U.S. Navy Fleet Aircraft Carrier Statistics

Hull	Name	Builder *note 2	Date Commission	Date Decommission or Loss	Designation & Change Date	Remarks
Langley Class
CV 1	Langley	MINY	20 Mar 1922	27 Feb 1942	AV-3, 21 Apr 1937	Lost enemy action
Lexington Class
CV 2	Lexington	BETHQ	14 Dec 1927	8 May 1942		Lost enemy action
CV 3	Saratoga	NYSB	16 Nov 1927			Expended 26 Jul 1946 Operation Crossroads, Bikini
Ranger Class
CV 4	Ranger	NN	4 Jun 1934	18 Oct 1946		Stricken 29 Oct 1946 Scrapped 31 Jul 1947
Yorktown Class
CV 5	Yorktown	NN	30 Sep 1937	7 Jun 1942		Lost enemy action
CV 6	Enterprise	NN	12 May 1938	17 Feb 1947	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 8 Aug 1953	Stricken 2 Oct 1956 Scrapped 1 Jul 1958
Wasp Class
CV 7	Wasp	BETHQ	25 Apr 1940	15 Sep 1942		Lost enemy action
Hornet Class
CV 8	Hornet	NN	20 Oct 1941	26 Oct 1942		Lost enemy action
Essex Class
CV 9	Essex	NN	31 Dec 1942 1 Feb 1951	9 Jan 1947 30 Jun 1969	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 8 Mar 1960	Stricken 15 Jun 1975
CV 10	Yorktown	NN	15 Apr 1943 2 Jan 1953	9 Jan 1947 27 Jun 1970	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 1 Sep 1957	Stricken 1 Jun 1973 Museum, Charleston SC
CV 11	Intrepid	NN	16 Aug 1943 18 Jun 1954	22 Mar 1947 15 Mar 1974	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 31 Mar 1962	Museum, New York NY
CV 12	Hornet	NN	29 Nov 1943 1 Oct 1953	15 Jan 1947 26 May 1970	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 27 Jun 1958	Stricken 25 Jul 1989 Museum, Alameda CA
CV 13	Franklin	NN	31 Jan 1944	17 Feb 1947	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 8 Aug 1953	Stricken 10 Oct 1964
CV 14	Ticonderoga	NN	8 May 1943 1 Oct 1954	9 Jan 1947 1 Sep 1973	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 21 Oct 1969	Stricken 16 Nov 1973
CV 15	Randolph	NN	8 May 1944 1 Jul 1953	24 Feb 1948 13 Feb 1969	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 31 Mar 1959	Stricken 1 Jun 1973
CV 16	Lexington	BETHQ	17 Feb 1943 1 Sep 1955	23 Apr 1947 8 Nov 1991	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 1 Oct 1962 CVT, 1 Jan 1969 AVT, 1 Jul 1978	Stricken 30 Nov 1991
CV 17	Bunker Hill	BETHQ	24 May 1943	Jan 1947	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 8 Aug 1953	Stricken 1 Nov 1966 Elec. Test Ship to Nov 1972 Scrapped 1973
CV 18	Wasp	BETHQ	24 Nov 1943 28 Sep 1951	17 Feb 1947 1 Jul 1972	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 1 Nov 1956	Stricken 1 Jul 1972 Scrapped 21 May 1973
CV 19	Hancock	BETHQ	15 Apr 1944 1 Mar 1954	9 May 1947 30 Jan 1976	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CV, 30 Jun 1975	Stricken 31 Jan 1976
CV 20	Bennington	NYNY	6 Aug 1944 30 Nov 1951	8 Nov 1946 15 Jan 1970	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 30 Jun 1959	Stricken 1989
CV 21	Boxer	NN	16 Apr 1945	1 Dec 1969	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 1 Feb 1956 LPH- 4, 30 Jan 1959	Stricken 1 Dec 1969
Independence Class
CVL 22	Independence	NYSB	14 Jan 1943	28 Aug 1946		Expended 29 Jan 1951 Bikini Weapons Test
CVL 23	Princeton	NYSB	23 Feb 1943	24 Oct 1944		Lost enemy action
CVL 24	Belleau Wood	NYSB	31 Mar 1943	13 Jan 1947		French Bois Belleau 1953-60 Stricken 1 Oct 1960
CVL 25	Cowpens	NYSB	28 May 1943	13 Jan 1947	AVT-1, 15 May 1959	Stricken 1 Nov 1959
CVL 26	Monterey	NYSB	17 Jun 1943	11 Feb 1947	AVT-2, 15 May 1959	Stricken 1 Jun 1970
CVL 27	Langley	NYSB	31 Aug 1943	11 Feb 1947		French Lafayette 1951-63 Sold 19 Feb 1964
CVL 28	Cabot	NYSB	24 Jul 1943 27 Oct 1948	11 Feb 1947 21 Jan 1955	AVT-3, 15 May 1959	Stricken 1 Nov 1959 Spanish Dedalo 30 Aug 1967 Returned to US 1989
CVL 29	Bataan	NYSB	17 Nov 1943 13 May 1950	11 Feb 1947 9 Apr 1954	AVT-4, 15 May 1959	Stricken 1 Sep 1959
CVL 30	San Jacinto	NYSB	15 Dec 1943	1 Mar 1947	AVT-5, 15 May 1959	Stricken 1 Jun 1970
Essex Class
CV 31	Bon Homme Richard	NYNY	26 Nov 1944 1 Nov 1955	9 Jan 1947 2 Jul 1971	CVA, 1 Oct 1952	Stricken 1989
CV 32	Leyte	NN	11 Apr 1946	15 May 1959	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 8 Aug 1953	Stricken 1 Jan 1969
