randolph
Hull no.
CV-15
Name
Randolph
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
9 October 1944
Decommissioned
13 February 1969
Service life
24 years, 127 days
Status
Scrapped in 1975
Lexington
Lexington
Hull no.
CV-16
Name
Lexington
Class
Essex
Commissioned
17 February 1943
Decommissioned
8 November 1991
Service life
48 years, 264 days
Status
Preserved at USS Lexington Museum on the Bay— Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill
Hull no.
CV-17
Name
Bunker Hill
Class
Essex
Commissioned
25 May 1943
Decommissioned
9 January 1947
Service life
3 years, 229 days
Status
Scrapped in 1973
Wasp
Wasp
Hull no.
CV-18
Name
Wasp
Class
Essex
Commissioned
24 November 1943
Decommissioned
1 July 1972
Service life
28 years, 220 days
Status
Scrapped in 1973
Hancock
Hancock
Hull no.
CV-19
Name
Hancock
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
15 April 1944
Decommissioned
30 January 1976
Service life
31 years, 290 days
Status
Scrapped in 1976
Bennington
Bennington
Hull no.
CV-20
Name
Bennington
Class
Essex
Commissioned
6 August 1944
Decommissioned
15 January 1970
Service life
25 years, 162 days
Status
Scrapped in 1994
Boxer
Boxer
Hull no.
CV-21
Name
Boxer
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
16 April 1945
Decommissioned
1 December 1969
Service life
24 years, 229 days
Status
Scrapped in 1971
Independence
Independence
Hull no.
CVL-22
Name
Independence
Class
Independence (lead ship)
Commissioned
14 January 1943
Decommissioned
28 August 1946
Service life
3 years, 226 days
Status
Sunk as target ship near the Farallon Islands in 1951
Princeton
Princeton
Hull no.
CVL-23
Name
Princeton
Class
Independence
Commissioned
25 February 1943
Decommissioned
24 October 1944
Service life
1 year, 242 days
Status
Sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944
Belleau Wood
Belleau Wood
Hull no.
CVL-24
Name
Belleau Wood
Class
Independence
Commissioned
31 March 1943
Decommissioned
13 January 1947
Service life
3 years, 288 days
Status
Scrapped in 1960
Cowpens
Cowpens
Hull no.
CVL-25
Name
Cowpens
Class
Independence
Commissioned
28 May 1943
Decommissioned
13 January 1947
Service life
3 years, 230 days
Status
Scrapped in 1960
Monterey
Monterey
Hull no.
CVL-26
Name
Monterey
Class
Independence
Commissioned
17 June 1943
Decommissioned
16 January 1956
Service life
12 years, 213 days
Status
Scrapped in 1971
Langley
Langley
Hull no.
CVL-27
Name
Langley
Class
Independence
Commissioned
31 August 1943
Decommissioned
11 February 1947
Service life
3 years, 164 days
Status
Scrapped in 1964
Cabot
Cabot
Hull no.
CVL-28
Name
Cabot
Class
Independence
Commissioned
24 July 1943
Decommissioned
21 January 1955
Service life
11 years, 181 days
Status
Scrapped in 2002
Bataan
Bataan
Hull no.
CVL-29
Name
Bataan
Class
Independence
Commissioned
17 November 1943
Decommissioned
9 April 1954
Service life
10 years, 143 days
Status
Scrapped in 1961
San Jacinto
San Jacinto
Hull no.
CVL-30
Name
San Jacinto
Class
Independence
Commissioned
15 November 1943
Decommissioned
1 March 1947
Service life
3 years, 106 days
Status
Scrapped in 1972
Bon Homme Richard
Bon Homme Richard
Hull no.
CV-31
Name
Bon Homme Richard
Class
Essex
Commissioned
26 November 1944
Decommissioned
2 July 1971
Service life
26 years, 218 days
Status
Scrapped in 1992
Leyte
Leyte
Hull no.
CV-32
Name
Leyte
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
11 April 1946
Decommissioned
15 May 1959
Service life
13 years, 34 days
Status
Scrapped in 1970
Kearsarge
Kearsarge
Hull no.
CV-33
Name
Kearsarge
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
2 March 1946
Decommissioned
13 February 1970
Service life
23 years, 348 days
Status
Scrapped in 1974
Oriskany
Oriskany
Hull no.
