The four largest aircraft carriers in the world and the time it takes to build them

Next, we will introduce you to the world's four largest aircraft carriers and the time it takes to build them.

The first, the U.S. Gerald Ford-class supercarrier, with a full load displacement of 100,000 tons, was officially delivered to the U.S. Navy in May 2017, the world's largest aircraft carrier, which began construction on August 11, 2005, was actually launched on November 13, 2009, and finally entered service on October 11, 2013, so it took the shipyard eight years to complete the construction of the aircraft carrier from 2005 to 2013.

The second Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is the second largest aircraft carrier in the world. Its total displacement is 97,000 tons. The class entered service in May 1975 and could operate for about 50 years before being decommissioned, and construction began in 2003 at the Newport News Shipyard in Virginia. The shipyard completed construction in 2009, so it took the shipyard about 6 years to complete.

The third Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, the Queen Elizabeth-class, with a total displacement of 65,000 tons, became the largest aircraft carrier in active service in the British Navy. The ship was commissioned in June 2017 and will enter service with the British Navy in 2020 When Defence Secretary Dezbron announced on July 25, 2007 that construction of the carrier began, it took the shipyard about 10 years to complete its construction.

The fourth, the Russian aircraft carrier Kuznetsov, currently has only one combat aircraft carrier in the Russian Navy, which was built at the Ukrainian Black Sea Shipyard, with a total displacement of 58,599 tons. 1981.03.03 The Black Sea Shipyard received orders to build the ship, and they began construction of the carrier on April 1, 1983, which was launched on December 06, 1985. It took about two and a half years from the start of construction to the launch of the carrier.