Fictional submarine aircraft carriers
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The following is a list of submarine aircraft carriers that have only appeared in various fiction media.
Anime
- The OVAOriginal video animation, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...
series Macross ZeroMacross Zerois an anime prequel OVA to The Super Dimension Fortress Macross released for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Macross franchise during 2002 in Japan...
featured the submarine aircraft carrier Auerstädt as the principal support vessel for Anti-UN forces operating around Mayan Island. It was capable of fielding at least 12 variable fighters and support amphibious operations. - The ArchangelArchangel class assault shipThe Archangel-class assault ship is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. They are functionally equivalent to the current day aircraft carriers; their primary mission being to launch and recover mobile suits and mobile armors...
from Mobile Suit Gundam SeedMobile Suit Gundam SEEDis an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. As with other series from the Gundam franchise, Gundam SEED takes place in a parallel timeline, in this case the Cosmic Era, the first to do so...
is a trans-atmospheric assault ship capable of launching Mobile Suit, Mobile Armor and aircraft. It was refitted with additional underwater capabilities in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed DestinyMobile Suit Gundam SEED Destinyis an anime television series, acting as a sequel of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise. It retains most of the staff from Gundam SEED, including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. Set two years after the original Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, the plot follows the new character Shinn Asuka, a soldier from ZAFT,...
. - The Vosgulov Class Submarine in Mobile Suit Gundam SeedMobile Suit Gundam SEEDis an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. As with other series from the Gundam franchise, Gundam SEED takes place in a parallel timeline, in this case the Cosmic Era, the first to do so...
universe is the backbone of Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty Navy, which can carry aerial and naval mobile suits as well as using torpedoes and missiles against hostile airborne and seaborne threats. - The Tuatha de Danaan (TDD-1) from Full Metal Panic!Full Metal Panic!is an ongoing series of light novels written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shiki Douji. The series follows Sousuke Sagara, a member of the covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a spirited Japanese high school girl.Individual...
is a fictional billion-dollar submarine capable of launching attack aircraft and Arm Slave combat mecha. It was depicted in the series as a discarded product of Russian submarine technology. - The TV series Space Carrier Blue NoahSpace Carrier Blue Noahis a science fiction anime TV series produced by Office Academy which ran in Japan from October 13, 1979 through March 30, 1980. It was later distributed overseas in English by West Cape Corporation under the name "Thundersub"...
featured a large submarine aircraft carrier which carried an attack submarine, the Tempest Junior, as part of the ship's bulbous bow. - In the OVA series Konpeki no KantaiKonpeki no Kantaiis a Japanese alternate-history original video animation series produced by J.C.Staff. The series focuses on a technologically advanced Imperial Japanese Navy and a radically different World War II that was brought about by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's revival in the past due to unexplained...
, the real-life I-400 class is developed into advanced versions called the I-500 with a resupply sub class called the I-700. One of them, the I-601, is the command sub. They are used to launch two air raids against the Panama Canal and are later upgraded with vertical-launch cruise missiles. Later in the series, Japan deploys the Naruto class, consisting of 12 submarine carriers that eventually form into a giant mobile offshore baseMobile offshore baseIn the defense industry of the United States, a mobile offshore base — or MOB — is a concept for supporting military operations where conventional land bases are not available...
capable of housing other submarines and Rufe floatplane fighters. In the sequel Kyokujitsu no Kantai, Nazi Germany deploys the Sleipnir-class carrier sub, which is capable of launching rocket and jet fighters. A second carrier sub, the S-8501, has a large flight deck. - In the OVA series Super Atragon, the aircraft is launched out of a revolving torpedo tube when the ship is in distress and they need to evacuate.
Video games
- The Hrimfaxi and Scinfaxi from Ace Combat 5. These vessels are capable of launching UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), F-35C FightersF-35 Lightning IIThe Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fifth generation multirole fighters under development to perform ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions with stealth capability...
, and Sea Harriers from launch tubes built into the craft. They are also used as launch platforms for ballistic missiles and equipped with air defense batteries. - The PC game Crimson SkiesCrimson SkiesCrimson Skies is a media franchise and fictional universe created by Jordan Weisman and Dave McCoy. The series' intellectual property is currently owned by Microsoft Game Studios , although Weisman's new company, Smith & Tinker Inc., has announced that it has licensed the electronic entertainment...
features the HMS Barracuda, a British submersible capable of launching many Peacemaker fighters from her internal reinforced hangar. The Barracuda was destroyed by Nathan Zachary whilst defending a captured BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
base in HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
from recapture. - X-Men LegendsX-Men LegendsX-Men Legends is an action role-playing video game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision. It was released on the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles in the fall of . Barking Lizards Technologies developed the N-Gage port of the game, which was released in early...
on the PS2 also contained a submersible aircraft carrier. - In the sci-fi real-time strategyReal-time strategyReal-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....
computer game Supreme Commander, the United Earth Federation can construct Atlantis submarine aircraft carriers which can launch aircraft from internal hangars on the port and starboard.
