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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 operational during World War II

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    Merchant Aircraft Carriers. Britain converted a total of nineteen merchant ships to Merchant Aircraft Carriers during the war. Nine of these were converted Royal Dutch Shell oil tankers, two of which operated under the flag of the Netherlands. [s] All served in the Atlantic theater and typically carried three or four Fairey Swordfish torpedo ...

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

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    List of aircraft carriers of World War II Ship Operator Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate Admiralty Islands United States Navy: Casablanca: escort carrier: 8,188 13 June 1944 scrapped 1947 Adula Royal Navy: Rapana: merchant aircraft carrier: 16,000 1 February 1944 returned to merchant service post-war Akagi Imperial ...

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Aircraft carrier operations during World War II - Wikipedia

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    It became apparent early in the war that control of the air was prerequisite for successful surface action both on land and at sea. [b] [9] For much of the war, Britain and America fought mainly on the seas, [10] [clarification needed] where successful Allied naval operations permitted effective support and reinforcement of troops in North Africa, the Soviet Union, western Europe and the Pacific.

  9. 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 ]