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This is a list of longest naval ships.

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Name Ships in class Type Length Displacement Status Operator
USS Enterprise 1 Aircraft carrier 342 m (1,122 ft) 94,781 1 decommissioned  United States Navy
Gerald R. Ford class 1 Aircraft carrier 337 m (1,106 ft) 100,000 1 in service, 3 under construction, 10 planned  United States Navy
Nimitz class 10 Aircraft carrier 332.80 m (1,091.9 ft) 102,000 10 in service.  United States Navy
Kitty Hawk class 3 Aircraft carrier 332 m (1,089 ft) 84,914 1 sunk, 2 scrapped  United States Navy
Forrestal class 4 Aircraft carrier 326.10 m (1,069.9 ft) 82,402 4 scrapped  United States Navy
USS John F. Kennedy 1 Aircraft carrier 321 m (1,053 ft) 82,655 1 scrapped. Variant of Kitty Hawk class  United States Navy
Fujian 1 Aircraft carrier 316 m (1,037 ft) 80,000 1 undergoing sea trials  People's Liberation Army Navy
Shandong 1 Aircraft carrier 315 m (1,033 ft) 70,000 1 in service. Derived from Admiral Kuznetsov design  People's Liberation Army Navy
Midway class 3 Aircraft carrier 305 m (1,001 ft) 64,000 1 preserved, 2 scrapped  United States Navy
Kuznetsov class 2 Aircraft carrier 304.50 m (999.0 ft) 67,000 1 in service, 1 in refit  Russian Navy

 People's Liberation Army Navy

HMS Caledonia 1 Ocean liner 291 m (955 ft) 56,551 Ocean liner converted to training ship. Caught fire 1939 and subsequently scrapped  Royal Navy
Admiral Gorshkov 1 Aircraft carrier 284 m (932 ft) 45,400 1 in service. Variant of Kiev class  Russian Navy

 Indian Navy

Queen Elizabeth class 2 Aircraft carrier 284 m (932 ft) 65,000 2 in service  Royal Navy
SS Michangelo (1965) 1 Ocean liner 276.20 m (906.2 ft) 45,800 Ocean liner converted to a barrack ship. Sold for scrap in 1991  Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Kiev class 3 Aircraft carrier 273.10 m (896.0 ft) 43,220 2 preserved, 1 scrapped  Russian Navy
Lexington class 2 Aircraft carrier 270.70 m (888.1 ft) 43,055 1 sunk, 1 destroyed in atomic bomb test  United States Navy
Iowa class 4 Battleship 270.54 m (887.6 ft) 58,000 4 preserved  United States Navy
Shinano 1 Aircraft carrier 265.80 m (872.0 ft) 71,890 1 sunk. Converted battleship hull  Imperial Japanese Navy
Essex class 24 Aircraft carrier 265.80 m (872.0 ft) 36,380 4 preserved, 20 scrapped  United States Navy
Clemenceau class 2 Aircraft carrier 265 m (869 ft) 32,800 2 scrapped  French Navy

 Brazilian Navy

Yamato class 2 Battleship 263 m (863 ft) 72,809 2 sunk  Imperial Japanese Navy
Graf Zeppelin class 2 Aircraft carrier 262.50 m (861.2 ft) 33,550 1 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 Hood 1 Battlecruiser 262.30 m (860 ft 7 in) 47,430 Sunk 1941 [1]  Royal Navy
INS Vikrant 1 Aircraft carrier 262 m (860 ft) 40,000 1 in service  Indian Navy
Charles de Gaulle 1 Aircraft carrier 261.50 m (857.9 ft) 42,000 1 in service  French Navy
Akagi 1 Aircraft carrier 260.70 m (855.3 ft) 41,300 1 sunk  Imperial Japanese Navy
Taihō 1 Aircraft carrier 260.60 m (855.0 ft) 37,270 1 sunk[2]  Imperial Japanese Navy
Shōkaku class 2 Aircraft carrier 257.50 m (844 ft 10 in) 32,105 2 sunk[3]  Imperial Japanese Navy
America class 3 Amphibious assault ship 257 m (843 ft) 45,000 2 in service, 1 under construction  United States Navy
Wasp class 8 Amphibious assault ship 257 m (843 ft) 40,500 7 in service, 1 scrapped  United States Navy
Tarawa class 5 Amphibious assault ship 254 m (833 ft) 39,400 2 in reserve, 2 scrapped, 1 sunk  United States Navy
Kirov class 4 Battlecruiser 252 m (827 ft) 28,000 1 in service, 1 in refit, 2 scrapped  Russian Navy
Yorktown class 3 Aircraft carrier 251.38 m (824.7 ft) 25,500 2 sunk, 1 scrapped  United States Navy
Bismarck class 2 Battleship 251 m (823 ft) 52,600 Sunk in 1941 and 1944  Kriegsmarine
HMS Vanguard 1 Battleship 248.20 m (814.3 ft) 51,420 Scrapped 1960 [4]  Royal Navy
Izumo class 2 Helicopter destroyer 248 m (814 ft) 27,000 1 in service, 1 in refit  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Richelieu class 2 Battleship 247.85 m (813 ft 2 in) 47,548 2 scrapped[5][6]  French Navy
Kaga 1 Aircraft carrier 247.65 m (812.5 ft) 38,200 1 sunk  Imperial Japanese Navy
Alaska class 2 Large cruiser 246.43 m (808.5 ft) 34,253 2 scrapped[7][8]  United States Navy
Audacious class 2 Aircraft carrier 245 m (804 ft) 50,786 Scrapped in 1978 and 1980  Royal Navy
Trieste 1 Landing helicopter dock 245 m (804 ft) 38,000 1 completed  Italian Navy
Cavour 1 Aircraft carrier 244 m (801 ft) 30,000 1 in service  Italian Navy
Renown class 2 Battlecruiser 242 m (794 ft) 37,400 1 sunk, 1 scrapped  Royal Navy
Courageous class 3 Aircraft carrier 239.80 m (786 ft 9 in) 27,859 2 sunk, 1 scrapped 1948. Converted from 3 battlecruisers  Royal Navy
Littorio class 3 Battleship 237.76 m (780.1 ft) 45,236 1 sunk, 2 scrapped  Regia Marina
Type 075 class 3 Landing Helicopter Dock 237 m (778 ft) 40,000 3 completed, 8 planned  People's Liberation Army Navy
Scharnhorst class 2 Battleship 235 m (771 ft) 38,700 2 sunk  Kriegsmarine
USS Ranger 1 Aircraft carrier 234.40 m (769.0 ft) 17,859 1 scrapped  United States Navy
Anadolu class 1 Landing Helicopter Dock 232 m (761 ft) 27,079 1 completed, 2 planned. Derived from Juan Carlos I design  Turkish Navy
Juan Carlos I 1 Landing Helicopter Dock 230.82 m (757.3 ft) 26,000 1 in service  Spanish Navy
Canberra class 2 Landing helicopter dock 230.82 m (757.3 ft) 27,500 2 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

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  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

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  • 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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