Fleet Air Arm Ships

Aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service and Fleet Air Arm are deployed aboard ships. We are constantly adding to the list below. If you know of ships which should be included, especially if you have images, please use the contact form to let us know.

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Escort Carrier, operational 1943-44: Atlantic 1944; Arctic 1944.

Albatross

Seaplane Carrier, RAN 1928-38, RN 1938-45 (also RANAS Nowra, NSW 1946-date): Atlantic 1942-43; Normandy 1944.

Albion

There were 7 ships bearing the name Albion before the first carrier.

HMS Albion (R07) was a Centaur-class aircraft carrier launched in 1947. She was converted into a commando carrier in 1962, sold in 1973, resold later that year and then broken up.

HMS Albion (L14) was launched by The Princess Royal at Bae Systems in Barrow in Furness, 9 March 200. She was commisioned 19 June 2003.

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Ameer

Ruler-class Assault/Fighter Carrier 1944-45: Burma 1945; East Indies 1945.

Anne

Seaplane tender 1915-17.

Arbiter

Ruler-class Escort Carrier 1942-45: Atlantic 1944.

Archer

Archer-class Escort Carrier 1942-45: Atlantic 1943-44.

Ardent

Battle Honours: Camperdown 1797; Copenhagen 1801; Crimea 1854-55; Jutland 1916; Atlantic 1939-40; Norway 1940; Scharnhorst 1940; Falkland Islands 1982

(1-7) Non FAA related

(8) F814 Type 21 frigate 1977 - 1982
Aircraft carried: 1 × Westland Wasp helicopter, later refitted for 1 × Lynx

On 21st May 1982, HMS Ardent had been on the Gun line providing Naval Gun Fire to harass ...

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Argus

(1) Fleet Carrier 1918-44: (2) RFA Aviation Support Ship 1988-date: Atlantic 1941-2; Arctic 1941; Malta Convoys 1942; North Africa 1942; Kuwait 1991.

Ark Royal

(1) Seaplane Carrier 1914-34 (renamed Pegasus December 1934): (2) Fleet Carrier 1939-41 (sunk November 1941): (3) Ark Royal-class Fleet Carrier 1955-78: Invincible-class Light Fleet Carrier 1985-2010: Battle Honours Dardanelles 1915; Norway 1940; Spartivento 1940; Mediterranean 1940-41; 'Bismarck' 1941; Malta Convoys 1941; Al Faw 2003.

Atheling

Ruler-class Escort Carrier 1943-45.

Attacker

Attack-class Assault/ Fighter Carrier 1942-45: Atlantic 1943-44; Salerno 1943; South France 1944; Aegean 1944.

Audacity

Escort Carrier 1941 (sunk Dec 1941): Atlantic 1941.

Avenger

Archer-class Escort Carrier 1942. (sunk Nov 1942),(also Amazon - class Frigate 1978-93): Arctic 1942; North Africa 1942; Falkland Islands 1982.

Battler

Attacker-class Escort Carrier 1942-45: Atlantic 1942-45; Salerno 1943; East Indies 1944.

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