Warship Size Comparison: Aircraft Carriers in World of Warships

The dimensions of all aircraft carriers of every nation right on your displays!
Aircraft carriers cover allied ships from above, perform reconnaissance, and attack enemies with various types of squadrons.
This ship type doesn't have main battery guns. Their primary striking force is attack aviation, bombers, and torpedo bombers. Aircraft carriers are perfect scouts that are capable of spotting even the stealthiest ships for their team.
We're going to shed some light on those differences in our new video by showing you the aircraft carriers of all nations and comparing their sizes. We review and compare World of Warships aircraft carriers that were actually laid down, built, or launched in real life.
00:00 - U.S.A. Aircraft Carriers
Langley, Saipan, Ranger, Enterprise, Lexington, Midway
01:20 - Japanese Aircraft Carriers
Hōshō, Ryūjō, Kaga, Shōkaku
02:15 - U.K. Aircraft Carriers
Hermes, Indomitable, Implacable, Furious, Ark Royal, Audacious
03:40 - German Aircraft Carriers
Graf Zeppelin
04:00 - Carriers Sizes all nations
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[@voltaric1908]

why did you massacre cv gameplay, i used to get 2-3 kills easily now my goal is to not get screamed at by my teammates

[@jamespreedy3396]

So I'm guessing hiryu and taiho and Essex don't count wargaming even tho they were in your game for 3 years cus you were too lazy to rework them and instead added paper russian and german carriers

[@MefistOGamer2016]

Why would you release a completely outdated video, lacking so many carriers from the game? FDR, anyone?

[@libraeotequever3pointoh95]

Seems like several in-game CV's are absent from this video. Hmmm?

[@TiOBu4]

not at all. You have old models but didn't show them. Not even Shinano, come on wg you already have that model since 2014

[@pokeballsithgamersbros4065]

“Warship size comparison” Germans with 1 CV: “What’s there to compare?!”

[@JestonSun]

Yeah where is Rhien, A Paresavel, M V Richtofhen?

[@yamato3894]

@@JestonSun Only those which are real and currently in the game.(Rip Taiho)

[@dutchthespitfire3204]

@@yamato3894 Weser was 96% completed at the end of the war

[@Axel23410]

@@dutchthespitfire3204 96% complete as a CRUISER. Conversion work barely started and she was very far from being operational as a CV.

[@yamato3894]

@@dutchthespitfire3204 I think you confuse it with the Graf zeppelin which was 96% completed only waiting her planes

[@hades4321]

its better if they dint remove the old tier 5,7,9 cvs

[@-Castial-]

Yeah , i think tier 5 7 9 cv's still in wows blitz

[@franciscodetonne4797]

You forgot Bogue, Independence, Essex, Zuiho, Hiryu and Taiho. And RTS CV gameplay which is a few thousand times better than this flight sim... thing.

[@Leefjuice4005]

Ye what about the old classics right?

[@ylermicl]

Almost all of the German ones too

[@gabrotol8_ita654]

Akagi too

[@TineFangaming]

Because new rework bullshit

[@mystyle_jm8997]

Unless Wargaming needs to restore previous Carriers that they've been removed.

[@Seriouspizza]

RIP all odd tier CV (and Independence) Would've been nice to see how Essex and Taiho compare to the others.

[@Merluso415]

:,V

[@pj9100]

This! Plus the models of Akagi and Shinano which apparently they once had.

[@titan_fx]

Yeah, it's weird when WG put completely paper design CV rather than expand what they had with odd tier CV before (I mean the model is already there isn't it?)

[@jgjgjg739]

Why did they do that in the first place?

[@Alvaro89Rus]

then only true CV

[@rebelsixonefive]

They forgot to add in historically accurate, Soviet-era carriers capable of fielding wings of aircraft, featuring pilots with 300 plus confirmed aerial kills and who have participated in numerous dogfights in their highly successful and widely secretive naval air campaign against the germans. Honestly. SMH.

[@Airbone]

They need its model in the game to include in the video. "Aircraft Carriers in World of Warships", not all of CV of ww2

[@elham7459]

@@Airbone Close enough, only real CV in WoWS (some post WW2 is there). Would be funny and interesting if they also include paper ships, showing 2D on paper instead of 3D model lol.

[@henrywalker8287]

ah yes launched at the large scale naval buildup that everyone knows about that the soviets launched after ww2 despite their country being bankrupt

[@obiwankenobaddie2734]

Lmao

[@yoeltogarmikael3278]

lol

[@stevenmoore4612]

The US and Japanese CV lists would be longer if it had not been for the CV rework. It was still a good comparison video nonetheless. The subs will be the last size comparison video in this series once they release.

