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title: "How much does a aircraft carrier weigh?"
description: "An aircraft carrier weighs 101,600–106,300 t (224,000,000–234,000,000 lb). How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
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# How much does a aircraft carrier weigh?

**Typical weight: 101,600–106,300 t**

That is 224,000,000–234,000,000 lb, or 102,000,000–106,000,000 kg.

A US Navy Nimitz-class supercarrier, the standard against which "the size of an aircraft carrier" is measured.

> Full-load displacement.

## How that compares

*Aircraft carrier against things of a similar mass.*

- Container ship: 199,600 t
- CN Tower: 117,900 t
- Cruise ship: 90,000–120,000 t
- Aircraft carrier: 101,600–106,300 t
- Washington Monument: 82,420 t
- Statue of Unity: 67,000 t
- RMS Titanic: 52,310 t
- Offshore oil rig: 10,000–656,000 t

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## Common questions

### How much does an aircraft carrier weigh?

An aircraft carrier weighs 101,600–106,300 t (224,000,000–234,000,000 lb). Full-load displacement.

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