List Of Seaplane Carriers By Country

The list of seaplane carriers by country includes seaplane carriers and tenders organized by country of origin and service.

Australia

* HMAS ''Albatross'': seaplane tender in service from 1928 to 1933

France

* ''Foudre'': Converted Torpedo boat Tender in service as a seaplane carrier from 1914 to 1918
* ''Compinas'': Converted merchant ship in service as a seaplane tender from 1915 to 1916
* ''Nord'': Converted merchant ship in service as a seaplane tender from 1915 to 1919
* ''Pas-de-Calais'': Converted merchant ship in service as a seaplane tender from 1915 to 1919
* ''Rouen'': Converted merchant ship in service as a seaplane tender from 1916 to 1919
* ''Petrel''-class: Eight light inshore seaplane tenders in service from 1931 into World War II
* ''Commandant Teste'': Seaplane transport and tender in service from 1932 to 1942
* ''Belfort'': Converted ''Amiens''-class sloop in service from 1939 to 1946
* ''Diligente'': Converted ''Friponne''-class sloop in service during 1940
* ''Paul Goffeny'': Former German tug type seaplane tender in service from 1948 to 1955
* ''Robert Giraud'': Former German tug type seaplane tender in service from 1948 to 1963
* ''Marcel le Bihan'': Seaplane support ship from 1948 to 1961
;Aircraft carrying submarine:
* ''Surcouf'': Aircraft carrying submarine in service from 1934 to 1942

Ethiopia

* Training ship ''Ethiopia''

Germany

World War I seaplane carriers

*'' Answald'' (FS 1) auxiliary seaplane carrier
*'' Santa Elena'' (FS II) auxiliary seaplane carrier
*''Oswald'' (FS III) auxiliary seaplane carrier
*'' Glyndwr'' auxiliary seaplane carrier
*'' Adeline Hugo Stinnes'' auxiliary small seaplane carrier
*''Stuttgart'' seaplane cruiser
*'' Roon'' planned seaplane cruiser

Civil Tender type catapult seaplane tenders

*''Westfalen''
*''Schwabenland''
*''Ostmark''
*'' Friesenland''

World War II seaplane tenders (Kriegsmarine)

*'' Sperber'' catapult seaplane tender
* ''Bussard''-class catapult seaplane tenders
**''Bussard''
**'' Falke''
* ''Krischan''-class small seaplane tenders
**''Krischan''
**'' Gunther Pluschow''
**'' Bernard Von Tschirschy''
**'' Hans Rolshoven''
* ''Karl Meyer''-class small seaplane tenders
**'' Karl Meyer''
**'' Max Stinsky''
**'' Imelmann''
**''Boelcke''
* ''Hans Albrecht Wedel''-class small seaplane tenders
**'' Hans Albrecht Wedel''
**'' Richthofen''
**'' Hermann Kohl''
*''Greif'' small seaplane tender
*Ex-French ''Sans Souci''-class small seaplane tenders
**''Jupiter''/''Merkur'' (SG1)
**''Saturn''/''Uranus'' (SG2)
**''Uranus''/''Saturn'' (SG3)
**''Merkur''/''Jupiter'' (SG4)

Italy

* ''Giuseppe Miraglia'' seaplane carrier (converted from train ferry shortly after launch), 1923–1950
* ''Europa'' (1895) (merchantman converted to seaplane carrier) – stricken 1920

Japan

* ''Akitsushima''
* ''Kamoi''
* ''Chitose-class'' (2 ships; both were converted to aircraft carriers)
* ''Mizuho''
* ''Notoro''
* ''Kamikawa Maru-class'' (4 ships, converted merchantmen)
* ''Nisshin''
* I-400-class submarine 3 ships able to carry 3 seaplanes each

Portugal

* SS ''Cubango'' – cargo ship converted in a seaplane tender in 1931

Spain

* ''Dedalo'' 9,900 ton ex-German cargo ship ''Neuenfels'' 1901, transferred to Spain 1921, converted to seaplane carrier 1922. Scrapped 1 March 1940

Romania

* '' Regele Carol I'' – passenger steamer leased to Russia during World War I and converted to seaplane tender and minelayer, sunk during World War II in October 1941

