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CVA-01 aircraft carrier
Photo: Gunnar Sedleniek, USN · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Fleet Aircraft Carriers · United Kingdom · 1960
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CVA-01 aircraft carrier
CVA-01 aircraft carrier Photo: Gunnar Sedleniek, USN · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Air Wing Capacity
85
Sortie Generation
80
Power Projection
90
Survivability
75
Endurance
70
Sensors & C2
65
Aviation Facilities
85
Speed
60
Strategic Impact
80
Cost-Effectiveness
50
Origin United Kingdom
CategoryFleet Aircraft Carriers
EraEarly Cold War
In service1960
Operators1 countries
Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
79
Fleet Aircraft Carriers MASS Rating
8/13
Early Cold War
17/62
All-Time
Fleet Aircraft Carriers · 10 axes scored
Air Wing Capacity
85
Sortie Generation
80
Power Projection
90
Survivability
75
Endurance
70
Sensors & C2
65
Aviation Facilities
85
Speed
60
Strategic Impact
80
Cost-Effectiveness
50
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category.
01 / Overview
CVA-01 aircraft carrier
Production
1960–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS · EARLY COLD WAR
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
45
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
79
fleet aircraft carriers category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification1MOD.1
  • Ships in Class4
◈Displacement1MOD.1
  • Full Load Displacement54,500 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (overall)282 m
  • Beam56.1 m
  • Draft10.1 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement3,250
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Shaft Power100,669.5 kW
  • Shafts / Screws3
  • Top Speed28 kn
  • Range7,000
▤Aviation3MOD.3
⬢Fleet Status1MOD.1
  • Cancelled4
▲Armour1MOD.1
  • Armourunspecified for side and 1,800lb warhead resistant torpedo defence system of bulkheads and void spaces.
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1960Production started
  2. 1998Entered service
66
years in service
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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