10 Largest and Longest Aircraft Carriers Of WWII

During the onset of World War II, the aircraft carrier emerged as the paramount instrument for delivering naval combat capabilities. The aircraft's advantage against battleships was due to its ability to execute a coordinated assault from distances exceeding 200 miles, whereas battleships were limited to a range of 20 miles or less. Aircraft carriers resemble mobile airfields as they possess a flight deck and facilities for the embarkation, disembarkation, takeoff, and landing of aircraft. This video will present the largest aircraft carriers that were in service during World War II, and they will be ranked based on their total length.
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09. Sparviero
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08. Implacable
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07. Kaga
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06. Zuikaku
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05. Akagi
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04. Yorktown
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03. Shinano
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02. Lexington
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01. Midway
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[@randywarren7101]

Since the carrier Midway was commissioned 8 days after the end of WW2 you really can't have this carrier on the list!

[@dajuanvariste4751]

you can, she was a world war 2 design no matter how you put it.

[@HappyGM-R]

@@dajuanvariste4751 That is a very dumb statement. If so you have to include all the ships that was designed in ww2 but never commissioned nor completed, such as the Japanese Hakuryu or the Soviet carriers, Germans super carriers and perhaps Italian ones as well. Either way this list is wrong.

[@dajuanvariste4751]

@@HappyGM-R it’s not a dumb statement if the war had went on for at least another year or two she definitely would have participated let’s not act like she wasn’t complete already before the war ended

[@balli7836]

Nice, but i have two points to consider: 1. Sparviento and Midway shouldn't be on the list, because in your video you are saying "aircraft carriers that served in WW2". Both of them didn't serve in WW2 because the italian ship was never commissioned and Midway was commissioned after the war. 2. Having Yorktown CV-10 of the Essex-class on the list is confusing. You should either choose U.S.S. Essex herself to represent the class or you should choose Ticonderoga or another long-hull Essex, because they were slightly larger. Also, the original Yorktown (or Yorktown-class) CV-5 is missing because they were also larger than some other ships in the list.

[@SlickCycler]

CV-14, USS Ticonderoga and all the later Essex class carriers were longer than CV-10 Yorktown. They were called the long-hull Essex class carriers.

[@user-od3di4jf3n]

船の大きさは排水量なので、最大は信濃でしょう

[@kna6442]

翔鶴型、赤城、信濃、の搭載機数が出鱈目なんですが。

[@user-kr5lo9wq4r]

You left out the IJN Aircraft Carrier Taiho. This vessel was 855 ft. long and displaced around 30,000 tons.

[@johnmorales7057]

Very good call not mention the Graf Zeppelin was a hair over 861 feet. Odd list tbh but hey somewhat entertaining .

[@treystephens6166]

Water Displacement???

[@hrochanek]

Ark Royal, Taiho and Essex?

[@detroitpolak9904]

You can’t count Midway. Plus I think you used her angled deck dimensions, not straight deck. And CV-3 Saratoga was slightly larger and heavier than CV-2 Lexington after the extension of her fight deck to 901 feet during the war.

[@squirepraggerstope3591]

HMS Illustrious' HANGAR CAPACITY, when completed was 36 aircraft. By 1945 when serving with the British Pacific fleet she operated airwings of 54 aircraft including two flying boats.

[@silincer5186]

How was this list made? If we are going by length then Soryu, Hiryu and Unyru Medium Class carrier are longer than the Illustrious class. Also, Taiho is longer than the Shokaku class. Midway never served during WW2.

[@Custerd1]

So many errors on this list.

[@GazzaLDN]

Length isn't everything! Girth and how you use it is just as important

[@VioletSilence]

Yorktown didn't survive WWII and wasn't present in later conflicts - she was sunk by a Japanese submarine at the battle of Midway. You've most likely mistook Yorktown for some other carrier of this class. [Edit] Yeah, I see now. CV-5 and CV-10, both Yorktowns.

[@hoytrichardson3448]

Your thinking of USS Yorktown CV-5. USS Yorktown CV-10 was laid down as USS Bonhomme Richard and had her name changed during construction to USS Yorktown shortly after the sinking of the CV-5.

[@VioletSilence]

@@hoytrichardson3448 Ah. My bad, didn't knew there was a second Yorktown

[@zosimoromero3475]

On present days aircraft carriers are becoming obselete... Its just a sitting dock... For hypersonic anti ship missile... ✌️✌️✌️

[@paulchapin6877]

I think they’ve combined the two Yorktowns (cv-5 and cv-10). The construction date they give is for the first one but it’s the second that survived the war.

[@dircon75]

@@zosimoromero3475 What ever you say Nikolai!

[@MGB-learning]

Always an excellent video and presentation.

[@Lady_boom_bitch]

Thank you for another's amazing video have a bless day ❤❤

[@davidhanson8728]

They seem to have confused the Yorktown class (lead by CV-5 Yorktown and not mention in this list at 770 feet) with the Essex class (which had the Yorktown II (CV-10) as part of the class. The Ark Royal was also around 800 feet long.

[@steffenjonda8283]

You missed out Graf Zeppelin (length 260m), Tahio (265m) and Midway was commissioned post ww2, so is out.

