It's a large ship!.
An aircraft carrier is basically a large "barge". Or a large flat ship that can hold many different planes, and is long enough for a plane to take off and land on. These large...
The crash rate of aircraft landing on an aircraft carrier is 2.15 for every 100,000 touchdowns. The arrestor hook malfunctions or does not catch a cable on approximately 10% of landings.
All of the risks associated with powered flight, combined with the risks of taking off from and landing on a very small flight deck which is moving at sea.
From WWII to Vietnam, they were very dangerous. In Vietnam, the USS Enterprise, USS Oriskany, and USS Forrestall, all were involved with explosions and fires destroying men and jet aircraft. Lessons...