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World's Largest Military Ships

This is a list of the World's 20 Largest Military Ships. The list is sorted by the ship's weight in Gross Tons. The ships below that are currently in active service, or will soon be in active service, have tracking links located under them.

1

United States Navy
USS Theodore Roosevelt

Ship Class
Nimitz
Ship Statistics
In Service: 1986
Weight: 104,600 Gross Tons
Length: 1,092.00 Feet
Beam: 252.00 Feet
Speed: 30.0 knots / 34.5 mph
Complement: 5,680
Track USS Theodore Roosevelt
2

United States Navy
USS Abraham Lincoln

Ship Class
Nimitz
Ship Statistics
In Service: 1989
Weight: 104,300 Gross Tons
Length: 1,092.00 Feet
Beam: 252.00 Feet
Speed: 30.0 knots / 34.5 mph
Complement: 5,680
Track USS Abraham Lincoln
3

United States Navy
USS George Washington

Ship Class
Nimitz
Ship Statistics
In Service: 1992
Weight: 104,200 Gross Tons
Length: 1,092.00 Feet
Beam: 252.00 Feet
Speed: 30.0 knots / 34.5 mph
Complement: 6,012
Track USS George Washington
4

United States Navy
USS Harry S. Truman

Ship Class
Nimitz
Ship Statistics
In Service: 1998
Weight: 103,900 Gross Tons
Length: 1,092.00 Feet
Beam: 252.00 Feet
Speed: 30.0 knots / 34.5 mph
Complement: 6,500
Track USS Harry S. Truman
5

United States Navy
USS John C. Stennis

Ship Class
Nimitz
Ship Statistics
In Service: 1995
Weight: 103,300 Gross Tons
Length: 1,092.00 Feet
Beam: 252.00 Feet
Speed: 30.0 knots / 34.5 mph
Complement: 6,500
Track USS John C. Stennis
6

United States Navy
USS George H. W. Bush

Ship Class
Nimitz
Ship Statistics
In Service: 2006
Weight: 102,000 Gross Tons
Length: 1,092.00 Feet
Beam: 252.00 Feet
Speed: 30.0 knots / 34.5 mph
Complement: 6,500
Track USS George H. W. Bush
7

United States Navy
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

Ship Class
Nimitz
Ship Statistics
In Service: 1977
Weight: 101,600 Gross Tons
Length: 1,092.00 Feet
Beam: 252.00 Feet
Speed: 30.0 knots / 34.5 mph
Complement: 6,012
Track USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
8

United States Navy
USS Ronald Reagan

Ship Class
Nimitz
Ship Statistics
In Service: 2003
Weight: 101,400 Gross Tons
Length: 1,092.00 Feet
Beam: 252.00 Feet
Speed: 30.0 knots / 34.5 mph
Complement: 6,500
Track USS Ronald Reagan
9

United States Navy
USS Carl Vinson

Ship Class
Nimitz
Ship Statistics
In Service: 1982
Weight: 101,300 Gross Tons
Length: 1,092.00 Feet
Beam: 252.00 Feet
Speed: 30.0 knots / 34.5 mph
Complement: 6,012
Track USS Carl Vinson
10

United States Navy
USS Nimitz

Ship Class
Nimitz
Ship Statistics
In Service: 1975
Weight: 100,020 Gross Tons
Length: 1,092.00 Feet
Beam: 252.00 Feet
Speed: 30.0 knots / 34.5 mph
Complement: 6,012
Track USS Nimitz
11

United States Navy
USS Gerald R. Ford

Ship Class
Gerald R. Ford
Ship Statistics
In Service: 2017
Weight: 100,000 Gross Tons
Length: 1,106.00 Feet
Beam: 256.00 Feet
Speed: 30.0 knots / 34.5 mph
Complement: 4,539
Track USS Gerald R. Ford
12

People's Liberation Army (Chinese) Navy
Fujian

Ship Class
Kuznetsov
Ship Statistics
In Service: 2022
Weight: 80,000 Gross Tons
Length: 1,036.90 Feet
Beam: 249.40 Feet
Speed: NA
Complement: 1,500
Track Fujian
13

United States Navy Military Sealift Command
USNS Comfort

Ship Class
Mercy
Ship Statistics
In Service: 1976
Weight: 69,360 Gross Tons
Length: 894.00 Feet
Beam: 105.80 Feet
Speed: 17.5 knots / 20.1 mph
Complement: 1,277
Track USNS Comfort
14

United States Navy Military Sealift Command
USNS Mercy

Ship Class
Mercy
Ship Statistics
In Service: 1975
Weight: 65,552 Gross Tons
Length: 894.00 Feet
Beam: 105.80 Feet
Speed: 17.5 knots / 20.1 mph
Complement: 1,277
Track USNS Mercy
15

Royal Navy
HMS Prince of Wales

Ship Class
Queen Elizabeth
Ship Statistics
In Service: 2019
Weight: 65,000 Gross Tons
Length: 920.00 Feet
Beam: 128.00 Feet
Speed: 32.0 knots / 36.8 mph
Complement: 679
Track HMS Prince of Wales
16

Royal Navy
HMS Queen Elizabeth

Ship Class
Queen Elizabeth
Ship Statistics
In Service: 2017
Weight: 65,000 Gross Tons
Length: 920.00 Feet
Beam: 128.00 Feet
Speed: 32.0 knots / 36.8 mph
Complement: 679
Track HMS Queen Elizabeth
17

United States Navy Military Sealift Command
USNS Soderman

Ship Class
Watson
Ship Statistics
In Service: 2002
Weight: 62,644 Gross Tons
Length: 951.40 Feet
Beam: 106.00 Feet
Speed: 24.0 knots / 27.6 mph
Complement: 95
Track USNS Soderman
18

United States Navy Military Sealift Command
USNS Watkins

Ship Class
Watson
Ship Statistics
In Service: 2001
Weight: 62,644 Gross Tons
Length: 951.40 Feet
Beam: 106.00 Feet
Speed: 24.0 knots / 27.6 mph
Complement: 95
Track USNS Watkins
19

United States Navy Military Sealift Command
USNS Pomeroy

Ship Class
Watson
Ship Statistics
In Service: 2001
Weight: 62,644 Gross Tons
Length: 951.40 Feet
Beam: 106.00 Feet
Speed: 24.0 knots / 27.6 mph
Complement: 95
Track USNS Pomeroy
20

United States Navy Military Sealift Command
USNS Red Cloud

Ship Class
Watson
Ship Statistics
In Service: 2000
Weight: 62,644 Gross Tons
Length: 951.40 Feet
Beam: 106.00 Feet
Speed: 24.0 knots / 27.6 mph
Complement: 95
Track USNS Red Cloud

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