CV-34
Name
Oriskany
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
25 September 1950
Decommissioned
20 September 1976
Service life
28 years, 360 days
Status
Scuttled as artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico in 2006
Reprisal
Reprisal
Hull no.
CV-35
Name
Reprisal
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
—
Decommissioned
—
Service life
—
Status
Cancelled during construction. Scrapped in 1949
Antietam
Antietam
Hull no.
CV-36
Name
Antietam
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
28 January 1945
Decommissioned
8 May 1963
Service life
18 years, 100 days
Status
Scrapped in 1974
Princeton
Princeton
Hull no.
CV-37
Name
Princeton
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
18 November 1945
Decommissioned
30 January 1970
Service life
24 years, 73 days
Status
Scrapped in 1971
Ref.
[citation needed]
Shangri-La
Shangri-La
Hull no.
CV-38
Name
Shangri-La
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
15 September 1944
Decommissioned
30 July 1971
Service life
26 years, 318 days
Status
Scrapped in 1988
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain
Hull no.
CV-39
Name
Lake Champlain
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
3 June 1945
Decommissioned
2 May 1966
Service life
20 years, 333 days
Status
Scrapped in 1972
Ref.
[citation needed]
Tarawa
Tarawa
Hull no.
CV-40
Name
Tarawa
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
8 December 1945
Decommissioned
13 May 1960
Service life
14 years, 157 days
Status
Scrapped in 1968
Ref.
[citation needed]
Midway
Midway
Hull no.
CVB-41
Name
Midway
Class
Midway (lead ship)
Commissioned
10 September 1945
Decommissioned
11 April 1992
Service life
46 years, 214 days
Status
Preserved at the USS Midway Museum—San Diego, California, USA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hull no.
CVB-42
Name
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Class
Midway
Commissioned
27 October 1945
Decommissioned
1 October 1977
Service life
31 years, 339 days
Status
Scrapped in 1978
Coral Sea
Coral Sea
Hull no.
CVB-43
Name
Coral Sea
Class
Midway
Commissioned
1 October 1947
Decommissioned
26 April 1990
Service life
42 years, 207 days
Status
Scrapped in 2000
No name assigned
No name assigned
Hull no.
CV-44
Name
No name assigned
Class
Midway
Commissioned
—
Decommissioned
—
Service life
—
Status
Cancelled before construction began.
Valley Forge
Valley Forge
Hull no.
CV-45
Name
Valley Forge
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
3 November 1946
Decommissioned
15 January 1970
Service life
23 years, 73 days
Status
Scrapped in 1971
Ref.
[citation needed]
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima
Hull no.
CV-46
Name
Iwo Jima
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
—
Decommissioned
—
Service life
—
Status
Cancelled during construction. Scrapped in 1949
Philippine Sea
Philippine Sea
Hull no.
CV-47
Name
Philippine Sea
Class
Essex (extended bow)
Commissioned
11 May 1946
Decommissioned
28 December 1958
Service life
12 years, 231 days
Status
Scrapped in 1971
Ref.
[citation needed]
Saipan
Saipan
Hull no.
CVL-48
Name
Saipan
Class
Saipan (lead ship)
Commissioned
14 July 1946
Decommissioned
14 January 1970
Service life
23 years, 184 days
Status
Scrapped in 1976
Ref.
[citation needed]
Wright
Wright
Hull no.
CVL-49
Name
Wright
Class
Saipan
Commissioned
9 February 1947
Decommissioned
27 May 1970
Service life
23 years, 107 days
Status
Scrapped in 1980
No names assigned
No names assigned
Hull no.
CV-50 – CV-55
Name
No names assigned
Class
Essex
Commissioned
These hulls were all cancelled before construction began.
Midway
Midway
Hull no.
CVB-56, CVB-57
Name
Midway
United States
United States
Hull no.
CVA-58
Name
United States
Class
United States (lead ship)
Commissioned
—
Decommissioned
—
Service life
—
Status
Cancelled during construction. Scrapped on slip in 1949
Forrestal
Forrestal
Hull no.
CV-59
Name
Forrestal
Class
Forrestal (lead ship)
Commissioned
1 October 1955
Decommissioned
11 September 1993
Service life
37 years, 345 days
Status
Scrapped in 2015
Saratoga
Saratoga
Hull no.
CV-60
Name
Saratoga
Class
Forrestal
Commissioned
14 April 1956
Decommissioned
20 August 1994
Service life
38 years, 128 days
Status
Scrapped in 2019
Ranger
Ranger
Hull no.
