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  2. German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin - Wikipedia

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    The German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin was the lead ship in a class of two carriers of the same name ordered by the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany.She was the only aircraft carrier launched by Germany and represented part of the Kriegsmarine ' s attempt to create a well-balanced oceangoing fleet, capable of projecting German naval power far beyond the narrow confines of the Baltic and North Seas.

  3. Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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    Graf Zeppelin is launched, 8 December 1938.. After 1933, the Kriegsmarine began to examine the possibility of building an aircraft carrier. [1] Wilhelm Hadeler had been Assistant to the Professor of Naval Construction at the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin) for nine years when he was appointed to draft preliminary designs for an aircraft carrier in ...

  4. List of aircraft carriers of Germany - Wikipedia

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    Battleships: Axis and Neutral Battleships in World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-101-0. Greger, Rene (1964). "German Seaplane and Aircraft Carriers in Both World Wars". Warship International. I (1– 12). Toledo: Naval Records Club, Inc.: 87– 91. OCLC 29828398. Gröner, Erich (1990). German Warships ...

  5. German aircraft carrier II - Wikipedia

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    The engines were rated at 10,000 shaft horsepower (7,500 kW) and would have provided a top speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph). The carrier would have had a range of 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at a cruising speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph). [4] As converted, the ship was to be armed with several types of anti-aircraft guns.

  6. List of aircraft carriers of World War II - Wikipedia

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    Aircraft carriers of World War II by country Aircraft carriers serve as a seagoing airbases, equipped with a flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying and recovering aircraft. [ 1 ] Typically, they are the capital ships of a fleet, as they project air power worldwide without depending on local bases for operational support.

  7. Carrier aircraft used during World War II - Wikipedia

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    Over 700 different aircraft models were used during World War II. [1] [better source needed] At least 135 of these models were developed for naval use, [2] [better source needed] including about 50 fighters [3] [better source needed] and 38 bombers.

  8. Aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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    Since World War II, aircraft carrier designs have increased in size to accommodate a steady increase in aircraft size. The large, modern Nimitz class of US Navy carriers has a displacement nearly four times that of the World War II–era USS Enterprise , yet its complement of aircraft is roughly the same—a consequence of the steadily ...

  9. List of aircraft engines of Germany during World War II

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    Jumo 222 key engine program for German military aircraft: experimental 24-cylinder supercharged liquid-cooled "star" (6 banks, of 4 cylinders apiece) aircraft engine; nearly 300 examples built; Jumo 223 "box" engine made of four 207s; Jumo 224 "box" engine made of four 208s. Siemens–Schuckert Werke. Sh 14 – 7-cylinder air-cooled radial