List of longest naval ships

This is a list of longest naval ships.

List

Name !Ships in class !Type !Length !Displacement !Status !Operator
class="wikitable sortable"
{{USS\|Enterprise\|CVN-65\|6}}	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|342\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	94,781	1 decommissioned	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{Sclass\|Gerald R. Ford\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|337\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	100,000	1 in service, 3 under construction, 10 planned	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{Sclass\|Nimitz\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	10	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|332.80\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	100,000	10 in service.	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{Sclass\|Kitty Hawk\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	3	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|332\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	84,914	1 sunk, 2 scrapped	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{Sclass\|Forrestal\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	4	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|326.10\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	82,402	4 scrapped	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{USS\|John F. Kennedy\|CV-67\|6}}	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|321\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	82,655	1 scrapped. Variant of Kitty Hawk class	{{Navy\|United States}}
Fujian	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|316\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	80,000	1 undergoing sea trials	{{Navy\|People's Republic of China}}
Shandong	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|315\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	70,000	1 in service. Derived from Admiral Kuznetsov design	{{Navy\|People's Republic of China}}
{{Sclass\|Midway\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	3	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|305\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	64,000	1 preserved, 2 scrapped	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{Sclass\|Kuznetsov\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	2	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|304.50\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	67,000	1 in service, 1 in refit	{{Navy\|Russia}} {{Navy\|People's Republic of China}}
{{HMS\|Caledonia\|1914\|6}}	3	Training ship	{{convert\|291\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	56,551	Ocean liner converted to training ship. Caught fire in 1939 and subsequently scrapped	{{Navy\|United Kingdom}}
{{USS\|Leviathan}}	3	Troop transport	{{convert\|290\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	63,000	Ocean liner converted to troop transport. Demilitarized in 1919 and returned to civilian use. Sister ship of the Caledonia	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{ship\|Soviet aircraft carrier\|Admiral Gorshkov\|4=2}}	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|284\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	45,400	1 in service. Variant of Kiev class	{{Navy\|Russia}} {{Navy\|India}}
{{Sclass\|Queen Elizabeth\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	2	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|284\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	65,000	2 in service	{{Navy\|United Kingdom}}
{{SS\|Michelangelo}}	1	Ocean liner	{{convert\|276.20\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	45,800	Ocean liner converted to a barrack ship. Sold for scrap in 1991	{{Navy\|Islamic Republic of Iran}}
{{Sclass\|Kiev\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	3	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|273.10\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	43,220	2 preserved, 1 scrapped	{{Navy\|Russia}}
{{Sclass\|Lexington\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	2	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|270.70\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	43,055	1 sunk, 1 destroyed in atomic bomb test	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{Sclass\|Iowa\|battleship\|4}}	4	Battleship	{{convert\|270.54\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	58,000	4 preserved	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{ship\|Japanese aircraft carrier\|Shinano	2}}	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|265.80\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	71,890	1 sunk. Converted battleship hull	{{Navy\|Empire of Japan}}
{{Sclass\|Essex\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	24	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|265.80\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	36,380	4 preserved, 20 scrapped	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{Sclass\|Clemenceau\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	2	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|265\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	32,800	2 scrapped	{{Navy\|France}} {{Navy\|Brazil}}
{{Sclass\|Yamato\|battleship\|4}}	2	Battleship	{{convert\|263\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	72,809	2 sunk	{{Navy\|Empire of Japan}}
{{Sclass\|Graf Zeppelin\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	2	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|262.50\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	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	{{Navy\|Nazi Germany}}
{{HMS\|Hood\|51\|6}}	1	Battlecruiser	{{convert\|262.30\|meters\|ftin\|abbr=on}}	47,430	Sunk 1941 Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 41.	{{Navy\|United Kingdom}}
INS Vikrant	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|262\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	40,000	1 in service	{{Navy\|India}}
{{ship\|French aircraft carrier\|Charles de Gaulle\|R91\|2}}	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|261.50\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	42,000	1 in service	{{Navy\|France}}
{{ship\|Japanese aircraft carrier\|Akagi	2}}	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|260.70\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	41,300	1 sunk	{{Navy\|Empire of Japan}}
