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Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

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United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

. The first British aircraft carrier was ''HMS Argus'', a converted liner hull. In addition, during the Second World War, the Royal Navy operated flights of aircraft off

Merchant aircraft carrier A merchant aircraft carrier (also known as a MAC ship, the Admiralty (United Kingdom), Admiralty's official 'short name') was a limited-purpose aircraft carrier operated under British and Dutch civilian registry during World War II. MAC ships ...

Timeline

In general, labels for ships of a single class are aligned vertically with the topmost ship in a column carrying the class name. In an attempt to show the full timeline of the actual existence of each ship, the final dates on each bar may variously be the date struck, sold, scrapped, scuttled, sunk as a reef, etc., as appropriate to show the last time it existed as a floating object.

List of aircraft carriers of Russia and the Soviet Union The list of aircraft carriers of the Soviet Union and Russia includes all aircraft carriers built by, proposed for, or in service with the naval forces of either the Soviet Union or Russia. Although listed as aircraft carriers, none of them (with ...

List of amphibious warfare ships This is a list of amphibious warfare ships. Algeria ;Algerian National Navy Active: *''Kalaat Béni Abbès'' class - LPD ** (commissioned 2014) *''Kalaat Beni Hammed'' class - LST **''Kalaat Beni Hammed'' 472 **''Kalaat Beni Rached'' 473 Arg ...

List of escort aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy 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 ...

List of German aircraft carriers The German navies—the '' Kaiserliche Marine'', the '' Reichsmarine'', and the ''Kriegsmarine''—all planned to build aircraft carriers, though none would ever enter service. These ships were based on knowledge gained during experimenta ...

List of seaplane carriers of the Royal Navy This is a list of Royal Navy seaplane carriers. Key Ships See also * HMS ''M2'' – M-class submarine converted to carry a seaplane in 1927 {{Lists of aircraft carriers Seaplane carriers Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the ...

List of sunken aircraft carriers With the advent of heavier-than-air flight, the aircraft carrier has become a decisive weapon at sea.Bishop & Chant, p. 1 In 1911 aircraft began to be successfully launched and landed on ships with the successful flight of a Curtiss Model D, Cur ...

Timeline for aircraft carrier service Aircraft carriers have their origins during the days of World War I. The earliest experiments consisted of fitting temporary "flying off" platforms to the gun turrets of the warships of several nations, notably the United States and the Unite ...

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Aircraft carriers An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and hangar facilities for supporting, arming, deploying and recovering shipborne aircraft. Typically it is the capital ship of a fl ...