supercarrier
Massive naval airfield
A supercarrier is an exceptionally large aircraft carrier, typically displacing over 70,000 tons and capable of carrying 80 or more aircraft.
The term usually refers to American nuclear-powered carriers like the Nimitz and Ford classes, which serve as mobile air bases and project military power globally: The supercarrier arrived in the Gulf.
Pilot's control area
- nuclear propulsionMovement powered by reactors
- catapultSiege engine for launching
- hangar bayEnclosed area for aircraft storage
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
flagship · squadron · air wing · command ship · displacement · hull · berthing · armory
Aircraft operations at sea
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- blue-water navyForces for far seas
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
- admiralSenior naval commander
combat air patrol · deterrence · force multiplier · expeditionary · sortie · reconnaissance · air superiority · deployment
flight deck
Pilot's control area
- nuclear propulsionMovement powered by reactors
- catapultSiege engine for launching
- hangar bayEnclosed area for aircraft storage
elevator · flagship · squadron · air wing · command ship · displacement · hull · berthing · armory
naval aviation
Aircraft operations at sea
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- blue-water navyForces for far seas
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
admiral · combat air patrol · deterrence · force multiplier · expeditionary · sortie · reconnaissance · air superiority · deployment
- Aircraft CarriersUSS Nimitz, USS Enterprise, USS Midway, Charles de Gaulle, Shandong
- Navy Shipsdestroyer, cruiser, battleship, submarine, frigate
- Nuclear VesselsUSS Nautilus, USS Nimitz, USS Enterprise, nuclear submarine, Lenin
- warshipsbattleship, turret, frigates, battleships, destroyers
supercarrierrowboat
Oar-propelled small vessel
canoe · kayak · raft · patrol boat · gunboat
supercarriercoast guard cutter
Armed vessel for maritime patrol
cargo ship · fishing boat · garrison · militia · home guard