Aircraft carrier vs Container ship
Aircraft carrier vs container ship
Container ship is larger on weight
Container ship is 2× aircraft carrier on weight.
An aircraft carrier and a container ship can be compared on 4 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.
Side by side
| Aircraft carrier | Container ship | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 101,600–106,300 t | 199,600 t |
| Height | 74 m | 33 m |
| Length | 332.8 m | 300–400 m |
| Width | 76.8 m | 61.5 m |
What the numbers say
- Container ship is 2× aircraft carrier on weight.
- Aircraft carrier is 2.2× container ship on height.
- Container ship is somewhat greater than aircraft carrier on length — about 1.2×.
- Aircraft carrier is somewhat greater than container ship on width — about 1.2×.
Weight compared.
Container ship 199,600 t
Aircraft carrier 101,600–106,300 t
Aircraft carrier
A US Navy Nimitz-class supercarrier, the standard against which "the size of an aircraft carrier" is measured.
Container ship
An ultra-large container vessel in the class of Ever Given, carrying over 20,000 twenty-foot containers.
This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.
Common questions
- Which is bigger, aircraft carrier or container ship?
- Container ship is 2× aircraft carrier on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
- How do aircraft carriers and container ships compare on height?
- Aircraft carrier: 74 m. Container ship: 33 m. Aircraft carrier is 2.2× container ship on height.
- How do aircraft carriers and container ships compare on length?
- Aircraft carrier: 332.8 m. Container ship: 300–400 m. Container ship is somewhat greater than aircraft carrier on length — about 1.2×.
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Sources
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