Unbuilt Aircraft Carriers of WWII

Can you name every aircraft carrier that was incomplete when World War Two ended, and then was never completed?

Only includes ships with verifiable names

Doesn't include escort carriers or we'd be here all day

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Last updated: March 25, 2026

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Hint	Ship
5th unit of the Japanese Unryu-class	Kasagi
7th unit of the Japanese Unryu-class	Aso
1st unit of the Japanese Unryu-class subclass	Ikoma
Japanese heavy cruiser being converted into a light carrier	Ibuki
18th unit of the American Essex-class	Reprisal
25th unit of the American Essex-class	Iwo Jima

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3rd unit of the British Audacious-class. Name later reused for one of the ships	Eagle
5th unit of the British Majestic-class	Leviathan
1st unit of France's first purpose-built carrier class	Joffre
Germany's very belated attempt to build a proper aircraft carrier	Graf Zeppelin
German heavy cruiser being converted into a light carrier	Weser