List of longest naval ships
This is a list of longest naval ships .
List
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
^ Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 41.
^ Chesneau 1998, p. 179.
^ Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 181.
^ Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 16.
^ Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 260.
^ Whitley 2001, p. 53.
^ Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 122.
^ Whitley 1999, p. 276.
References
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 .