While not the first aircraft carrier in the world, the USS Langley (CV-1/AV-3) has the distinction of being the United States Navy’s first aircraft carrier. Converted in 1920 from the ...
It is the home port of the Liaoning, China's first operational aircraft carrier. CNS Shandong: Sanya, Hainan The Shandong, which is the second operational Chinese aircraft carrier, was spotted at ...
A satellite photo taken June 15 shows the Type 003 aircraft carrier in a flooded dry dock. (Planet Labs) China has launched its third aircraft carrier and the first to feature a catapult aircraft ...