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Name Builder hull # LDT Contract Keel Laid Launched Delivered C to D K to L L to D K to D Notes
CV-1 Langley Norfolk NSY 11,050 1910 18 Oct 1911 24 Aug 1912 7 Apr 1913 311 226 537 built as Jupiter (AC-3), converted 1922, lost 1942
CV-2 Lexington Fore River Sbldg. 300 33,000 1917 8 Jan 1921 3 Oct 1925 14 Dec 1927 1729 802 2531 laid down as CB-1, sunk in the Coral Sea 1942
CV-3 Saratoga New York ship 199 33,000 1917 25 Sep 1920 7 Apr 1925 16 Nov 1927 1655 953 2608 laid down as CB-3, sunk at Bikini 1946
CV-4 Ranger Newport News 353 14,500 1 Nov 1930 26 Sep 1931 25 Feb 1933 4 Jun 1934 1311 518 464 982 scrapped 1947
CV-5 Yorktown Newport News 359 19,800 3 Aug 1933 21 May 1934 4 Apr 1936 30 Sep 1937 1519 684 544 1228 sunk at Midway 1942
CV-6 Enterprise Newport News 360 19,800 3 Aug 1933 16 Jul 1934 3 Oct 1936 12 May 1938 1743 810 586 1396 scrapped 1958
CV-7 Wasp Bethlehem Steel 1460 14,700 19 Sep 1935 1 Apr 1936 4 Apr 1939 25 Apr 1940 1680 1098 387 1485 sunk off Guadalcanal 1942
CV-8 Hornet Newport News 385 19,900 30 Mar 1939 29 Sep 1939 14 Dec 1940 20 Oct 1941 935 442 310 752 damaged at Santa Cruz, scuttled by Japanese 1942
CV-9 Essex Newport News 392 27,100 3 Jul 1940 28 Apr 1941 31 Jul 1942 31 Dec 1942 911 459 153 612 scrapped 1975
CV-10 Yorktown Newport News 393 27,100 3 Jul 1940 1 Dec 1941 21 Jan 1943 15 Apr 1943 1016 416 84 500 memorial in Mount Pleasant SC-1973
CV-11 Intrepid Newport News 394 27,100 3 Jul 1940 1 Dec 1941 26 Apr 1943 16 Aug 1943 1139 511 112 623 memorial in New York NY 1982
CV-12 Hornet Newport News 395 27,100 3 Jul 1940 3 Aug 1942 30 Aug 1943 29 Nov 1943 1244 392 91 483 memorial in Alameda CA-1989
CV-13 Franklin Newport News 396 27,100 3 Jul 1940 7 Dec 1942 14 Oct 1943 31 Jan 1944 1307 311 109 420 scrapped 1966
CV-14 Ticonderoga Newport News 397 27,100 3 Jul 1940 1 Feb 1943 7 Feb 1944 8 May 1944 1405 371 91 462 scrapped 1974
CV-15 Randolph Newport News 398 27,100 3 Jul 1940 10 May 1943 29 Sep 1944 9 Oct 1944 1559 508 10 518 scrapped 1975
CV-16 Lexington Bethlehem Steel 1508 27,100 9 Sep 1940 15 Jul 1941 26 Sep 1942 17 Feb 1943 891 438 144 582 memorial in Corpus Christi TX-1992
CV-17 Bunker Hill Bethlehem Steel 1509 27,100 9 Sep 1940 15 Sep 1941 7 Dec 1942 24 May 1943 987 448 168 616 scrapped 1973
CV-18 Wasp Bethlehem Steel 1510 27,100 9 Sep 1940 18 Mar 1942 17 Aug 1943 24 Nov 1943 1171 517 99 616 scrapped 1973
CV-19 Hancock Bethlehem Steel 1511 27,100 9 Sep 1940 26 Jan 1943 24 Jan 1944 15 Apr 1944 1314 363 82 445 scrapped 1976
CV-20 Bennington New York NSY 27,100 15 Dec 1941 15 Dec 1942 26 Feb 1944 6 Aug 1944 965 438 162 600 scrapped 1994
CV-21 Boxer Newport News 410 27,100 15 Dec 1941 13 Sep 1943 14 Dec 1944 14 Apr 1945 1216 458 121 579 scrapped 1971
CVL-22 Independence New York ship 427 11,000 1 May 1941 1 May 1941 22 Aug 1942 14 Jan 1943 623 478 145 623 laid down as Amsterdam (CL-59), sunk as target 1951
CVL-23 Princeton New York ship 429 11,000 2 Jun 1941 2 Jun 1941 18 Oct 1942 25 Feb 1943 633 503 130 633 laid down as Tallahassee (CL-61), sunk in Leyte Gulf 1944
CVL-24 Belleau Wood New York ship 431 11,000 11 Aug 1941 11 Aug 1941 6 Dec 1942 31 Mar 1943 597 482 115 597 laid down as New Haven (CL-76), to France 1953 as Bois Belleau (R-97), scrapped 1960