[@faddelhd3796]

And whats missing? The top of japanes CV building IJN Tahio and the most important US CV Essex... and why? Because we keep adding paper ships instead of trying to integrate actual ships to the game

[@co8783]

All the American carriers existed though?

[@aronpro2065]

Playerbase be like: We would like to have IJN Shinano, she was a real CV in wo2 and it would be fun to see her in action.... WG: *NEW RUSSIAN CV, TOTALLY HISTORICAL ACCURATE*

[@faddelhd3796]

@@aronpro2065 yeah completely true, and overall they are stupidly overpowered... I got one today in the enemy team, tha t8 techtree and it drops 14k dmg per attack squadron and there is nothing you can do about it

[@hermanthegerman8587]

Still waiting for the Akagi.

[@trigunsaxena6713]

What about Soryu ?

[@hermanthegerman8587]

@@trigunsaxena6713 Soryu would end up as a tier 7 because of Hiryu.

[@metalgoby6390]

Same

[@yoseipilot]

If she come, the Bauxite is gone

[@Imshade07]

Same here with Shinano

[@hanselsihotang]

It's interesting that Enterprise was notably lighter (20k+ tons) compared to other large CVs of comparable length (which were around 30k-40k tons).

[@keithw4920]

Her full load was over 32k late war.

[@NGBRADLEY1991]

Enterprise didn’t have an armoured deck which prob saved a lot of weight

[@graceneilitz7661]

@@NGBRADLEY1991 She also was a purpose built carrier rather than a carrier conversion. Lexington CV-2 and Saratoga CV-3 were converted from battle cruisers due to the Washington Naval Treaty.

[@papiyon66]

Además q no tenían el blindaje d otros navíos ej. Buques acorazados y destructores tal vez sus blindajes eran sus destructores y aviones en cubierta dispuestos

[@sn-shaw7526]

Graf zeppelin: “hello???” US: “what am I supposed to do with this?!?!”

[@jccole7092]

There is Midway on display in San Diego which I had a chance to tour recently. It blows my mind how big that ship really is and to think it was in service 80 years ago. Most countries don't even have ships of that size to this day.

[@luckymies205]

I just wonder will this be updated when IJN Carrier Shinano appears in the game. Man can dream. Man Can Dream.

[@buddyboy7276]

She did but they got rid of her, same with essex

[@michaelmitchell6476]

No Essex or Bogue oh wait you guys killed those and removed them never mind

[@williamhe4842]

Also Independence, Zuiho, Hiryu and Taiho

[@dilan2051]

@@williamhe4842 what

[@satyasailohithvootla4209]

Those were japanese cvs for t5,7,9

[@avirupghosh671]

This is the vedeo that I needed. Thank you

[@ojray292]

There aren't many in the game anyway just put them all in line

[@yamatoseb]

But they do, at the end!

[@danh7411]

Imagine watching the whole vid right?

[@ojray292]

@@danh7411 imagine wasting your time with each line alone when they could've made the vid with last part

[@danh7411]

@@ojray292 imagine not knowing what skipping is

[@TINMANSAN_]

I'm looking forward to the implementation of Shinano.

[@bladeclanhalo3]

It was in the game a long time ago but they removed it for haku since shinano had like....a 40 plane hanger

[@USSEnterpriseA1701]

@@bladeclanhalo3 That is the trouble with trying to put Shinano in the game, she'd be a pain to balance or need some hefty gimmicks to deal with the fact that she's basically an aircraft repair depot and delivery ship, despite being so massive.

[@renown6386]

who says you need to add shinano as she historically appeared. just put her in the game as a hypothetical fleet carrier

[@Alpha_627]

Is this only carriers that existed/almost existed? If so, Weser technically could have been there, as she was in the 90% completed area, from conversion from Heavy Cruiser Seydlitz

[@Axel23410]

conversion work barely started. She was almost finished as a cruiser, not a carrier

[@Alpha_627]

@@Axel23410 yeah, but there are other ships that are in game that weren’t even started and only existed in plans

[@Axel23410]

@@Alpha_627 And they're not in the video either.

[@Alpha_627]

@@Axel23410 yes, and I’m saying that Weser/Seydlitz existed more than just in plans like those, but was an actual hull at least, rather than drawings and diagrams on paper

[@Axel23410]

@@Alpha_627 yes, she existed as a CRUISER hull. Her conversion was almost entirely paper. The only work that was done was removing some of its superstructure. Nothing else. Weser as a CV is paper.

