GRAF ZEPPELIN GERMAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER WWII #aircraftcarrier #ships #navy
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GRAF ZEPPELIN GERMAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER
GRAF ZEPPELIN GERMAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER WWII.
Surprisingly, Germany did actually have an aircraft carrier during WWII.
Graf Zeppelin was never fully completed, but it did exist. It had been laid down in late 1936, and launched in 1938. It was intended to be the first of a number of German carriers, and was almost complete when WWII broke out.
However, since technology had moved along since 1939, a number of changes were slated to be made. In particular, larger and heavier aircraft were desired which would require a host of changes to accommodate.
However, as WWII went on, supplies intended for Graf Zeppelin’s construction got sent elsewhere. A number of her guns were redirected to Norway for coastal defence for example.
In 1945, as the Red Army approached the dock that Graf Zeppelin was moored at, her caretaker crew sank her. The USSR managed to salvage the ship later, but they don’t seem to have done much with her and she was eventually sunk - apparently as a target.
#aircraftcarrier #ships #navy
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Surprisingly, Germany did actually have an aircraft carrier during WWII.
Graf Zeppelin was never fully completed, but it did exist. It had been laid down in late 1936, and launched in 1938. It was intended to be the first of a number of German carriers, and was almost complete when WWII broke out.
However, since technology had moved along since 1939, a number of changes were slated to be made. In particular, larger and heavier aircraft were desired which would require a host of changes to accommodate.
However, as WWII went on, supplies intended for Graf Zeppelin’s construction got sent elsewhere. A number of her guns were redirected to Norway for coastal defence for example.
In 1945, as the Red Army approached the dock that Graf Zeppelin was moored at, her caretaker crew sank her. The USSR managed to salvage the ship later, but they don’t seem to have done much with her and she was eventually sunk - apparently as a target.
#aircraftcarrier #ships #navy
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Copyright Disclaimer - Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.
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