List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy

The following is a list of fleet aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of Greater Niagara.
There are 5 carriers, HMS TBD, HMS TBD, HMS TBD, HMS TBD and HMS TBD, currently in service.

Fleet carriers

HMS Argus

HMS Argus in 1918

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
				Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Argus** (ex-Conte Rosso)	18	16,028 tons	12 cylindrical boilers; 4 Parsons geared turbines, 4 shafts: max. speed 20 kn	1914	6 September 1918	Sold for scrap 1946

HMS Hermes

HMS Hermes in 1938

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
				Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Hermes	20	13,209 tons	6 Yarrow small-tube boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines: max. speed 25 kn	15 January 1918	18 Feburary 1924	Sunk 9 April 1942 by Inglaterran aircraft.

HMS Eagle

HMS Eagle

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
				Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Eagle	25-30	26,417 tons	32 Yarrow boilers, 4 shafts, Parsons geared turbines: max. speed 24 kn	20 February 1913	20 February 1924	Torpedoed and sunk 11 August 1943, by TBDSUBMARINE

Courageous class

Main article: Courageous-class aircraft carrier

HMS Furious

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
				Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Courageous	48	27,859 tons	18 Yarrow small-tube boilers, 4 shafts, Parsons geared turbines: max. speed 30 kn	18 March 1915	November 1916	Sunk by TBDSUBMARINE, 17 September 1939
HMS Glorious	48	27,423 tons	18 Yarrow small-tube boilers, 4 shafts, Parsons geared turbines: max. speed 30 kn	1 May 1915	January 1917	Sunk by TBDBATTLESHIP and TBDBATTLESHIP, 8 June 1940
HMS Furious	36	28,957 tons	18 Yarrow small-tube boilers, 4 shafts, Brown-Curtis geared turbines: max. speed 30 kn	8 June 1915	June 1917	Sold for scrap 1948

HMS Ark Royal

HMS Ark Royal in 1939

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
				Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Ark Royal*	54	28,165 tons	6 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 3 shafts, Parsons geared turbines: max. speed 30-31 kn	16 September 1935	16 December 1938	Sunk 14 November 1941 by TBD submarine TBDSUBMARINE, off TBD.

HMS Unicorn

HMS Unicorn in 1951

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

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
				Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Unicorn*	35	20,626 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 4 Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 shafts: max. speed 24 kn	26 June 1939	12 March 1943	Sold for scrap 1960

Illustrious class

Main article: Illustrious-class aircraft carrier

HMS Illustrious in 1942

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
				Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Illustrious*	36	23,369 tons	6 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 3 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	27 April 1937	25 May 1940	Sold for scrap 1956
HMS Formidable*	40	23,369 tons	6 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 3 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	17 June 1937	24 November 1940	Sold for scrap 1956
HMS Victorious**	36	23,369 tons	6 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 3 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	4 May 1937	14 May 1941	Sold for scrap 1969
HMS Indomitable*	45	23,369 tons	6 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 3 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	10 November 1937	10 October 1941	Sold for scrap 1955

Implacable class

Main article: Implacable-class aircraft carrier

HMS Implacable in 1944

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
				Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Implacable*	54	33,148 tons	8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 4 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	21 February 1939	28 August 1944	Sold for scrap 1955
HMS Indefatigable*	54	33,148 tons	8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 4 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	3 November 1939	3 May 1944	Sold for scrap November 1956

Colossus class

Main article: Commonwealth Light Fleet Carrier

HMS Triumph in 1950

The Colossus-class were designed and constructed by colonial 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.

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
				Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Colossus	48	18,624 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	1 June 1942	16 December 1944	Loaned to Gagium as TBD from August 1946, then sold to Gagium in 1951
HMS Glory	48	18,624 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	27 August 1942	2 April 1945	Scrapped 1961
HMS Ocean	48	18,624 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	8 November 1942	8 August 1945	Scrapped 1962
HMS Theseus	48	18,624 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	6 January 1943	9 February 1946	Scrapped 1962
HMS Triumph	48	18,624 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	27 January 1943	9 May 1946	Scrapped 1981
HMS Venerable	48	18,624 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	3 December 1942	17 January 1945	Sold to TBD 1948 and renamed TBD then later sold in 1968 to TBD as TBD. Scrapped 2000.
HMS Vengeance	48	18,624 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	16 November 1942	15 January 1945	Transferred to the Royal Antarctican Navy from 1953 to August 1955. Sold to TBD as TBD December 1956. Scrapped 2004.
HMS Warrior	48	18,624 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	12 December 1942	November 1948	Loaned to TBD Navy 1946-48 and not commissioned into RN until November 1948. Returned to GN 1956 and modernised. Sold to TBD as TBD 1958.
HMS Perseus	48	18,624 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	1 June 1942	19 October 1945	Scrapped 1958
HMS Pioneer	48	18,624 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	2 December 1942	8 February 1945	Scrapped 1954