CV-61
Name
Ranger
Class
Forrestal
Commissioned
10 August 1957
Decommissioned
10 July 1993
Service life
35 years, 334 days
Status
Scrapped in 2017
Independence
Independence
Hull no.
CV-62
Name
Independence
Class
Forrestal
Commissioned
10 January 1959
Decommissioned
30 September 1998
Service life
39 years, 263 days
Status
Scrapped in 2019
Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk
Hull no.
CV-63
Name
Kitty Hawk
Class
Kitty Hawk (lead ship)
Commissioned
29 April 1961
Decommissioned
12 May 2009
Service life
48 years, 13 days
Status
Scrapped in 2024
Constellation
Constellation
Hull no.
CV-64
Name
Constellation
Class
Kitty Hawk
Commissioned
27 October 1961
Decommissioned
7 August 2003
Service life
41 years, 284 days
Status
Scrapped in 2017
Enterprise
Enterprise
Hull no.
CVN-65
Name
Enterprise
Class
Enterprise (lead ship)
Commissioned
25 November 1961
Decommissioned
3 February 2017
Service life
55 years, 70 days
Status
Struck, to be scrapped
America
America
Hull no.
CV-66
Name
America
Class
Kitty Hawk
Commissioned
23 January 1965
Decommissioned
9 August 1996
Service life
31 years, 199 days
Status
Sunk as target ship in the Atlantic Ocean in 2005
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Hull no.
CV-67
Name
John F. Kennedy
Class
John F. Kennedy (lead ship)
Commissioned
7 September 1968
Decommissioned
23 March 2007
Service life
38 years, 197 days
Status
Undergoing scrapping
Nimitz
Nimitz
Hull no.
CVN-68
Name
Nimitz
Class
Nimitz (lead ship)
Commissioned
3 May 1975
Decommissioned
—
Service life
50 years, 185 days
Status
Stationed at Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hull no.
CVN-69
Name
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Class
Nimitz
Commissioned
18 October 1977
Decommissioned
—
Service life
48 years, 17 days
Status
Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson
Hull no.
CVN-70
Name
Carl Vinson
Class
Nimitz
Commissioned
13 March 1982
Decommissioned
—
Service life
43 years, 236 days
Status
Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Hull no.
CVN-71
Name
Theodore Roosevelt
Class
Nimitz
Commissioned
25 October 1986
Decommissioned
—
Service life
39 years, 10 days
Status
Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Hull no.
CVN-72
Name
Abraham Lincoln
Class
Nimitz
Commissioned
11 November 1989
Decommissioned
—
Service life
35 years, 358 days
Status
Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
George Washington
George Washington
Hull no.
CVN-73
Name
George Washington
Class
Nimitz
Commissioned
4 July 1992
Decommissioned
—
Service life
33 years, 123 days
Status
Stationed at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Yokosuka, Japan
John C. Stennis
John C. Stennis
Hull no.
CVN-74
Name
John C. Stennis
Class
Nimitz
Commissioned
9 December 1995
Decommissioned
—
Service life
29 years, 330 days
Status
Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia (Undergoing Maintenance)
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Hull no.
CVN-75
Name
Harry S. Truman
Class
Nimitz
Commissioned
25 July 1998
Decommissioned
—
Service life
27 years, 102 days
Status
Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Hull no.
CVN-76
Name
Ronald Reagan
Class
Nimitz
Commissioned
12 July 2003
Decommissioned
—
Service life
22 years, 115 days
Status
Stationed at Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington
George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
Hull no.
CVN-77
Name
George H.W. Bush
Class
Nimitz
Commissioned
10 January 2009
Decommissioned
—
Service life
16 years, 298 days
Status
Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
Gerald R. Ford
Gerald R. Ford
Hull no.
CVN-78
Name
Gerald R. Ford
Class
Gerald R. Ford (lead ship)
Commissioned
22 July 2017
Decommissioned
—
Service life
8 years, 105 days
Status
Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Hull no.
CVN-79
Name
John F. Kennedy
Class
Gerald R. Ford
Commissioned
c. 2027
Decommissioned
—
Service life
—
Status
Fitting out
Enterprise
Enterprise
Hull no.
CVN-80
Name
Enterprise
Class
Gerald R. Ford
Commissioned
c. 2030
Decommissioned
—
Service life
—
Status
Under construction
Doris Miller
Doris Miller
Hull no.
