Modern warships represent the cutting edge of naval engineering, designed to conduct variety of duties at sea. Warships are generally classified based on size, capabilities, and mission profiles. To better gauge the naval capability of any nation, it is important to understand the broader spectrum of modern warship classifications.
Aircraft carriers can be categorized based on their size, displacement, aviation wing, and propulsion systems. Super-carriers, like United States Nimitz and Gerald R. Ford classes, are the largest with displacement approximately 100,000 tons. These carriers are nuclear powered, equipped with CATOBAR system, and