CVL-25 Cowpens New York ship 432 11,000 17 Nov 1941 17 Nov 1941 17 Jan 1943 28 May 1943 557 426 131 557 laid down as Huntington (CL-77), scrapped 1960
CVL-26 Monterey New York ship 433 11,000 29 Dec 1941 29 Dec 1941 28 Feb 1943 17 Jun 1943 535 426 109 535 laid down as Dayton (CL-78), scrapped 1971
CVL-27 Langley New York ship 443 11,000 11 Apr 1942 11 Apr 1942 22 May 1943 31 Aug 1943 507 406 101 507 laid down as Fargo (CL-85), to France 1951 as Lafayette (R-96), scrapped 1964
CVL-28 Cabot New York ship 434 11,000 16 Aug 1942 16 Aug 1942 4 Apr 1943 24 Jul 1943 342 231 111 342 laid down as Wilmington (CL-79), to Spain 1967 as Dedalo (R-01), scrapped 2003
CVL-29 Bataan New York ship 441 11,000 31 Aug 1942 31 Aug 1942 1 Aug 1943 17 Nov 1943 443 335 108 443 laid down as Buffalo (CL-99), scrapped 1961
CVL-30 San Jacinto New York ship 442 11,000 26 Oct 1942 26 Oct 1942 26 Sep 1943 15 Dec 1943 415 335 80 415 laid down as Newark (CL-100), scrapped 1971
CV-31 Bon Homme Richard New York NSY 27,100 7 Aug 1942 1 Feb 1943 29 Apr 1944 26 Nov 1944 842 453 211 664 scrapped 1992
CV-32 Leyte Newport News 446 27,100 7 Aug 1942 21 Feb 1944 23 Aug 1945 11 Apr 1946 1343 549 231 780 scrapped 1971
CV-33 Kearsarge New York NSY 27,100 7 Aug 1942 1 Mar 1944 5 May 1945 2 Mar 1946 1303 430 301 731 scrapped 1971
CV-34 Oriskany New York NSY 27,100 7 Aug 1942 1 May 1944 13 Oct 1945 25 Sep 1950 2971 530 1808 2338 sunk as reef off Pensacola FL in May 2006
CV-35 Reprisal New York NSY 27,100 7 Aug 1942 1 Jul 1944 30 Jun 1945 364 cancelled 1945, hulk scrapped 1949
CV-36 Antietam Philadelphia NSY 27,100 7 Aug 1942 15 Mar 1943 20 Aug 1944 28 Jan 1945 905 524 161 685 scrapped 1974
CV-37 Princeton Philadelphia NSY 27,100 7 Aug 1942 14 Sep 1943 8 Jul 1945 18 Nov 1945 1199 663 133 796 scrapped 1971
CV-38 Shangri-La Norfolk NSY 27,100 7 Aug 1942 15 Jan 1943 24 Feb 1944 15 Sep 1944 770 405 204 609 scrapped 1988
CV-39 Lake Champlain Norfolk NSY 27,100 7 Aug 1942 15 Mar 1943 2 Nov 1944 3 Jun 1945 1031 598 213 811 scrapped 1972
CV-40 Tarawa Norfolk NSY 27,100 7 Aug 1942 1 Mar 1944 12 May 1945 8 Dec 1945 1219 437 210 647 scrapped 1968
CVB-41 Midway Newport News 439 45,000 1 Aug 1942 27 Oct 1943 20 Mar 1945 10 Sep 1945 1136 510 174 684 to San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum 2003
CVB-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt New York NSY 45,000 1 Aug 1942 1 Dec 1943 29 Apr 1945 27 Oct 1945 1183 515 181 696 scrapped 1978
CVB-43 Coral Sea Newport News 440 45,000 14 Jun 1943 10 Jul 1944 2 Apr 1946 1 Oct 1947 1570 631 547 1178 scrapped 1993
CVB-44 Newport News 441 45,000 14 Jun 1943 cancelled 1945
CV-45 Valley Forge Philadelphia NSY 27,100 14 Jun 1943 7 Sep 1944 18 Nov 1945 3 Nov 1946 1238 437 350 787 scrapped 1971
CV-46 Iwo Jima Newport News 447 27,100 14 Jun 1943 29 Jan 1945 cancelled 1945
CV-47 Philippine Sea Bethlehem Steel 1570 27,100 14 Jun 1943 19 Aug 1944 5 Sep 1945 3 May 1946 1054 382 240 622 scrapped 1971
CVL-48 Saipan New York ship 469 14,500 14 Jun 1943 10 Jul 1944 8 Jul 1945 14 Jul 1946 1126 363 371 734 scrapped 1976
CVL-49 Wright New York ship 470 14,500 14 Jun 1943 21 Aug 1944 1 Sep 1945 9 Feb 1947 1336 376 526 902 scrapped 1980
CV-50 Bethlehem Steel 1605 27,100 cancelled 1945
CV-51 New York NSY 27,100 cancelled 1945
CV-52 New York NSY 27,100 cancelled 1945
CV-53 Philadelphia NSY 27,100 cancelled 1945