CVN-81
Name
Doris Miller
Class
Gerald R. Ford
Commissioned
c. 2032
Decommissioned
—
Service life
—
Status
Under construction
William J. Clinton
William J. Clinton
Hull no.
CVN-82
Name
William J. Clinton
Class
Gerald R. Ford
Commissioned
c. 2034
Decommissioned
—
Service life
—
Status
Ordered
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
Hull no.
CVN-83
Name
George W. Bush
Class
Gerald R. Ford
Commissioned
c. 2036
Decommissioned
—
Service life
—
Status
Ordered
Hull no.
Name
Image
Class
Commissioned
Decommissioned
Service life
Status
Ref.
CV-1
Langley
Langley (lead ship)
20 March 1922
27 February 1942
19 years, 344 days
Sunk near Cilacap, Java in 1942
CV-2
Lexington
Lexington (lead ship)
14 December 1927
8 May 1942
14 years, 145 days
Sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942
CV-3
Saratoga
Lexington
16 November 1927
25 July 1946
18 years, 253 days
Sunk as target ship near Bikini Atoll during Operation Crossroads in 1946
CV-4
Ranger
Ranger (lead ship)
4 June 1934
18 October 1946
12 years, 136 days
Scrapped in 1947
CV-5
Yorktown
Yorktown (lead ship)
30 September 1937
7 June 1942
4 years, 250 days
Sunk in the Battle of Midway in 1942
CV-6
Enterprise
Yorktown
12 May 1938
17 February 1947
8 years, 281 days
Scrapped in 1960
CV-7
Wasp
Wasp (lead ship)
25 April 1940
15 September 1942
2 years, 143 days
Sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942
CV-8
Hornet
Yorktown
20 October 1941
27 October 1942
1 year, 7 days
Sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in 1942
CV-9
Essex
Essex (lead ship)
31 December 1942
30 June 1969
26 years, 171 days
Scrapped in 1975
CV-10
Yorktown
Essex
15 April 1943
27 June 1970
27 years, 73 days
Preserved at the Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum—Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
CV-11
Intrepid
Essex
16 August 1943
15 March 1974
30 years, 211 days
Preserved at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum—New York City, New York, USA
CV-12
Hornet
Essex
29 November 1943
26 June 1970
26 years, 218 days
Preserved at USS Hornet Museum—Alameda, California, USA
CV-13
Franklin
Essex
31 January 1944
17 February 1947
2 years, 351 days
Scrapped in 1966
CV-14
Ticonderoga
Essex (extended bow)
8 May 1944
1 September 1973
29 years, 116 days
Scrapped in 1975
CV-15
Randolph
Essex (extended bow)
9 October 1944
13 February 1969
24 years, 127 days
Scrapped in 1975
CV-16
Lexington
Essex
17 February 1943
8 November 1991
48 years, 264 days
Preserved at USS Lexington Museum on the Bay— Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
CV-17
Bunker Hill
Essex
25 May 1943
9 January 1947
3 years, 229 days
Scrapped in 1973
CV-18
Wasp
Essex
24 November 1943
1 July 1972
28 years, 220 days
Scrapped in 1973
CV-19
Hancock
Essex (extended bow)
15 April 1944
30 January 1976
31 years, 290 days
Scrapped in 1976
CV-20
Bennington
Essex
6 August 1944
15 January 1970
25 years, 162 days
Scrapped in 1994
CV-21
Boxer
Essex (extended bow)
16 April 1945
1 December 1969
24 years, 229 days
Scrapped in 1971
CVL-22
Independence
Independence (lead ship)
14 January 1943
28 August 1946
3 years, 226 days
Sunk as target ship near the Farallon Islands in 1951
CVL-23
Princeton
Independence
25 February 1943
24 October 1944
1 year, 242 days
Sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944
CVL-24
Belleau Wood
Independence
31 March 1943
13 January 1947
3 years, 288 days
Scrapped in 1960
CVL-25
Cowpens
Independence
28 May 1943
13 January 1947
3 years, 230 days
Scrapped in 1960
CVL-26
Monterey
Independence
17 June 1943
16 January 1956
12 years, 213 days
Scrapped in 1971
CVL-27
Langley
Independence
31 August 1943
11 February 1947
3 years, 164 days
Scrapped in 1964
CVL-28
Cabot
Independence
24 July 1943
21 January 1955
11 years, 181 days
Scrapped in 2002
CVL-29
Bataan
