This is a
list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, reserve, under construction, or being rebuilt. An aircraft carrier is a
warship with a full-length
flight deck,
hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. The list only refers to the status of the ship, not availability or condition of an
air wing. Ships classed as
amphibious assault ships and
helicopter carriers, whose primary purpose is to carry, arm, deploy, and recover aircraft, are included.