CV-54 Norfolk NSY 27,100 cancelled 1945
CV-55 Norfolk NSY 27,100 cancelled 1945
CVB-56 Newport News 442 45,000 cancelled 1945
CVB-57 Newport News 443 45,000 cancelled 1945
CVA-58 United States Newport News 486 65,000 29 Jul 1948 18 Apr 1949 cancelled 23-Apr-49
CVA-59 Forrestal Newport News 506 61,163 12 Jul 1951 14 Jul 1952 11 Dec 1954 29 Sep 1955 1540 880 292 1172 scrapped 2014
CVA-60 Saratoga New York NSY 61,163 23 Jul 1952 16 Dec 1952 8 Oct 1955 14 Apr 1956 1361 1026 189 1215 scrapped 2014
CVA-61 Ranger Newport News 514 61,163 1 Feb 1954 2 Aug 1954 29 Sep 1956 1 Aug 1957 1277 789 306 1095 scrapped 2014
CVA-62 Independence New York NSY 61,163 2 Jul 1954 1 Jul 1955 6 Jun 1958 1 Apr 1959 1734 1071 299 1370 scrapped 2017
CVA-63 Kitty Hawk New York ship 514 60,005 1 Oct 1955 27 Dec 1956 21 May 1960 1 Apr 1961 2009 1241 315 1556 laid up at NISMF Bremerton: to be scrapped
CVA-64 Constellation New York NSY 60,005 1 Jul 1956 14 Sep 1957 8 Oct 1960 1 Oct 1961 1918 1120 358 1478 scrapped 2014
CVN-65 Enterprise Newport News 546 75,704 15 Nov 1957 4 Feb 1958 24 Sep 1960 29 Oct 1961 1444 963 400 1363 deactivated by NNS, laid up 2018
CVA-66 America Newport News 561 60,005 25 Nov 1960 9 Jan 1961 1 Feb 1964 13 Jan 1965 1510 1118 347 1465 scuttled off North Carolina 2005
CVA-67 John F. Kennedy Newport News 577 60,005 30 Apr 1964 22 Oct 1964 27 May 1967 31 Aug 1968 1584 947 462 1409 laid up at NISMF Philadelphia: on hold for donation
CVN-68 Nimitz Newport News 594 78,280 31 Mar 1967 22 Jun 1968 13 May 1972 11 Apr 1975 2933 1421 1063 2484 Pacific Fleet
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Newport News 599 78,793 29 Jun 1970 15 Aug 1970 11 Oct 1975 12 Sep 1977 2632 1883 702 2585 Atlantic Fleet
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Newport News 611 78,180 5 Apr 1974 11 Oct 1975 15 Mar 1980 26 Feb 1982 2884 1617 713 2330 Pacific Fleet
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Newport News 624 80,715 30 Sep 1980 31 Oct 1981 27 Oct 1984 17 Oct 1986 2208 1092 720 1812 Pacific Fleet
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Newport News 630 81,208 27 Dec 1982 3 Nov 1984 13 Feb 1988 30 Oct 1989 2499 1197 625 1822 Pacific Fleet
CVN-73 George Washington Newport News 631 80,376 27 Dec 1982 25 Aug 1986 21 Jul 1990 8 Jun 1992 3451 1426 688 2114 Atlantic Fleet
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Newport News 641 78,453 30 Jun 1988 13 Mar 1991 13 Nov 1993 9 Nov 1995 2688 976 726 1702 Pacific Fleet
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Newport News 642 78,453 30 Jun 1988 29 Nov 1993 7 Sep 1996 30 Jun 1998 3652 1013 661 1674 Atlantic Fleet
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Newport News 645 77,607 8 Dec 1994 12 Feb 1998 10 Mar 2001 30 Jun 2003 3126 1122 842 1964 Pacific Fleet
CVN-77 George H. W. Bush Newport News 77,607 26 Jan 2001 6 Sep 2003 9 Oct 2006 11 May 2009 2896 1129 965 2094 Atlantic Fleet
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford Newport News 85,000 10 Sep 2008 14 Nov 2009 17 Nov 2013 31 May 2017 3170 1464 1306 2770 Atlantic Fleet
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy Newport News 85,000 5 Jun 2015 20 Jul 2015 29 Oct 2019
CVN-80 Enterprise Newport News 85,000 31 Jan 2019
CVN-81 Doris Miller Newport News 85,000 31 Jan 2019

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