Independence
17 November 1943
9 April 1954
10 years, 143 days
Scrapped in 1961
CVL-30
San Jacinto
Independence
15 November 1943
1 March 1947
3 years, 106 days
Scrapped in 1972
CV-31
Bon Homme Richard
Essex
26 November 1944
2 July 1971
26 years, 218 days
Scrapped in 1992
CV-32
Leyte
Essex (extended bow)
11 April 1946
15 May 1959
13 years, 34 days
Scrapped in 1970
CV-33
Kearsarge
Essex (extended bow)
2 March 1946
13 February 1970
23 years, 348 days
Scrapped in 1974
CV-34
Oriskany
Essex (extended bow)
25 September 1950
20 September 1976
28 years, 360 days
Scuttled as artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico in 2006
CV-35
Reprisal
Essex (extended bow)
—
—
—
Cancelled during construction. Scrapped in 1949
CV-36
Antietam
Essex (extended bow)
28 January 1945
8 May 1963
18 years, 100 days
Scrapped in 1974
CV-37
Princeton
Essex (extended bow)
18 November 1945
30 January 1970
24 years, 73 days
Scrapped in 1971
[citation needed]
CV-38
Shangri-La
Essex (extended bow)
15 September 1944
30 July 1971
26 years, 318 days
Scrapped in 1988
CV-39
Lake Champlain
Essex (extended bow)
3 June 1945
2 May 1966
20 years, 333 days
Scrapped in 1972
[citation needed]
CV-40
Tarawa
Essex (extended bow)
8 December 1945
13 May 1960
14 years, 157 days
Scrapped in 1968
[citation needed]
CVB-41
Midway
Midway (lead ship)
10 September 1945
11 April 1992
46 years, 214 days
Preserved at the USS Midway Museum—San Diego, California, USA
CVB-42
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Midway
27 October 1945
1 October 1977
31 years, 339 days
Scrapped in 1978
CVB-43
Coral Sea
Midway
1 October 1947
26 April 1990
42 years, 207 days
Scrapped in 2000
CV-44
No name assigned
(no image available)
Midway
—
—
—
Cancelled before construction began.
CV-45
Valley Forge
Essex (extended bow)
3 November 1946
15 January 1970
23 years, 73 days
Scrapped in 1971
[citation needed]
CV-46
Iwo Jima
Essex (extended bow)
—
—
—
Cancelled during construction. Scrapped in 1949
CV-47
Philippine Sea
Essex (extended bow)
11 May 1946
28 December 1958
12 years, 231 days
Scrapped in 1971
[citation needed]
CVL-48
Saipan
Saipan (lead ship)
14 July 1946
14 January 1970
23 years, 184 days
Scrapped in 1976
[citation needed]
CVL-49
Wright
Saipan
9 February 1947
27 May 1970
23 years, 107 days
Scrapped in 1980
· Training ships
Wolverine
Wolverine
#
IX-64
Name
Wolverine
Class
n/a(converted side-wheel steamer)
Commissioned
12 August 1942
Decommissioned
7 November 1945
Service life
3 years, 2 months and 26 days
Status
Scrapped in 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Sable
Sable
#
IX-81
Name
Sable
Class
n/a(converted side-wheel steamer)
Commissioned
8 May 1943
Decommissioned
7 November 1945
Service life
2 years, 5 months and 30 days
Status
Scrapped in 1948 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Baylander
Baylander
#
IX-514
Name
Baylander
Class
n/a(converted harbor utility craft YFU-79)
Commissioned
31 March 1986
Decommissioned
15 December 2011
Service life
25 years, 8 months and 15 days
Status
As of July 2020[update], the Baylander serves as a restaurant and bar in New York City.
#
Name
Image
Class
Commissioned
Decommissioned
Service life
Status
Ref.
IX-64
Wolverine
n/a(converted side-wheel steamer)
12 August 1942
7 November 1945
3 years, 2 months and 26 days
Scrapped in 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
IX-81
Sable
n/a(converted side-wheel steamer)
8 May 1943
7 November 1945
2 years, 5 months and 30 days
Scrapped in 1948 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
IX-514
Baylander
n/a(converted harbor utility craft YFU-79)
31 March 1986
15 December 2011
25 years, 8 months and 15 days
As of July 2020[update], the Baylander serves as a restaurant and bar in New York City.

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