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
USS Langley (CV-1)
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USS Langley was the United States Navy's first aircraft carrier, converted in 1920 from the collier USS Jupiter, and also the US Navy's first turbine-electric ship. Langley was named after Samuel Lang
Seaplane tender
…HMS Riviera (UK, sister ship of Engadine) USS Langley (USA's first aircraft carrier; converted into a seaplane tender in 1937) USS Mississippi (USA, a battleship used as a seaplane tender in 1914…
USS Langley underway, 1927
Jupiter at Mare Island, 16 October 1913
Langley being converted to an aircraft carrier at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 1921
Langley at Puget Sound Navy Yard, immediately opposite Saratoga (with black stripe on funnel) and Lexington in 1929