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
French seaplane carrier Foudre
HMS Hermes, which functioned as a seaplane carrier for two months in 1913
HMS Ark Royal about 1918
RAF seaplane tender 1502, in 2011
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
Seaplane tender
…her seaplanes. Another early seaplane carrier was HMS Hermes, an old cruiser converted and commissioned with a flying-off deck in mid-1913. However, HMS Ark Royal was the first ship in history designed and built as a seaplane carrier in 1914. In the Battle of Tsingtao, from 5 September 1914, the Imperial Japanese…
HMS Pegasus at anchor during World War II
A Supermarine Walrus amphibious aircraft making a low pass near seaplane tender HMS Pegasus, September 1942