Naval Vessels

Aircraft carriers, destroyers, submarines, and frigates. 7 selected reference entries; this is not a complete global inventory.

United StatesUnited States

Gerald R. Ford Class

Nuclear Aircraft CarrierIn service since 2017
Active

A US nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier class using electromagnetic catapults (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear.

Displacement

100,000+ tons

Length

337 m

Beam

78 m

Speed

30+ knots

Aircraft

75+

Crew

4,539

United StatesUnited States

Nimitz Class

Nuclear Aircraft CarrierIn service since 1975
Active

A ten-ship US nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier class introduced in 1975 and scheduled to be replaced progressively by the Ford class.

Displacement

97,000 tons

Length

332.8 m

Beam

76.8 m

Speed

30+ knots

Aircraft

60-90

Crew

5,680

United StatesUnited States

Arleigh Burke Class

Guided-Missile DestroyerIn service since 1991
Active

A long-running guided-missile destroyer class equipped with the Aegis combat system for air and missile defense.

Displacement

9,700 tons

Length

155.3 m

Speed

30+ knots

Armament

96 VLS cells

Radar

Aegis AN/SPY-1D

Crew

329

ChinaChina

Type 055 Renhai

Guided-Missile CruiserIn service since 2020
Active

A large Chinese surface combatant with 112 vertical-launch cells. NATO reporting uses the Renhai cruiser designation.

Displacement

13,000 tons

Length

180 m

Speed

30 knots

Armament

112 VLS cells

Radar

Dual-band AESA

Crew

300

United StatesUnited States

Virginia Class

Nuclear Attack SubmarineIn service since 2004
Active

The US Navy's newest fast attack submarine. Designed for littoral and open-ocean warfare with Tomahawk cruise missile capability.

Displacement

7,900 tons

Length

115 m

Speed

25+ knots

Armament

12 VLS + 4 torpedo tubes

Depth

240+ m

Crew

132

RussiaRussia

Yasen Class (Project 885)

Nuclear Attack SubmarineIn service since 2014
Active

A Russian nuclear-powered multipurpose submarine class able to carry Kalibr and Oniks missiles for anti-ship and land-attack missions.

Displacement

13,800 tons

Length

139.2 m

Speed

31 knots

Armament

32 cruise missiles

Depth

600 m

Crew

90

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth Class

Aircraft CarrierIn service since 2020
Active

A two-ship Royal Navy aircraft-carrier class designed to operate F-35B STOVL fighters and Merlin helicopters from a ski-jump deck.

Displacement

65,000 tons

Length

280 m

Speed

25+ knots

Aircraft

40 (max 70)

Crew

1,600

Propulsion

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