[@jacksis8254]

I miss the old cv way I wish you could make a choice on what you wanted to use but there were some changes to both

[@TheJuan72]

specially Midway with jet planes.

[@heenthousiast383]

@@TheJuan72 yeah

[@heenthousiast383]

old carrier gameplay and techtree was better

[@Argo842]

Nice size comparison of carriers thanks

[@ReiYukihyo]

Lovely

[@matthewdouglas8368]

Whaaaat!? No soviet Cvs? Its almost like they *didnt exist*

[@frostzy6754]

They did actually,till this day one is in japan waiting for retail park or smthng

[@SkyKld]

RIP Cv's on Tier V/VII/IX ... 2.5 years after REEE-work, when will they come back to their place ?? With this integrated an "operational" & good rework for this class and games ;). This count for model planes too. (fortunately this video arrived before Russian CVs, there would have been only the ocean x) ) However "why not" for german, present Weser and Erich Loewenhardt ? Weser existed (ex Seydlitz, Hipper Class), unfortunately the conversion was never completed. Erich Loewenhardt, is GZ class planned 1937/1939.

[@marvelous5038]

they only presenting carriers that was actually built

[@Neptune-or4vm]

I got that reference

[@Leonard7]

I think that the most beatifull, overall well composed and elegant cv is the Implacable, followed by Enterprise, from port view, analysing every cv from every angle i think that is the most esthetically pleasant among the historically builed ones

[@johnkenethremperas5024]

This is what ive waiting for

[@bullreeves1109]

I still miss the old carriers. But still great video!

[@zanenobbs352]

The Imperial Japanese Navy ship Shinano (信濃) was launched, as was Italian Navy ship Aquila, and French Navy ship Béarn was afloat although interned. Also, the Royal Netherlands Navy ship Rapana was operational. Other than these, great video!

[@sharptrooper2472]

None of those were in the game by the time this video was released.

[@Randomguy-bs3cd]

Really awesome

[@Meldonator]

Love those video series but a pity a lot of ships are always missing even if they are in game.

[@brain_polish7586]

Cool pelt collection

[@Chipmunk_of_Vengeance]

Bring back odd numbered CVs

[@MisterCaprisun]

Last thing this game needs is more cvs.

[@horsecrazyviking7121]

@@MisterCaprisun what’s the problem? It’s limited to 1 or occasionally 2 per game so it’s not like we’d have more per game, it’d just add more variety.

[@Merluso415]

@@horsecrazyviking7121 He hates aircraft carriers because he is a noob, since there can be 5 destroyers per game and no one complains but there is 1 carrier and everyone is alarmed. It is typical of the newbies of this game so it does not want more aircraft carriers

[@Neptune-or4vm]

@@Merluso415 it’s doesnt help when people like you reduce CV critics to noobs or people who have no idea. What if someone genuinely hates them and actually knows what they‘re doing, could you imagine it? Not everyone who hates it is a noob and doesn’t know how to play them because to some of us, they just ruin the game. If you can’t understand our point, then you’re not fit to assume anything about us.

[@Merluso415]

@@Neptune-or4vm you do not have reading comprehension, I told the subject to whom I answered that the other was a noob. If you don't even understand this, it's not my fault that you can't read.

[@astonishing5695]

Can u change tier IV,VI,VIII,X and start the CV's in tier VI, VII, VIII, IX, X? More confortable for low tiers and don't need to "balance", and more changes to see a new Game play

[@MiJi_29]

They forgot the Iceberg Aircraft Carrier 🗿

[@dakotah_anderson]

Yes I been waitng

[@johnojeda3900]

British, German and Japanese CV be like petite with some curbs. But US navy be like big curvy Chobby girl.

[@mr.khoapower9779]

I LOVE IT :>

[@Kpt_Scharnhorst]

The Graf Zeppelin is so beautiful. It's a shame, that she sunk in the harbor ):

[@user-xu1tx3vs1h]

I'm not so much of a fan of carriers but man, Graf Zeppelin has to be the best one out of all those shown there

[@death_walker21]

graf zepplien is just loney when the devs forgot about weser

[@killmetounlockdlc]

No old CV model well done!

[@pikkozoikum8523]

Imagine the Lexington Carrier would have a smaller sidefunnel instead, that would look nice with that isle

[@itzdanielgames1199]

yea, i think the lexington with a smaller funnel would look nicer but it has a BIG one

[@pikkozoikum8523]

@@itzdanielgames1199 I mean, with the japanese design, you wouldn't see any funnel, and the isle would look awesome ^^ though me japanese fanboy anyways

[@jakubcroverstransky5861]

What is that music what play in japanes line?

