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Italy portal This category is for aircraft carriers commissioned or otherwise operated by the Italian Navy . For aircraft carriers by era or conflict, or aircraft carriers designed or built in Italy for use by other navies (if any), see Category:Aircraft carriers of Italy .
World War II aircraft carriers of Italy (2 P) A. Aircraft carriers of the Regia Marina (1 C, 2 P) Aircraft carriers of the Italian Navy (1 C, 3 P)
Various aircraft carriers from around the world Four modern aircraft carriers of various types; USS John C. Stennis (United States Navy), Charles de Gaulle (French Navy), USS John F. Kennedy (US Navy), HMS Ocean and escort vessels, 2002
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1]
Cavour (foreground) operating with Harry S. Truman (middle) and Charles de Gaulle (background) in the Gulf of Oman, 2014 Cavour maneuvering in the Gulf of Naples. The ship is designed to combine fixed-wing V/STOL and helicopter air operations, command and control operations, and the transport of military or civil personnel and heavy vehicles.
The ban on fixed-wing aircraft was lifted in 1989, and the Italian Navy acquired Harrier II fighters to fly from the aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi. In 2009, the Giuseppe Garibaldi was replaced as the flagship of the Italian navy by the new and larger aircraft carrier Cavour .
Today's Italian Navy is a modern navy with ships of every type. The fleet is in continuous evolution, and as of today oceangoing fleet units include: 2 light aircraft carriers, 3 amphibious assault ships, 4 destroyers, 11 frigates and 8 attack submarines.
This is a list of active Italian Navy ships. The navy maintains approximately 181 ships in service, [ 1 ] including minor auxiliary vessels. The fleet has started a process of renewal that will see 50 ships retired by 2025 and replaced by 30 multi-mission ships. [ 2 ]