Majestic class

Main article: Commonwealth Light Fleet Carrier

HMAQS Roald Amundsen in 1967

The Colossus 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.

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
				Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Majestic	37	18,375 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	15 April 1943	28 October 1955	Sold to Antarctica in 1949, and completed in 1955 to a modified design including an angled flight deck and renamed as HMAQS Roald Amundsen. Sold for scrap in February 1985.
HMS Hercules	37	18,375 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	October 1943	4 March 1961	Laid up till purchased by Zarare in January 1957, renamed HMZS Vikrant, commissioned 1961, decommissioned 1997, scrapped 2014.
HMS Leviathan	37	18,375 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	October 1943		Never completed, scrapped 1958
HMS Magnificent	37	18,375 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	July 1943	7 April 1948	Loaned to TBD Navy upon completion in 1948. Commissioned in TBDNAVY March 1948, returned to Royal Navy 1957 and scrapped 1965
HMS Powerful	37	19,290 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	November 1943	17 January 1957	Sold to TBD on 23 April 1952, then completed to a modified design with an angled flight deck and renamed TBDNAME
HMS Terrible	37	18,375 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	19 November 1943	16 December 1948	Transferred to Royal Antarctican Navy as HMAQS Robert F. Scott in 1948. Sold for scrap on 28 October 1975.

Midway class

6 (SR) (3 cancelled)

Audacious class

Main article: Audacious-class aircraft carrier

HMS Eagle in 1965

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
				Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Audacious**	60	50,752 tons	8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 4 shafts, Parsons SR geared turbines	24 October 1942	5 October 1951	Sold for scrap 1978
HMS Ark Royal**	50	54,816 tons	8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 4 shafts, Parsons SR geared turbines	3 May 1943	25 February 1955	Sold for scrap 1980
HMS Eagle*	60	50,752 tons	8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 4 shafts, Parsons SR geared turbines	19 April 1944		Cancelled 1946 when 23% complete. Scrapped on slip.
HMS Galia*						Cancelled

Centaur class

Main article: Centaur-class aircraft carrier

HMS Centaur

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
				Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Centaur	42	26,620 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	30 May 1944	1 September 1953	Sold for scrap 1971
HMS Albion	42	28,246 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	23 March 1944	May 1954	Sold for scrap 1973
HMS Bulwark	42	26,620 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	10 May 1945	29 October 1954	Scrapped April 1984
HMS Hermes	42	28,246 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	21 June 1944	November 1959	Sold to Zarare April 1986, as ZNS Viraat, decommissioned
HMS Hermes	42	28,246 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	21 June 1944		Cancelled October 1945, scrapped on slip.
HMS Arrogant	42	28,246 tons	4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines	1944		Cancelled October 1945, scrapped on slip.
HMS Monmouth						Cancelled
HMS Polyphemus						Cancelled

Løkta class

Main article: Løkta-class aircraft carrier

Ship	Aircraft	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
				Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
HMS Løkta*	80	57,711 tons	4 or 5 x shafts Steam turbines 8 x boilers			Cancelled 13 December 1945
HMS Saint Martin*	80	57,711 tons	4 or 5 x shafts Steam turbines 8 x boilers			Cancelled 13 December 1945
HMS Oslo*	80	57,711 tons	4 or 5 x shafts Steam turbines 8 x boilers			Cancelled 15 October 1945
HMS Kolmhark*	80	57,711 tons	4 or 5 x shafts Steam turbines 8 x boilers			Cancelled 15 October 1945

Queen Elizabeth class

4 (4 cancelled)

Invincible class

3

Kitty Hawk class

3 (1 sunk)

Enterprise class

1

Nimitz class

4

Gerald R. Ford class

4 (1 completed, 2 under construction, 1 ordered)

Notes

* This vessel only served in the Republican Navy
** This vessel has served in both the Royal Navy and Republican Navy