List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
The following is a list of fleet aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
There are two carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, currently in service.
Fleet carriers
HMS ''Unicorn''
HMS Unicorn was an aircraft repair ship and light aircraft carrier; an "aircraft maintenance carrier".''Colossus'' class
The 1942 Design Light Fleet Carriers were designed and constructed by civilian shipyards to serve as an intermediate step between the expensive, full-size fleet aircraft carriers and the less expensive but limited-capability escort carriers. Perseus and Pioneer were modified to operate as maintenance carriers.''Majestic'' class
The 1942 design was modified to take more modern aircraft and these ships became the Majestic-class. Not completed until after the end of the war, most ended up purchased by other navies.''Malta'' class
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Fate |
| 80 | 4 or 5 x shafts Steam turbines 8 x boilers | Cancelled 13 December 1945 | ||
| HMS New Zealand | 80 | 4 or 5 x shafts Steam turbines 8 x boilers | Cancelled 13 December 1945 | |
| HMS Gibraltar | 80 | 4 or 5 x shafts Steam turbines 8 x boilers | Cancelled 15 October 1945 | |
| HMS Africa | 80 | 4 or 5 x shafts Steam turbines 8 x boilers | Cancelled 15 October 1945 |
''Queen Elizabeth'' class (CVA-01)
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | |
| Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Fate |
| CVA-01 | 50 | 3 x shafts Parsons turbines 6 boilers | Cancelled 1966 | |
| HMS Duke of Edinburgh | 50 | 3 x shafts Parsons turbines 6 boilers | Cancelled 1963 | |
| HMS Prince of Wales | 50 | 3 x shafts Parsons turbines 6 boilers | Cancelled 1963 | |
| HMS Princess Royal | 50 | 3 x shafts Parsons turbines 6 boilers | Cancelled 1963 |