How big is the aircraft carrier?

Aircraft carriers are not uniform in size. Take the first mother ship in China as an example. It is 304.5 meters long, 75 meters wide and covers an area of 22,837.5 square meters, which is about 34 acres in size. The so-called largest aircraft carrier in the world is the American aircraft carrier Gerald Ford, which is 337 meters long, 75 meters wide and covers an area of 25,275 square meters, close to 38 acres.

Aircraft carrier is a large surface ship with carrier-based aircraft as its main combat weapon. The hull usually has a huge deck and a ship island on the right. The aircraft carrier is always the core ship of an aircraft carrier battle group, and other ships in the fleet provide support and supply for it, while the aircraft carrier provides air cover and long-range strike capability. Aircraft carrier has become an indispensable weapon of modern navy and a symbol of a country's comprehensive national strength.

Aircraft carrier type:

According to the power mode, it is generally divided into two types: conventional power and nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.

It can also be distinguished according to the displacement, which is divided into: the displacement of light aircraft carriers is below 30,000 tons. A medium-sized aircraft carrier with a displacement of 30,000 tons to 60,000 tons. Heavy aircraft carrier with a displacement of more than 60,000 tons.