- The final mission of the Amiga computer game F/A-18 InterceptorF/A-18 InterceptorF/A-18 Interceptor is a combat flight simulator released for the Commodore Amiga in 1988. It is widely known for its use of 3D graphics and arcade-style gameplay....
includes a submersible aircraft carrier.
Books
- Novelist G. Harry StineG. Harry StineGeorge Harry Stine was one of the founding figures of model rocketry, a science and technology writer, and a science fiction author.-Education and early career:...
wrote the Starsea Invaders science-fiction series featuring the SSCVN USS Shenandoah. - In the Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
novel Strangers from the SkyStrangers from the SkyStrangers from the Sky , is a novel, released in 1987, by Margaret Wander Bonanno.-Overview:This novel is an adventure involving the original Star Trek series cast and journeys through many eras of the Trek timeline....
, the CSS Delphinus (CSS = Combined Services Ship) was a submersible multi-role ship of the 2040s. - The novel Silent Hunter by Charles D. Taylor features the USS Imperator, a 1,000-foot-long submarine that carried a Marine amphibious group.
- Bill KeithBill KeithBill Keith may refer to:* Bill Keith , painter, photographer and visual poet* Bill Keith , banjo player and innovator of the "melodic style" of banjo playing...
wrote the novels Sharuq and StingrayStingrayThe stingrays are a group of rays, which are cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes, and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae , Plesiobatidae , Urolophidae , Urotrygonidae , Dasyatidae , Potamotrygonidae The...
featuring the USS Leviathan, a Typhoon class submarineTyphoon class submarineThe Project 941 or Akula, Russian "Акула" class submarine is a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s...
purchased by the United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
from the Russian Federation and converted into an SSCVN using the ballistic missileBallistic missileA ballistic missile is a missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath with the objective of delivering one or more warheads to a predetermined target. The missile is only guided during the relatively brief initial powered phase of flight and its course is subsequently governed by the...
launch tubes to launch and recover underwater fighters. Mention is also made of USS Behemoth, Leviathans Pacific OceanPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
-based sister. - Rifts: Underseas (World Book 7) by Palladium BooksPalladium BooksPalladium Books is a publisher of role-playing games perhaps best known for its popular, expansive Rifts series . Palladium was founded April 1981 in Detroit, Michigan by current president and lead game designer Kevin Siembieda, and is presently based in Westland, Michigan...
features the U.S.S Ticonderoga CVN-87, a massive submersible supercarrier and the flagship of the New Navy. She carries four air wings composed of S-14 VTOL fighters, IE-15AH Striker Attack Helicopters and MEAS Mk. I Manta Multi Environment Attack Ships. The Manta fighters can be launched while the ship is submerged. - In ShadowrunShadowrunShadowrun is a role-playing game set in a near-future fictional universe in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy and crime, with occasional elements of conspiracy fiction, horror, and detective fiction.The original game has spawned...
the Confederate American States has by 2062 built SSVNs; nuclear powered submarine aircraft carriers that deploy UAVs and six manned fighters. - In BattleTechBattleTechBattleTech is a wargaming and science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2000, and owned since 2003 by Topps. The series began with FASA's debut of the board game BattleTech by Jordan Weisman and L...
the Draconis CombineDraconis CombineThe Draconis Combine is one of the five major factions known as Successor States in the fictional BattleTech universe. It is featured prominently in many BattleTech and MechWarrior products including tabletop games, video games, and novels...
uses the Lysander-class submersible aerospace fighter carrier.
Television series
The following fictional submarines carried one aircraft. All launched their crafts when submerged - they did not need to surface.- The British television series UFOUFO (TV series)UFO is a 1970-1971 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth, created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson with Reg Hill, and produced by the Andersons and Lew Grade's Century 21 Productions for Grade's ITC Entertainment company.UFO first aired in the UK and Canada...
included SkyDiverSkyDiverSkydiver was a fictional futuristic submarine featured in Gerry Anderson’s TV series UFO, operated by the secretive SHADO organisation as part of Earth's defences against alien aggressors.Like many Anderson vehicles, Skydiver was designed by Derek Meddings...
, a submarine with a jet on the front. To launch the supersonic twin-engine interceptor/fighter, the submarine tilted upwards, and the jet separated from the sub, blasting out of the water. - The television series Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is a 1960s American science fiction television series based on the 1961 film of the same name. Both were created by Irwin Allen, which enabled the movie's sets, costumes, props, special effects models, and sometimes footage, to be used in the production of the...
featured the nuclear-powered SeaviewUSOS SeaviewSeaview, a fictitious privately owned nuclear submarine, was the setting for the 1961 motion picture Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, starring Walter Pidgeon, and later for the 1964 – 1968 ABC television series of the same title....
which could launch a saucer-shaped, nuclear-powered, supersonic Flying Sub.