• Fighter catapult ships (FCS) also known as Catapult Armed Ships were an attempt by the Royal Navy to provide air cover at sea. Five ships were acquired...
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    tested by the five fighter catapult ships, commissioned as warships and commanded and crewed by the Royal Navy – but the CAM ships were merchant vessels...
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  • wanted the Iowa battleships reactivated as quickly as possible. Fighter catapult ship Merchant aircraft carrier Seaplane tender Mizokami, Kyle (April...
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    Aircraft cruiser (category Ship types)
    number of aircraft fitted with floats (making the ship a kind of seaplane tender/fighter catapult ship). The early aircraft cruiser turned out to be an...
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    from a deck-level parking garage directly onto a pier. The ship also carried two catapults for aircraft but did not embark operational seaplanes. She...
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    A ship is a large vessel that travels the world's oceans and other navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions...
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    List of aircraft carriers of World War II (category Lists of World War II ships by type)
    merchant ships that could launch (but not retrieve) a single fighter aircraft from a catapult to defend the convoy from long-range German aircraft. The aircraft...
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    Balloon carrier (redirect from Balloon ship)
    ships were either decommissioned or converted to seaplane tenders after the War. Barrage balloon Brodie landing system CAM ship Fighter catapult ship...
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    HMS Ark Royal (1914) (category Ships built on the River Blyth)
    until she was modified to serve as the prototype fighter catapult ship in late 1940. This type of ship was intended to defend convoys against attacks by...
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  • Fighter catapult ship - convoy escorts fitted with a catapult to launch a fighter CAM ship - civilian ships equipped with a catapult to launch a fighter Queen...
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