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  2. List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy - Wikipedia

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    Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate HMS Hermes (95) 20 13,000 long tons (13,209 t) 6 Yarrow small-tube boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines: max. speed 25 kn

  3. Category : World War II aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom

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    1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier; Courageous-class aircraft carrier; HMS Puncher (D79) HMS Shah (D21) HMS Slinger (D26) HMS Smiter (D55) HMS Speaker (D90) HMS Trouncer (D85) HMS Trumpeter (D09) Illustrious-class aircraft carrier; Implacable-class aircraft carrier; List of escort carriers of the Royal Navy

  4. List of aircraft carriers of World War II - Wikipedia

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    The List of ships of World War II contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner ...

  5. List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World War II

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    Here is a list of aircraft used by the British Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Army Air Corps (AAC) and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) [1] during the Second World War.

  6. List of sunken aircraft carriers - Wikipedia

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    The British Royal Navy pioneered the first aircraft carrier with floatplanes, as flying boats under performed compared to traditional land based aircraft. [3] The first true aircraft carrier was HMS Argus , [ 2 ] [ 4 ] launched in late 1917 with a complement of 20 aircraft and a flight deck 550 ft (170 m) long and 68 ft (21 m) wide. [ 4 ]

  7. Carrier aircraft used during World War II - Wikipedia

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    Some carrier aircraft served in dual roles, such as fighter-bomber and bomber-reconnaissance aircraft. Carrier aircraft functions. Torpedo and dive bombers attacked enemy warships, transports, merchant ships, and land installations. Fighters accompanied bombers on attack missions, protecting them during interceptions by enemy fighters.

  8. List of aircraft carriers operational during World War II

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    This article is part of a series that covers World War II from the vantage point of aircraft carrier operations and is focused upon the types and names of the carriers themselves. It contains complete lists of aircraft carriers that operated at some point during the period from 1937 to 1945.

  9. List of escort carriers of the Royal Navy - Wikipedia

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    The escort aircraft carrier, also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the USN or "Woolworth Carrier" by the RN, was a small and slow type of aircraft carrier used by the Royal Navy in the Second World War. They were typically half the length and one-third the displacement of the larger fleet carriers.