WebChitose-class aircraft carrier As Built (1936-1943) Seaplane carrier/tender 11,200 Tons (standard) 15,300 Tons (fully load) size Seaplane Tender 4 × 127mm (5 in) guns 12 × … WebTrue inter-war Seaplane tenders, built or converted, included the USS Langley (AV-3), converted from (CV-1), the IJN's Chitose class, converted to aircraft carriers, the MS Schwabenland, which participated in a nazi …
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WebJul 25, 2024 · Convertible seaplane tenders with a short career The Chitose class were started 1934 and 1936 as “cheats” towards international naval treaties, designed as seaplane tenders but at the start modular enough to be quickly converted as light aircraft carriers in wartime. Chitose (千歳) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served from 1938 to 1944, seeing service as a seaplane carrier and later as a light aircraft carrier during World War II. In her initial guise as a seaplane carrier, she first saw service during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, and subsequently played a key role in the Imperial Japanese Navy's development of a network of seapl… datepicker is not a function error
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WebThe first seaplane carrier appeared in 1911 with the French Navy La Foudre, following the invention of the seaplane in 1910 with the French Fabre Hydravion. La Foudre carried float-equipped planes under hangars on the main deck, from where they were lowered on the sea with a crane.La Foudre was further modified in November 1913 with a 10 m (32 ft 10 in) … WebMay 25, 2024 · Category:Chitose class seaplane tenders From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out … WebThe JDS Chitose class light aircraft carrier (千歳型航空母艦, Chitose-gata kōkūbokan) is a class of two seaplane tenders, later converted to light aircraft carriers, of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Under the terms of the Washington Treaty, the total tonnage of Japan's naval vessels was limited by class. The Chitose class carriers were … biznow esg event