CV 33	Kearsarge	NYNY	2 Mar 1946 1 Mar 1952	16 Jun 1950 13 Feb 1970	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 1 Oct 1958	Stricken 1 May 1973
CV 34	Oriskany	NYNY	25 Sep 1950	16 May 1976	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CV, 30 Jun 1975	Stricken 25 July 1989 Sunk 17 May 2006 off Pensacola FL
CV 35	Reprisal	NYNY				Cancelled 12 Aug 1945
CV 36	Antietam	PHNY	28 Jun 1945	8 May 1963	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 8 Aug 1953	Angled deck prototype Stricken 1 May 1973
CV 37	Princeton	PHNY	18 Nov 1945 28 Aug 1950	21 Jun 1949 30 Jan 1970	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 1 Jan 1954 LPD-5, 2 Mar 1959	Stricken 30 Jan 1970
CV 38	Shangri-La	NORNY	15 Sep 1944 1 Feb 1955	7 Nov 1947 30 Jul 1971	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 30 Jun 1969	Stricken 15 Jul 1982
CV 39	Lake Champlain	NORNY	3 Jun 1945 19 Sep 1952	17 Feb 1947 2 May 1966	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 1 Aug 1957	Stricken 1 Dec 1969
CV 40	Tarawa	NORNY	8 Dec 1945 3 Feb 1951	30 Jun 1949 13 May 1960	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 10 Jan 1955 AVT-12, 17 Apr 1961	Stricken 1 Jan 1967
Midway Class
CVB 41	Midway	NN	10 Sep 1945	11 Apr 1992	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CV, 30 Jun 1975	Stricken 17 Mar 1997 Museum, San Diego CA
CVB 42	Franklin D. Roosevelt	NYNY	27 Oct 1945	1 Oct 1977	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CV, 30 Jun 1975	Original name Coral Sea Stricken 30 Sep 1977
CVS 43	Coral Sea	NN	1 Oct 1947	26 Apr 1990	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CV, 30 Jun 1975	Scrapped 1993
CVS 44	-					Cancelled 11 Jan 1943
Essex Class
CV 45	Valley Forge	PHNY	3 Nov 1946	13 Jan 1970	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 1 Jan 1954 LPH-8, 1 Jul 1961	Stricken 15 Jan 1970
CV 46	Iwo Jima	NN				Cancelled 11 Aug 1945
CV 47	Philippine Sea	BETHQ	11 may 1946	28 Dec 1958	CVA, 1 Oct 1952 CVS, 15 Nov 1955 AVT-11, 15 May 1959	Stricken 1 Dec 1969
Saipan Class
CVL 48	Saipan	NYSB	14 Jul 1946 27 Aug 1966	3 Oct 1957 14 Jan 1970	AVT-6, 15 May 1959 AGMR-2, 8 Apr 1965	Renamed Arlington (AGMR-2) Stricken 15 Aug 1975
CVL 49	Wright	NYSB	9 Feb 1947 11 May 1963	15 Mar 1956 22 May 1970	AVT-7, 15 May 1959 CC-2, 11 May 1963	Stricken 1 Dec 1970
Cancelled
CV 50-55	-					Cancelled Mar 1945
CVB 56-57	-					Cancelled Mar 1945
CVA 58	United States	NN				Cancelled 23 Apr 1949
Forrestal Class
CVA 59	Forrestal	NN	1 Oct 1955	30 Sep 1993	CV, 30 Jun 1975 AVT, 4 Feb 1992	Stricken ?date @ Newport RI
CVA 60	Saratoga	NYNY	14 Apr 1956	20 Aug 1994	CV, 20 Jun 1975	Stricken 30 Sep 1994 @ Newport RI
CVA 61	Ranger	NN	10 Aug 1957	10 Jul 1993	CV, 20 Jun 1975	Reserve @ Bremerton WA
CVA 62	Independence	NYNY	10 Jan 1959	30 Sep 1998	CV, 20 Jun 1975	Reserve @ Bremerton WA
Kitty Hawk Class
CVA 63	Kitty Hawk	NYSB	29 Apr 1961		CV, 29 Apr 1975	Active - Yokosuka JP
CVA 64	Constellation	NYNY	27 Oct 1961	29 Sept 2003	CV, 20 Jun 1975	Reserve @ Bremerton WA
Enterprise Class
CVAN 65	Enterprise	NN	24 Nov 1961		CVN, 20 Jun 1975	Active - Norfolk VA
Kitty Hawk Class
CVA 66	America	NN	23 Jan 1965	9 Aug 1996	CV, 20 Jun 1975	Stricken Sep 1998 @ Philadelphia PA Sunk 2005
CVA 67	John F. Kennedy	NN	7 Sep 1968		CV, 29 Apr 1975	Active - Mayport FL To be decommissioned 30 Sept 2007
Nimitz Class
CVAN 68	Nimitz	NN	3 May 1975		CVN, 20 Jun 1975	Active - San Diego CA
CVN 69	Dwight D. Eisenhower	NN	18 Oct 1977			Active - Norfolk VA
CVN 70	Carl Vinson	NN	13 Mar 1982			Active - Norfolk VA
CVN 71	Theodore Roosevelt	NN	25 Oct 1986			Active - Norfolk VA
CVN 72	Abraham Lincoln	NN	11 Nov 1989			Active - Everett WA
CVN 73	George Washington	NN	4 Jul 1992			Active - Norfolk VA
CVN 74	John C. Stennis	NN	9 Dec 1995			Active - Bremerton WA
CVN 75	Harry S. Truman	NN	25 Jul 1998			Active - Norfolk VA Trivia - Anchors from CV 59
CVN 76	Ronald Reagan	NN	12 July 2003			Active - San Diego CA
CVN 77	George H. W. Bush	NN	(2008)
CVN 78	Gerald R. Ford	NN	(2015)

