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List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy

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List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
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The following is a list of fleet aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.

There are two carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, currently in service.

Key

Aircraft The number of aircraft carried by the vessel
Displacement Ship displacement at full combat load
Propulsion Number of shafts, type of propulsion system, and top speed generated
Service The dates work began and finished on the ship and its ultimate fate
Laid down The date keel assembly was begun
Commissioned The date the ship was commissioned
Fate Notes on what happened to the ship: sunk, scrapped, cancelled, sold or some other
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Fleet carriers

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HMS Argus

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HMS Argus, 1918
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HMS Hermes

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HMS Hermes August 1938
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HMS Eagle

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HMS Eagle
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Courageous class

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HMS Furious
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HMS Ark Royal

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HMS Ark Royal in 1939, with Swordfish of 820 Naval Air Squadron passing overhead.
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HMS Unicorn

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HMS Unicorn 1951

HMS Unicorn was an aircraft repair ship and light aircraft carrier; an "aircraft maintenance carrier".

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Illustrious class

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HMS Illustrious
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Implacable class

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HMS Implacable 1944
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Colossus class

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HMS Triumph 1950

The 1942 Design Light Fleet Carriers were designed and constructed by civilian shipyards to serve as an intermediate step between the expensive, full-size fleet aircraft carriers and the less expensive but limited-capability escort carriers. Perseus and Pioneer were modified to operate as maintenance carriers.

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Majestic class

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HMS Hercules

The 1942 design was modified to take more modern aircraft and these ships became the Majestic-class. Not completed until after the end of the war, most ended up purchased by other navies.

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Audacious class

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HMS Eagle
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Centaur class

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HMS Centaur
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Malta class

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Queen Elizabeth class (CVA-01)

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Invincible class

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HMS Invincible
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Queen Elizabeth class

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HMS Queen Elizabeth
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