Nimitz class carriers are 1,094 feet long with 4.5-acre deck space. Carriers can carry up to 80 aircraft and 6,250 people. Current carriers use steam-powered catapults for takeoff
Eugene Ely made first warship takeoff in 1910. First aircraft carrier with full-length deck was HMS Argus in 1918. Early landing systems used deck-hands and nets, later replaced by cables
Kriegsmarine is Nazi Germany's navy, one of three branches of Wehrmacht. Power lies in Marineflieger and Ubootwaffe, with surface forces small. Navy operates globally with bases in multiple countries
UK's largest warships, displacing 65,000t with maximum speed of 25k. Can accommodate up to 1,600 personnel with aircraft onboard. Service life up to 50 years with maximum endurance of seven days