Notes:

1. Essex class CV, # 14, 15, 19, 21, 32, 34, 36–40, 45 and 47 are sometimes referred to as "long-hull" Essex class or Ticonderoga class.
These carriers length over all (loa) were 888 feet while the standard Essex class were 872 feet loa.

2. Building Shipyard:

ASB	American Shipbuilding Corp., Philadelphia PA	NN	Newport News Shipbuiling, VA
BETHQ	Bethlehem, Quincy (Fore River) MA	NORNY	Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth VA
BETHSI	Bethlehem, Staten Island NY	NYNY	New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY
CIW	Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR	NYSB	New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden NJ
DET	Detroit Shipbuilding, Detroit MI	PHNY	Philadelphia Navy Yard, PA
FED	Federal, Kearny NJ	PSNY	Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton WA
ING	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula MS	SEATAC	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding, Seattle WA
K	Kaiser, Vancouver WA	SUN	Sun Shipbuilding, Chester PA
LITT	Litton, (former Ingalls Shipbuilding) Pascagoula MS	TODD	Todd Pacific (formerly Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding), Seattle WA
MINY	Mare Island Navy Yard, Mare Island CA	WILL	Williamette Iron & Steel, Portland OR
		WP	Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco CA

References:

Print:
Chesneau, Roger (ed.); Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946; Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, 1988.
Fahey; The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet; Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, various years.
Friedman, Norman; U.S. Aircraft Carriers, An Illustrated Design History; Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, 1983
Polmar, Norman; The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, various editions.
Silverstone, Paul H.; US Warships of World War 2, Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, 1988.
US Navy Office of Naval Intelligence; US Naval Vessels 1943; Naval Institute Press, 1986.
US Navy; Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Washington DC, Government Printing Office, various years.
US Navy; Naval Aviation News; Jan-Feb 1997

Web pages:
Carrier Images
Carrier Insignia
United States Navy Aircraft Carriers December 07, 1941
Private shipyards in WW2 Off Site
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Off Site
Inventory of Naval Vessels Off Site
Where are the carriers? Off Site

FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
Class Statistics
Class	#	Hull	Class	#	Hull
Langley	1	CV 1	Independence	9	CVL 22–30
Lexington	2	CV 2-3	Midway	3	CVB 41–43
Ranger	1	CV 4	Saipan	2	CVL 48-49
Yorktown	2	CV 5-6	Enterprise	1	CVAN 65
Wasp	1	CV 7	Forrestal	4	CVA 59–62
Hornet	1	CV 8	Kitty Hawk	4	CVA 63, 64, 66-67
Essex	24	CV 9–21, 31–35, 37–40, 45, 47 * note 1	Nimitz	9	CVN 68–76