Iowa class Battleship
270 m (887 ft)
58,000 Tons
Four preserved
United States Navy
Shinano Aircraft Carrier
266.1 m (872.9 ft)
71,890 Tons
Sunk in WWII
Imperial Japanese Navy
Essex class Aircraft Carrier
265.8 m (872 ft)
36,380 Tons
In service from 1942. Four preserved
United States Navy
Clemenceau Aircraft Carrier
265 m (870 ft)
32,800 Tons
In service with the Brazilian Navy
Yamato class 2 Battleship
263 m (863 ft)
72,809 Tons
Both sunk in WWII
Imperial Japanese Navy
Graf Zeppelin class Aircraft Carrier
262.5 m (861 ft)
33,550 Tons
Graf Zeppelin was canceled in 1943 while still under construction. Hull was sunk for target practice by USSR in 1947
HMS Hood 1 Battlecruiser 262.3 m (860.7 ft) 47,430 Launched 1918 Sunk at Battle of the Denmark Strait 1941[1] Royal Navy
INS Vikrant 1 Aircraft Carrier 262 m (860 ft) 40,000 Under construction. Due to be commissioned in 2022 or 2023 Indian Navy
Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier
261.5 m (858 ft)
42,000 Tons
In service French Navy
Akagi 1 Aircraft Carrier 260.7 m (855.2 ft) 41,300 Sunk Imperial Japanese Navy
Taihō 1 Aircraft Carrier 260.6 m (855 ft) 37,270 Sunk 1944[2] Imperial Japanese Navy
Audacious class 2 Aircraft Carrier 257.6 m (845 ft) 50,786 2 completed 1946 and 1950. Length and displacement for Ark Royal following 1967–1970 refit. Scrapped 1978 and 1980.[3][4] Royal Navy
Shōkaku class 2 Aircraft Carrier 257.5 m (844 ft 10 in) 32,105 Both sunk 1944.[5] Imperial Japanese Navy
America class 4 Amphibious Assault Ship 257 m (844 ft) 45,000 1 completed, 3 planned United States Navy
Wasp class 8 Amphibious Assault Ship 257 m (844 ft) 40,500 8 in service United States Navy
Kirov class 4 Battlecruiser 252 m (830 ft) 28,000 (full load) 2 of 5 in service Russian Navy
Yorktown class 3 Aircraft Carrier 251.38 m (824 ft 9 in) 25,500 (full load) Two sunk during WWII, one scrapped 1960 United States Navy
Bismarck class 2 Battleship 251 m (823 ft 6 in) 50,900 Both sunk during WWII Kriegsmarine
Tarawa class 5 Amphibious Assault Ship 250 m (820 ft) 39,400 3 disposed of United States Navy
Vanguard 1 Battleship 248.2 m (814 ft 4 in) 51,420 Final Royal Navy battleship, scrapped 1960[6] Royal Navy
Izumo class 2 Helicopter Destroyer 248 m (813 ft 8 in) 27,000 1 completed, 1 under construction Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Richelieu class 2 Battleship 247.85 m (813 ft 2 in) 47,548 Last French battleships, scrapped 1961 and 1967.[7][8] French Navy
Kaga 1 Aircraft Carrier 247.65 m (812 ft 6 in) 38,200 Sunk Imperial Japanese Navy
Alaska class 2 Large Cruiser 246.4 m (808 ft 6 in) 34,253 6 planned, 2 completed (Alaska and Guam) with third ship (Hawaii) scrapped incomplete[9][10] United States Navy
Trieste 1 Landing helicopter dock 245 m (803 ft 10 in) 33,000 Launched Italian Navy
Cavour 1 Aircraft Carrier 244 m (800 ft 6 in) 30,000 In service Italian Navy
