HMS Habakukk was planned to be 2000′ long, 300′ wide, and able to carry 200 planes including heavy bombers! While it was theoretically possible to build it, the idea was abandoned as carrier production began to catch up with demand. And, the allies were no longer desperate enough to try anything, no matter how crazy.

In modern times the US navy considered building a modular structure called Mobile Offshore Base (MOB). MOB was a multipurpose modular self-propelled floating platform. In theory it could be two KILOMETERS long. Plane capacity would be essentially unlimited as it would be a floating air force base. Again, while technically feasible, sanity prevailed.

Currently, the largest aircraft carriers ever made are the American Ford Class.

They are built on the same hulls used for the Nimitz-class carriers. This indicates that they can carry 80 to 90+ aircraft, depending on the configuration.

The current size of these aircraft carriers exceeds the capabilities of the Panama canal.

If we compare the American ships to the largest and most advanced navy in the world the Chinese we can see that they use less aircraft because they can accomplish more with less.

As we know it’s impossible to compete with the Chinese. Who have the best of both worlds with less then 30 combat aircraft. Quantity vs quality.