The Nairana-class escort carrier (/naɪˈrɑːnə/) was a British-built class of three escort carriers. They were constructed one each in England, Scotland...
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The Attacker class were a class of escort aircraft carriers in service with the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. The United States Navy...
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HMS Nairana (/naɪˈrɑːnə/) was the lead ship of the Royal Navy's Nairana-class escort carriers that saw service in the Second World War. She was built...
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The escort carrier or escort aircraft carrier (U.S. hull classification symbol CVE), also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the United States...
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fleet carriers and ferried aircraft of all military services to points of delivery. In addition, escort carriers such as HMS Vindex and HMS Nairana played...
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light carriers see List of aircraft carriers by country. Taiyo class Taiyo Unyō Chuyo Kaiyo Shinyo Shimane Maru class escort carrier Escort carriers and...
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nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Retired: Béarn: converted Normandie-class battleship in service from 1927 to 1948 Dixmude: Avenger-class escort carrier, ex-HMS Biter...
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HMS Vindex (D15) (category Nairana-class escort carriers)
HMS Vindex (D15) was a Nairana-class escort carrier of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War. She was built at Swan Hunter shipyards...
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HMS Campania (D48) (category Nairana-class escort carriers)
as an escort carrier, entering service in early 1944. The ship was of a similar, but not identical design to the other ships of the Nairana class. Campania...
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Ruler-class escort carrier HMS Activity (D94) Nairana-class escort carrier Merchant aircraft carriers (MAC) were grain ships or tankers with a flying...
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HMS Vengeance Nairana-class escort carrier HMS Vindex King George V-class battleship HMS Anson (1942) Town-class cruiser HMS Edinburgh (1938) Crown Colony-class cruisers...
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enough to operate with the fleet but smaller and with fewer aircraft. Escort carriers were smaller and slower, with low numbers of aircraft, and provided...
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The 30th Aircraft Carrier Squadron also called Thirtieth Aircraft Carrier Squadron was a military formation of Escort Aircraft Carriers of the Royal Navy...
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included in the list: fleet carriers, light carriers, escort carriers, and merchant aircraft carriers. Fleet and Light Carriers. The number of each combatant's...
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Nairana-class escort carrier HMS Campania, the second Flight was attached to 825 Naval Air Squadron embarked in another Nairana-class escort carrier HMS Vindex...
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the escort carrier HMS Nairana, was the Netherlands' first aircraft carrier. The second HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81), a Colossus-class aircraft carrier (originally...
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embarked in the Ruler-class escort carrier HMS Puncher for deck landing practice and later it embarked in the Nairana-class escort carrier HMS Vindex for passage...
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U-boat force and Luftwaffe torpedo-bombers. Carrier-launched fighters from escort carriers Campania and HMS Nairana along with anti-aircraft fire from the...
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Olga (D15), a G- and H-class destroyer of the Royal Hellenic Navy HMS Vindex (D15), a Nairana-class escort carrier of the Royal Navy LNER Class D15, a British...
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HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81) (category Colossus-class aircraft carriers of the Royal Netherlands Navy)
and recommissioned as HNLMS Karel Doorman, replacing a smaller Nairana-class escort carrier of the same name while in Dutch service. In 1955-58 she was rebuilt...
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HMS Campania, Nairana-class escort carrier for British Admiralty, launched 17 June 1943, completed 7 March 1944, scrapped 1955. HMS Vestal, Algerine-class minesweeper...
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Leander-class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy HMS Campania (D48), a Nairana-class escort carrier of the Royal Navy HMS Thane (D48), a Bogue-class escort...
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Aircraft carriers: HMS Furious, HMS Unicorn Escort carriers: Nairana-class escort carriers, HMS Pretoria Castle, HMS Activity HMS Hood C-class cruisers...
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landplane carrier acquired in 1915 and sold in 1920 (formerly SS Viking of the Isle of Man Steam Packet) HMS Vindex (D15), a Nairana-class escort carrier commissioned...
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This is a list of Royal Navy seaplane carriers. HMS M2 – M-class submarine converted to carry a seaplane in 1927...
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for Japanese aircraft carriers. Carriers are listed in order of commissioning date within each carrier type (fleet, light, escort). Notes: This table includes...
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with the Fairey Barracuda, and in August it was assigned to the escort carrier HMS Nairana. In May 1946 the squadron converted to the Fairey Firefly, and...
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USS Independence (CVL-22) (category Independence-class aircraft carriers)
Navy light aircraft carrier. The lead ship of her class, she served during World War II. Converted from the hull of a Cleveland-class light cruiser, she...
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State Historic Site 28 May Royal Netherlands Navy Karel Doorman Nairana-class escort carrier Returned to the Royal Navy, converted to merchant ship Port Victor...
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USS Mugford (DD-389) (category Bagley-class destroyers)
(2003). Australian Hospital Ship Centaur - the myth of immunity. Hendra: Nairana Publications. ISBN 0-646-13715-8. navsource.org: USS Mugford hazegray.org:...
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