Thursday, April 19, 2007

U.S. Navy Air craft carriers

Grant H. asked

  1. Who made the first Air craft carrier ever?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

* Balloon carriers were used during in the 19th and early 20th century, mainly for observation purposes.
* Seaplane tenders, such as HMS Engadine, and USS Avocet (AVP-4) [1]continued to be used through World War 2. Though seaplanes are inferior to conventional aircraft in the role of a fighter, they are very valuable for patrol and rescue missions among others. The USN actually converted its first aircraft carrier, USS Langley (CV-1), to a seaplane tender (designated AV-3) in 1937 and it continued in this role until sunk early in the war.[2]
* Standard carriers, such as HMS Ark Royal, typically 18,000 to 45,000 tons, and often known as "fleet carriers"
Grant, this is from wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_carrier
Please check out this reference.