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Aircraft carrier
also called carrier, flattop, supercarrier
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An aircraft carrier is a massive floating military airbase stretching over a thousand feet across open water.
Early carriers were converted wooden ships under 500 feet (150 m) long, but modern nuclear-powered supercarriers are among the largest warships ever built. Fleet sizes range from lighter escort carriers around 600 feet (180 m) in length to full-sized supercarriers spanning more than 1,100 feet (335 m). Rising roughly 25 stories from the keel to the top of the mast, these ships carry flight decks broad enough to launch, recover, and park dozens of aircraft at once.
From Wikipedia
An aircraft carrier is a warship designed to carry, launch, recover and support aircraft at sea, equipped with a full-length flight deck and hangar facilities that allow it to serve as a mobile, seagoing airbase. Typically it is the capital ship of a fleet, as it allows a naval force to project seaborne air power far from national territory without depending on local airfields for the staging of aircraft operations.
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Questions people ask
- How big is an aircraft carrier?
- A modern supercarrier measures 1,093 feet (333 m) long, stands 249 feet (76 m) tall, and weighs about 110,000 US tons (100,000 metric tons). That length covers more than three full American football fields placed end to end.
- How much space does an aircraft carrier take up?
- About 889,771 yd³ (680,279 m³), the volume of its body.
Weight
110,231 US tons (100,000 tonnes)
- Space it takes up
- 889,771 yd³ (680,279 m³)
- Length
- 1,093 ft (333 m)
- Height
- 249 ft (76 m)
Quick answer
A modern supercarrier measures 1,093 feet (333 m) long, stands 249 feet (76 m) tall, and weighs about 110,000 US tons (100,000 metric tons). That length covers more than three full American football fields placed end to end.
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