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In October 1939, eight "hunting groups" consisting of British and French aircraft carriers and cruisers were ordered to the Atlantic to hunt for German pocket-battleship raiders. [49] HMS Ark Royal was sent to the waters off Sierra Leone in West Africa as part of newly formed Force K to assist with providing protection for Allied merchant ships ...
World War II Database [17] USN aircraft and aircrew transport from US West Coast to Pacific areas (1944–1945) USN: USS Long Island (CVE-1) RN Anti-submarine patrols in Indian Ocean (Jan – March 1944) Operation COVERED; group sank German Supply ship Brake. RN Force 67, CS4: HMS Battler (CVE-6/D18)
Successful Allied initiatives at El Alamein, Stalingrad, French North Africa, and Guadalcanal in November 1942 marked strategic shifts for World War II. Aircraft carriers contributed to the success of these operations by protecting convoys of armaments and other supplies to Egypt and Russia, keeping Malta supplied and able to disrupt Axis ...
This article is part of a series that covers World War II from the vantage point of aircraft carrier operations and is focused upon the types and names of the carriers themselves. It contains complete lists of aircraft carriers that operated at some point during the period from 1937 to 1945.
List of aircraft carriers of World War II Ship Operator Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate Admiralty Islands United States Navy: Casablanca: escort carrier: 8,188 13 June 1944 scrapped 1947 Adula Royal Navy: Rapana: merchant aircraft carrier: 16,000 1 February 1944 returned to merchant service post-war Akagi Imperial ...
The following is a list of aircraft carriers of France. Fifteen aircraft carriers have served the navy or been proposed since the 1910s. As of 2025, one French carrier—Charles de Gaulle (R91)—remains in service of the French government.
Pages in category "World War II aircraft carriers of France" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The carrier's aircraft were unloaded ashore on 19 July and the 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns aboard the fighters were removed to be used to bolster the anti-aircraft defenses of the French ships; Béarn received a dozen of the weapons. [39] Many of the aircraft were later destroyed either by exposure to the elements or scavenging ...