An aircraft carrier.
Aircraft carriers were a type of aquatic vehicle used by the navies of Earth in the 20th and 21st centuries.
History and specifications[]
In the year 2051, aircraft carriers were phased out due to a increase in popularity of manned bombers and ballistic missiles. (DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)
Aircraft carriers of the Earth Navy possessed crew complements of upwards of five thousand people. They also had their own air wings. (DS9 novelization: Trials and Tribble-ations)
Harry Morrow compared the Klingon mobile battle bases to aircraft carriers on Earth. (TOS - Mere Anarchy eBook: The Blood-Dimmed Tide)
Named aircraft carriers[]
- Sergei G. Gorshkov
- Enterprise-class
- Lenin-class
- USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
- USS Enterprise (CV-6)
- USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
- USS Forrestal
- USS George Washington
- USS Theodore Roosevelt
Appendices[]
References[]
- TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: The Voyage Home
- TNG novel: Ghost Ship
- DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual
- DS9 novelization: Trials and Tribble-ations
- TOS - Mere Anarchy eBook: The Blood-Dimmed Tide
External link[]
- Aircraft carrier article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Aircraft carrier article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.