Talk:List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy

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No CVEs?
Is there any particular reason this list does not include escort carriers (IE USS Long Island)? 159.205.239.70 (talk) 12:06, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
 * See List of United States Navy escort aircraft carriers. They are noted with a link in the first paragraph of lead of this page and also listed with a link in the list of ships by type template to right of the lead. Also, please don't alter or disrupt other posts on talk pages and always post at the bottom, not the top. Thank you. - the WOLF  child  16:33, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

Question
This is a stupid question, but I can't figure it out on my own. Why does the Navy have so many aircraft carriers names Enterprise? Is there a specific namesake? A 10 fireplane Imform me 18:37, 10 December 2018 (UTC)


 * See List of ships of the United States Navy named Enterprise for starters. - BilCat (talk) 18:44, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
 * The name was used on several ships from the 19th century, some of which were involved in notable events and/or were sacrificed. It seems the name endured and was selected for one of the Navy's first aircraft carriers, CV-6, which went on to be the most decorated ship in USN history, after her storied participation in WWII. The shame of that was she couldn't be preserved and instead was scrapped. However, "Enterprise" was then cemented as a legacy name, hence the navies first nuclear carrier, CVN-65, bearing the name. She had an impressive carrier as well, and as such, it seems there is now an unwritten rule in the Navy Dept. that there will always be a ship named "Enterprise". Anyway, that is just my (layman's) opinion on it. I'm sure there is more solid info out there somewhere. Cheers - wolf  20:52, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
 * ahh ok, thanks for the explanation. I was just wondering  A 10 fireplane Imform me  22:42, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

JFK
The article states that John F Kennedy is under construction. How can it be part of the Navy if its still under construction? Someone should remove the green shading.129.127.32.138 (talk) 04:03, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Gerald R. Ford-Class Commissioning dates.
The scheduled commissioning dates for CVN 79, 81, and 82 are inconsistent with the dates on the Gerald R. Ford-class page. Does anyone know more about this/which are correct? --Fhcgh (talk) 00:39, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * did you check the sources? If you do, you'll likely find there is just a typo and then you can correct it. - wolf  03:38, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

“Supercarriers” classification
The following passage is ambiguous:

“Beginning with the Forrestal-class, (CV-59 to present) all carriers commissioned into service are classified as supercarriers.”

Classified by whom as a supercarrier? According to the page on Aircraft Carriers, no navy in the world officially uses that classification for anything. Only mass media uses that classification.

So, **according to whom**, are all future carriers classified as supercarriers? JollyGreenJesus (talk) 15:19, 9 September 2023 (UTC)


 * “ The appellation "supercarrier" is not an official designation with any national navy, but a term used predominantly by the media and typically when reporting on larger and more advanced carrier types. It is also used when comparing carriers of various sizes and capabilities, both current and past. It was first used by The New York Times in 1938,in an article about the Royal Navy's HMS Ark Royal, that had a length of 209 meters (686 ft), a displacement of 22,000 ton and was designed to carry 72 aircraft.”
 * Aircraft carrier JollyGreenJesus (talk) 15:23, 9 September 2023 (UTC)