Russia

Russia is one of birthplaces of naval aviation. Catchinskaia school of aviators (near Sevastopol) began to work in 1910 under the patronage of Admiral, Grand Duke Aleksandr Michailowich (Romanov-dynasty). Ships:
* ''Almaz'' – Russian for "Diamond". Light (3d rank) cruiser of The Russian Imperial Navy. Veteran of the Tsushima Battle. Transferred from Far East to Black Sea Fleet. Participated in the 1914 Battle of Cape Sarytch (against "Goeben") and First Bombardment of Bosphorus 28 March 1915. In November 1914 converted to hydrocruiser (hydro aircraft carrier). Seaplanes from ''Almaz'' provide bombardment the targets on the Turkish and Bulgarian shores. After the October Revolution ship acquired a terrible reputation as a floating prison, where in 1918 revolutionary sailors executed the enemies of the revolution – officers, merchants and other "bourgeois" and "counter-revolutionaries".
* '' Imperator Nikolai Pervij'' – Russian for "Emperor Nicholas The First". Hydro-avia-transport of the Black Sea Fleet. Aircraft from cruiser supported Army assaults on Caucasian Front, participated in Trapesund landings 1916.
* '' Princessa Maria'' – hydro-avia-transport of the Black Sea Fleet, converted from a Romanian liner.
* '' Orlitsa'' – Russian for "She-Eagle", hydro-avia-transport of the Baltic Fleet. Attached to the Sea Force Riga Gulf. The day 16 of July 1916 when M-9s from "Orlitsa" engaged in a battle with four German sea planes and shot down two, is now celebrated in Russia as the Day of Naval Aviation.
* '' Imperator Trajan'' – Russian for "Emperor Trajan", hydro-avia-transport of the Black Sea Fleet, converted from Romanian steamer. Take active service during WWI Black Sea Campaign.
* ''Dacia'' – hydro-avia-transport of the Black Sea Fleet. Converted from a Romanian steamer. Take active service during WWI Black Sea Campaign.
* '' Imperator Alexandr Pervij'' – Russian "Emperor Alexander The First", hydro-avia-transport of the Black Sea Fleet. Converted from a merchant steamer. Sea planes from "Alexander I" and "Nicholas I" 24.01.1916 participated in bombing Turkish port of Zonguldack and sinking transports there. Later participated in Trapesund landings – aircraft from the ship covered landing ships and acted as artillery observers for the battleships.
* '' Ruminia'' – Russian for "Romania". Hydro-avia-transport of the Black Sea Fleet. Converted from Romanian merchant steamer.
* '' Communa'' – one of the hydro-avia-transports of the Bolshevik Volga Military Flotilla during the Russian Civil War. Participated in fighting against White movement fleets and armies on the Volga river.

Sweden

* ''Jacob Bagge''
* ''Dristigheten''
* ''Gotland''

United Kingdom

* HMS ''Hermes'' protected cruiser converted to seaplane carrier in 1913
* HMS ''Ben-my-Chree'' packet steamer converted to seaplane carrier in 1915
* HMS ''Engadine'' packet ship converted to seaplane tender in 1914
* HMS ''Campania'' ocean liner converted to seaplane tender in 1915
* HMS ''Ark Royal'' first purpose-built seaplane carrier, commissioned 1914
* HMS ''Riviera'' (1914–1919) packet ship converted to seaplane tender in 1914
* HMS ''Empress'' (1914–1919) packet ship converted to seaplane carrier in 1914
* HMS ''Raven II'' freighter used as seaplane carrier
* HMS ''Anne'' freighter used as seaplane carrier
* HMS ''M2'' – M-class submarine converted to carry a seaplane in 1927
* HMS ''Vindex'' passenger ferry converted to seaplane carrier 1915
* HMS ''Manxman'' steamer converted to seaplane carrier in 1916
* HMS ''Pegasus'' purchased incomplete and converted to seaplane carrier 1917
* HMS ''Manela'' steamer converted to seaplane tender in 1939

United States

For an explanation of the US Navy AV, AVD, and AVP seaplane tender (and other) designations see the Hull classification symbol article.

United States AVs

United States AVDs

United States AVPs

Yugoslavia

* entered service in 1930, converted to minelayer in 1937

See also

*Aircraft repair ship

Notes

Bibliography

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* {{cite journal, last1=Voss, first1=Maurice, year=1989 , title=Question 14/88 , journal=Warship International, volume=XXVI , issue=2 , pages=204–205 , issn=0043-0374

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