HMS Ark Royal (1914)
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HMS Ark Royal was the first ship designed and built as a seaplane carrier. She was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1914 shortly after her keel had been laid and the ship was only in frames; this allowe
Ark Royal around 1918
HMS Pegasus at anchor during World War II
A Supermarine Walrus amphibious aircraft making a low pass near seaplane tender HMS Pegasus, September 1942
Seaplane tender
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A seaplane tender is a boat or ship that supports the operation of seaplanes. Some of these vessels, known as seaplane carriers, could not only carry seaplanes but also provided all the facilities nee
HMS Ark Royal (1914)
…HMS Ark Royal was the first ship designed and built as a seaplane carrier. She was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1914 shortly after her keel had been laid and the ship was only in frames; this allowed the ship's design to…
French seaplane carrier Foudre
HMS Hermes, which functioned as a seaplane carrier for two months in 1913
RAF seaplane tender 1502, in 2011