{{ship\|Japanese aircraft carrier\|Taihō	2}}	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|260.60\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	37,270	1 sunkChesneau 1998, p. 179.	{{Navy\|Empire of Japan}}
{{Sclass\|Shōkaku\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	2	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|257.50\|m\|ftin\|abbr=on}}	32,105	2 sunkGardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 181.	{{Navy\|Empire of Japan}}
{{Sclass\|America\|amphibious assault ship\|4}}	3	Amphibious assault ship	{{convert\|257\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	45,000	2 in service, 1 under construction	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{Sclass\|Wasp\|amphibious assault ship\|4}}	8	Amphibious assault ship	{{convert\|257\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	40,500	7 in service, 1 scrapped	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{Sclass\|Tarawa\|amphibious assault ship\|4}}	5	Amphibious assault ship	{{convert\|254\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	39,400	2 in reserve, 2 scrapped, 1 sunk	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{Sclass\|Kirov\|battlecruiser\|4}}	4	Battlecruiser	{{convert\|252\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	28,000	1 in service, 1 in refit, 2 scrapped	{{Navy\|Russia}}
{{Sclass\|Yorktown\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	3	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|251.38\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	25,500	2 sunk, 1 scrapped	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{Sclass\|Bismarck\|battleship\|4}}	2	Battleship	{{convert\|251\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	52,600	Sunk in 1941 and 1944	{{Navy\|Nazi Germany}}
{{HMS\|Vanguard\|23\|6}}	1	Battleship	{{convert\|248.20\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	51,420	Scrapped 1960 Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 16.	{{Navy\|United Kingdom}}
{{Sclass\|Izumo\|helicopter destroyer\|4}}	2	Helicopter destroyer	{{convert\|248\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	27,000	1 in service, 1 in refit	{{Navy\|Japan}}
{{Sclass\|Richelieu\|battleship\|4}}	2	Battleship	{{convert\|247.85\|m\|ftin\|abbr=on}}	47,548	2 scrappedGardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 260.Whitley 2001, p. 53.	{{Navy\|France}}
{{ship\|Japanese aircraft carrier\|Kaga	2}}	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|247.65\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	38,200	1 sunk	{{Navy\|Empire of Japan}}
{{Sclass\|Alaska\|cruiser\|4}}	2	Large cruiser	{{convert\|246.43\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	34,253	2 scrappedGardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 122.Whitley 1999, p. 276.	{{Navy\|United States}}
{{Sclass\|Audacious\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	2	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|245\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	50,786	Scrapped in 1978 and 1980	{{Navy\|United Kingdom}}
Trieste	1	\|Landing helicopter dock	{{convert\|245\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	38,000	1 completed	{{Navy\|Italy}}
Cavour	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|244\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	30,000	1 in service	{{Navy\|Italy}}
{{Sclass\|Renown\|battlecruiser\|4}}	2	Battlecruiser	{{convert\|242\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	37,400	1 sunk, 1 scrapped	{{Navy\|United Kingdom}}
{{Sclass\|Courageous\|aircraft carrier\|4}}	3	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|239.80\|meters\|ftin\|abbr=on}}	27,859	2 sunk, 1 scrapped 1948. Converted from 3 battlecruisers	{{Navy\|United Kingdom}}
{{Sclass\|Littorio\|battleship\|4}}	3	Battleship	{{convert\|237.76\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	45,236	1 sunk, 2 scrapped	{{Navy\|Kingdom of Italy}}
{{Sclass\|Type 075\|landing helicopter dock\|4}}	3	Landing Helicopter Dock	{{convert\|237\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	40,000	3 completed, 8 planned	{{Navy\|People's Republic of China}}
{{Sclass\|Scharnhorst\|battleship\|4}}	2	Battleship	{{convert\|235\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	38,700	2 sunk	{{Navy\|Nazi Germany}}
{{USS\|Ranger\|CV-4\|6}}	1	Aircraft carrier	{{convert\|234.40\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	17,859	1 scrapped	{{Navy\|United States}}
Anadolu class	1	Landing Helicopter Dock	{{convert\|232\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	27,079	1 completed, 2 planned. Derived from Juan Carlos I design	{{Navy\|Turkey}}
Juan Carlos I	1	Landing Helicopter Dock	{{convert\|230.82\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	26,000	1 in service	{{Navy\|Spain}}
{{Sclass\|Canberra\|landing helicopter dock\|4}}	2	Landing helicopter dock	{{convert\|230.82\|meters\|feet\|abbr=on}}	27,500	2 in Service. Derived from Juan Carlos I design	{{Navy\|Australia}}

Ships may differ within the class. Measures are taken from the largest ship of the class.

Citations

References

{{cite book|editor-last=Blackman|editor-first=Raymond V. B.|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1971–72|year=1971|publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.|location=London|isbn=0-354-00096-9}}
{{cite book|last=Chesneau|first=Roger|title=Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present: An Illustrated Encyclopedia|year=1998|publisher=Brockhampton Press|location=London|isbn=1-86019-875-9}}
{{cite book|editor-last1=Gardiner|editor-first1=Robert|editor-last2=Chesneau|editor-first2=Roger|title=Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|year=1980|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=London|isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
{{cite book|editor-last1=Gardiner|editor-first1=Robert|editor-last2=Gray|editor-first2=Randal|title=Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921|year=1985|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=London|isbn=0-85177-245-5}}
{{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Battleships of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia|year=2001|publisher=Cassell & Co.|location=London|isbn=0-304-359572}}
{{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia|year=1999|publisher=Brockhampton Press|location=London|isbn=1-86019-8740}}

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Longest ship

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