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    A fleet carrier is an aircraft carrier designed to operate with the main fleet of a nation's navy. The term was developed during World War II, to distinguish...
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    of a fleet, as it allows a naval force to project air power worldwide without depending on local bases for staging aircraft operations. Carriers have...
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    The 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier, commonly referred to as the British Light Fleet Carrier, was a light aircraft carrier design created by the Royal...
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    class carrier in service from 1955 to 1982 HMAS Vengeance: Colossus class light carrier on loan from Royal Navy from 1952 to 1955 Retired: Fleet carrier: São...
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  • to operate alongside fleet carriers. Escort carriers were too slow to keep up with the main forces consisting of fleet carriers, battleships, and cruisers...
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    Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov or "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov") is an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft cruiser in Russian classification)...
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    A light aircraft carrier, or light fleet carrier, is an aircraft carrier smaller than the standard carriers of a navy. The precise definition of the type...
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    The following is a list of fleet aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. There are two carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince...
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    The 1st Air Fleet (第一航空艦隊, Daiichi Kōkū Kantai), also known as the Kidō Butai ("Mobile Force"), was a name used for a combined carrier battle group comprising...
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    capital ships of a fleet, as they project air power worldwide without depending on local bases for operational support. Aircraft carriers are expensive and...
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