The majesty of the giant aircraft carriers
Despite the high cost, aircraft carriers are considered irreplaceable military assets of many countries.
The world has seen a dramatic rise in supercarriers in recent years, with countries like India and Spain retiring their carriers, while China commissioned its first, and Britain rejoined the carrier owners club.
In 2017, the US commissioned its newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford - the first of the Ford-class aircraft carriers.
Business Insider news agency lists a total of 20 aircraft carriers that can carry and launch fixed-wing aircraft currently in operation worldwide.
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| USS Nimit of the United States (Photo: US Navy) |
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| USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (Photo: US Navy) |
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| US USS Carl Vinson (Photo: US Navy) |
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| Giuseppe Garibaldi of Italy (Photo: AP) |
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| USS Theodore Roosevelt (Photo: US Navy) |
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| US USS Abraham Lincoln (Photo: Reuters) |
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| Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov ship (Photo: Reuters) |
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| USS George Washington (Photo: US Navy) |
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| USS John C. Stennis (Photo: US Navy) |
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| Thailand's HTMS Chakri Naruebet (Photo: US Navy) |
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| USS Harry S. Truman (Photo: US Navy) |
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| NAe São Paulo of Brazil (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) |
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| The Charles de Gaulle of France (Photo: Reuters) |
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| US USS Ronald Reagan (Photo: AP) |
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| The Cavour of Italy (Photo: Reuters) |
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| USS George HW Bush of the United States (Photo: US Department of Defense) |
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| China's Liaoning ship (Photo: Reuters) |
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| INS Vikramaditya, India's only aircraft carrier (Photo: Reuters) |
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| USS Gerald R. Ford (Photo: US Navy) |
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| Britain's HMS Queen Elizabeth (Photo: AP) |