[@Koryo12149]

大鳳なのでTaihoですね

[@GazzaLDN]

To qualify as an aircraft carrier, not only does it have to be completed, it also has to have some aircraft to fly from it.

[@steffenjonda8283]

@@GazzaLDN Well, if one bring in the Aquilia one need to bring in the Zeppelin.

[@caifrank7425]

I really love to play the Battlestations Pacific and World of Warships

[@ejd53]

Where is the Yorktown class? They were 824 feet long. According to your criteria, they should be number 6.

[@user-cy4xk2xl4h]

7:15 信濃は大きなバルバスバウがあるはずですが？

[@Raketenmaulwurf]

If you put Sparviero and Shinano on the list, which are both not completed then you gotta bring Graf Zeppelin to the list aswell. With 262,5m in length she would even take number 4 spot on the list. But let's not be so picky. Still a nice comparison though

[@jiyuhong5853]

Shinano was actually used, although not successfully, graff Zepplin was never complete

[@slacktrack7118]

This must be the Playskool or Fisher-Price version of a good carrier list.

[@jimmysweat2200]

The largest carrier was shanano sister ship of Yamato converted to a aircraft carrier

[@jackdaniel7465]

No, the Lexington and Saratoga were slightly longer.

[@rotton-c8o]

Shinano has the largest amount of drainage.

[@jackdaniel7465]

@@rotton-c8o 😂😂😂

[@rin-jn8be]

​@@jackdaniel7465お前は馬鹿だ😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheMisterBlackJack]

En el segmento dedicado al Yorktown, mezclas imágenes de CV-5, Clase Yorktown con el CV.10, Clase Essex

[@Guangrui]

Battleships still call the shots in the European theatre

[@bobharrison7693]

You show pics of CV-10 when talking about CV-5.

[@RomuloCavalcanti-bt8yv]

Taiho???

[@wojtek5596]

Winner can be only 1 and it is ofc Essex class (I don't count Midway).

[@Crab_Allah]

USS shinano??? *Ijn shinano*

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

#4 Yorktown. 1 of 24 Essex class carriers. 24!!!

[@gasparguadalupethecante6377]

excellent video the buzz

[@alexanderleach3365]

Midway is a great place to visit

[@billwhelpley6825]

Maybe give a few more seconds to the soundtrack selection?

[@taiyoarata6763]

-KAKU MEANS " CRAINE, (BIRD) " IN JAPANESE

[@qaf7477]

Please put Persian subtitles in the videos

[@mariocarinelli5565]

Da italiano appassionato di storia navale, piu che la R. N. Sparviero (solo abbozzata) avrei considerato la R. N. Aquila (praticamente completa e pronta per le prove in mare), ma sarebbe comunque un azzardo: i ns piloti non avevano alcuna esperienza di appontaggio e quindi sarebbe stato necessario farli tornare sul territorio nazionale per atterrare una volta decollati

[@johannessoleng1683]

yorktown got sunk i think

[@treystephens6166]

Yeah in 1942

[@johannessoleng1683]

that was what i thought i am into ww2 and i was like no it was def sunk@@treystephens6166

[@LordRagnarson]

Thanks but cut the stupid music!

[@caifrank7425]

WW2 CV number : US : 157 , UK : 96 , Japan : 25 , Germany : 1 , France : 1, Italy : 1 Why the US navy have such a large number of the CV WW2 , I don't understand about it

[@tigerland4328]

Because the US had to fight on the other side of the planet rather than in its immediate waters. Same with the UK

[@chaoranye4621]

Lots of mistakes, unprofessional.

[@pyleung4302]

不可一世!

[@treystephens6166]

The Japanese shouldn’t have gotten so Blood Thirsty 🩸

[@treystephens6166]

@@user-rb2hd3cp5f that looks like Japanese to me 🇯🇵

[@kayjay7780]

Have a competant naval historian fact check before publishing this stuff

[@tigerland4328]

*illustrious

[@snakeplissken2018]

No Enterprise 2 thumbs down

[@MrRoninGT]

In the 21st century there are floating coffins.

[@omegacrow4597]

Ok mr ronin 😂😂

[@VioletSilence]

In a global conflict, yes - it's the easiest way to lose 5000 men and a multibillion dollar military asset to a single hypersonic missile. In local conflicts, however, aircraft carriers are essential.

[@MrRoninGT]

@@omegacrow4597 Refute it.

[@MrRoninGT]

@@VioletSilence Yes. Aircraft carriers are very good against poor people in slippers and with spears who have oil.

[@VioletSilence]

@@MrRoninGT Exactly

[@jonathanjones2835]

York town wasn't an Essex class.

[@SlickCycler]

The 2nd Yorktown, CV-10 was.

[@mrstone2903]

Just like the Lexington, Hornet,and the Wasp.US kept names of sunken ships alive with the Essex class.

[@dajuanvariste4751]

i can tell y'all dont know ya history lol they had 2 yorktowns

[@EuroScot2023]

Full of inaccurate and confused data. Worse than having a lecture from Donald the Orange.

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

Shame Midway got the ugly ass upgrade,