[@carloscunha1175]

press F in memory of Zuiho, Hiryu, Taiho, Bogue, Independence and Essex. thank you wargaming for removing the best ships.

[@j2m3_raiden5]

*HMS Illustrious* : am i a joke to you

[@tianhanglan1183]

Consider adding Taiho and Essex? They were in the game anyway. Also those odd tier historical CVs.

[@moritzk3004]

Is therea way to still play the RTS carriers against bots or something? I miss them :( one of the best RTS games out there

[@veteranassassin4591]

1:20 This soundtrack is fire

[@horsecrazyviking7121]

Can’t wait for the submarine video. Oh wait, there will only be 9. That’ll be a short video.

[@RomuloCavalcanti-bt8yv]

The best!!! Taiho, Shinano, Essex, Aquila, Eagle and french carriers please! We dont need "sovietic CVs"...

[@aproudbaguette3605]

Ah yes Lexington with a 8km concealment stock on legends

[@Jrande2003]

Bring back odd tier ships please!

[@theitguy6652]

This video could have been an email

[@rendevc4414]

damn graf zeppelin looks sad

[@admDanRyan]

Yeah...

[@ijnmikasa7604]

She's the Germans most loneliest carrier even though she's the only one

[@robertherter1640]

I miss the older tier CVs

[@Alannah212]

What was the names of the songs that was used for this video?

[@BlueSnipa093]

americans: no yorktown no uss saratoga japanese: no akagi no hiryu and soryu

[@daitsukishiro1505]

I miss my taihou and hiryu........ at least i can see them in azur lane

[@swooftperson_08]

Same.

[@shlomper4291]

What were the biplanes called on the Langley

[@bismarck5234]

Sadly I am in BB line that got mostly nerfed.

[@air_w0lf766]

* Sad Shinano noises *

[@brandnazvi9354]

I’m very curious to know when we will see carriers like Akagi,Shinano and Wasp

[@1901Fordsomething]

Shinano was in the game for a long time but got removed because of how OP it was

[@danielorrego6428]

@World of Warships Official Channel when are you going to upload the submarines on the public server?

[@connorstephens4011]

The pt for 10.7 starts tomorrow

[@tijmen131]

hopefully never

[@neon-kitty-7472]

God dang it add not premium german,british carriers to the Blitz.

[@floatingfortress9302]

the fact that they r all premium is bad enough...

[@DemoDashImpact275]

The fact that there are people in the comments asking for the German CVs, and Hak is actually impressive, really showing how Smart the Playerbase is lol

[@cowerdnerddespacito9518]

You know I wouldn’t be as mad at WoW for making premium ships cost 30 to 100 bucks if they let us walk the decks of premium ships and look at their hangers, bridges, engine rooms, bunks, turrets and all

[@MalakStarfire]

Would have been much better with a Ford or Nimitz class carrier at the end to show how far we've come since WW2

[@DemoDashImpact275]

No model sadly

[@Alpha_627]

Carriers, the main ships in the Pacific Campaign in WW2, and an effective force in the Atlantic, showed their value and became the most valuable ships in the fleet, replacing battleships (which are still pretty cool)

[@ukasz3085]

in fact yes but not in this game. in this game it's the biggest crap and it's not about gameplay but trolling people

[@PlaneSpotter505]

Hey! How its WoWs: Classic going? I want to play it! 😂

[@keithw4920]

Are those o/a or waterline lengths?

[@Wo_9]

I miss my Essex :(

[@swooftperson_08]

Same, I was so happy when I first got it and I used it for a long while until the rework happened. The fact I was almost to the Midway was just depressing.

[@kecikkecil-lx8fj]

Magnificent aircraft carrier of country 🇯🇵🇺🇲 respect

[@issacfoster1113]

Midway poggers

[@lehonkerque7398]

Make another Weighing Up Weaponry series

[@xXE4GLEyEXx]

I love the CVs and am happy to play them or VS them.

[@LoyBaldisserri]

It's me ir they forgot to include Hakuryu (Japanese Tier X) in that vídeo?

[@hanungdimaspangestu1731]

German Aircraft Carrier : *Suffering

[@WorstPlace]

when are you going to add midway to World of warships legends?

[@infinityplayer8465]

👍

[@christophpoll784]

I miss IJN Shinano!

