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The aircraft carrier São Paulo was built in France between 1957 and 1960, and served in the French Navy as Foch.In September 2000, she was purchased by Brazil for US$12 million [6] – no aircraft were included in the price – to replace the aged World War II-era carrier Minas Gerais, which had been in commission for over 40 years.
NAM Atlântico (A140) (previously PHM Atlântico (A140)) is an amphibious helicopter carrier and current flagship of the Brazilian Navy. [7] Originally constructed in the United Kingdom for service with the Royal Navy as a landing platform helicopter, she was commissioned on 30 September 1998 as HMS Ocean, serving until being decommissioned on 27 March 2018, and then commissioned into service ...
List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy Hull no. Name Image Class Commissioned Decommissioned Service life Status Ref. CV-1 Langley: Langley : 20 March 1922 27 February 1942 19 years, 344 days Sunk near Cilacap, Java in 1942 [13] [14] [15] CV-2 Lexington: Lexington (lead ship) 14 December 1927 8 May 1942 14 years, 145 days
Aircraft carrier: National Historic Landmark, badly damaged the aircraft carrier Zuikaku [27] USS Intrepid: United States New York: New York City: United States: 1943 Essex class: Aircraft carrier: Helped to sink the Japanese battleship Musashi, the largest and most powerful battleship ever made [28] USS Iowa: United States California: San ...
NAeL Minas Gerais (pennant number A 11) was a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier operated by the Marinha do Brasil (MB, Brazilian Navy) from 1960 until 2001.The ship was laid down for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy during World War II as HMS Vengeance, was completed shortly before the war's end, and did not see combat.
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Helibras or Helicópteros do Brasil S.A. (Helicopters of Brazil, Inc.) is a Brazil-based helicopter manufacturer which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters, a division of Airbus. Helibras has produced and delivered more than 800 helicopters, [ 2 ] 70% of which being the Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil (known in Portuguese as Esquilo ).
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