[@paulsteaven]

*Sad USS Independence, Hiryu, USS Essex, and Taiho noises*

[@j2m3_raiden5]

*HMS illustrious* : am i a joke to you

[@sakaimachi9860]

You are overlooking many Japanese carriers・・・ Where are Akagi,Hiryu,Soryu,Zuikaku,Junyo,Hiyo,Taiho,Shinano・・・

[@Francis915Emoji]

end up the new german DD are as big as midway :D

[@shasofanX]

It is missing some cvs.

[@olafmesschendorp147]

They only show one of each class, and only the ones that were launched. FDR isn't shown because it is the same class as Midway, Rhein isn't shown because it was never launched. Just some examples

[@Ennergyiezs]

Midway still the coolest looking carrier in the game

[@lexmaximaguy8788]

basically small medium large and extra large sized.

[@angrymi-24v38]

Sir where is Hiryu,Zuiho, Essex, Taiho

[@juicemeister1984]

When can we see the rest, like hakuryu and manfred?

[@j.eespeleta9230]

The reason that the rest of the ships are not there is that they were only plans(drawings),that never came into being,that is they were never manufactured,so they are not in the video.

[@DemoDashImpact275]

Never existed other than drawings lol

[@BattleshipWarspite]

Because there Paper ship & never exists in real world.

[@geoff3103]

'Merica baby! And don't you forget it!

[@tijmen131]

mind my words, in a half a year this will be reuploaded and the sovjet cv is going to be the biggest

[@yamatoseb]

It will not, because they are only showing historical CVs in the "size comparisons" serie of videos! As much as you can argue GZ is not, well, there are still pictures of it at sea, that's quite real enough.

[@SgtBeltfed]

@@yamatoseb Well, not really at sea, but close enough, she never moved under her own power. Once they're in game, there's only two more CV's to add to this list anyway, Béarn which was actually completed, and Aquila, which is in much the same place as Graf Zeppelin. Only one sort of missing is Wesser/Seydlitz as she was half done for the second time by the time the war ended.

[@teosperini]

@@SgtBeltfed I'm still waiting for the Aquila and italian dd's...oh no, the OVERPOWERED (never existed) RUSSIAN BIAS CV's HAVE TO BE IN THE GAME FIRST........😐

[@tijmen131]

@@yamatoseb you must be new here, they have pulled that stuff before

[@yamatoseb]

​@@tijmen131 I'm a closed alpha tester and still play till then, thank you very much.~ On this serie they have been pretty consistant, the size comparison videos only ever included warships that had been launched. I'd go as far as to say it's because for a good portion of their paperships, there isn't even a mention of an official size.

[@RyanChanCY]

where is Taiho?

[@BattleshipWarspite]

She not in game anymore.

[@ezraadrian4666]

it's ok to put Weser @World of Warships Official Channel... since you guys put GZ to the list even she/he never completed...

[@ezraadrian4666]

also, I just know that they didn't put CV-42 or USS Franklin D. Roosevelt to the list.., probably WoWS change her historical armaments(??)

[@jeremyjean13]

GZ was only waiting for planes; it's probably fair to include her here. Weser... well the cruiser that was supposed to be converted into a CV was almost finished I guess lol

[@danh7411]

Cause the conversion plan never left paper

[@owley5618]

YOU forgot 15 Zuiho , Hiryu , Taiho , Haruryu , Bogue , Independence , Essex , F.D. Roosevelt what about the germans ,,,, Rhein , Weser , Erich Loewenhart , August Von Parseval , Manfred Von Righthoffen , Max Immelmann , Werner Voss

[@kaitenk11-34]

Cried In IJN Shinano

[@garlic-vk7jh]

For some reason I thought the shokaku was way bigger

[@TineFangaming]

Bring back old day RTS They can't even do more damage unless sandbagging

[@cameronkim6859]

Why are there only four Japanese carrier listed on the video and only one German carrier? Did they make this video a long time ago and just uploaded it?

[@vivekshrivastava1266]

World of warships how can I download you in my ipad

[@Nikoboss-ys7tj]

Wait, where is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

[@veteranassassin4591]

World of Warships, your forgot to put the Essex class carriers

[@Dschouna978]

No russian cv build, but they will be the best CV in the game. Okay after FDR ;D

[@jakubcroverstransky5861]

FDR is not good after rocket nerf

[@Choukai_Chan]

@@jakubcroverstransky5861 Ur kidding, right?

[@danh7411]

@@jakubcroverstransky5861 wow worst squad nerfed, seems balansed /s

[@bladeclanhalo3]

People still think fdr is good?

[@HenEE_06]

Are we seeing submariens in the Future