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  • 71Kiev class aircraft carrier — The Kiev class carriers (also know as Project 1143 or as the Krechyet (Gyrfalcon) class) were the first class of fixed wing aircraft carriers built in the Soviet Union. First laid down in 1970 the Kiev class was partially based on a design for a… …

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  • 72Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō — The nihongo| Zuihō |瑞鳳, fortunate phoenix was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was first laid down as the high speed oiler Takasaki in 1934. As the Japanese became aware of the importance of carrier aviation the Takasaki was …

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  • 73San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum — The San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum is a maritime museum located in downtown San Diego, California at Navy Pier. The museum consists of the USS Midway aircraft carrier. HistoryIn August 1991, Midway departed Yokosuka and returned to Pearl… …

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  • 74Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku — Zuikaku (Japanese: ずいかく Kanji: 瑞鶴 fortunate crane ) was a Shōkaku class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her planes took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor that formally brought the United States into the Pacific War, and she… …

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  • 75Illustrious class aircraft carrier — The Illustrious class was a class of aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that were some of the most important British warships in World War II (WWII). They were laid down in the late 1930s as part of the rearmament of British forces in response to …

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  • 76Forrestal class aircraft carrier — The Forrestal class aircraft carriers were a four ship class designed and built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. Design The Forrestal class was the first completed class of supercarriers of the Navy, so called because of their then… …

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  • 77Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō — Ryūjō (Japanese: 龍驤, prancing dragon ) was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was laid down by Mitsubishi at Yokohama in 1929, launched in 1931 and commissioned in 1933. Her small design when launched she displaced only 8 …

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  • 78Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi (551) — Giuseppe Garibaldi (551) is an Italian aircraft carrier, the current flagship of the Marina Militare Italiana, the Italian Navy. She is named after the Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi.It was built by Fincantieri (Italcantieri) at the… …

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  • 79Joffre class aircraft carrier — The Joffre class aircraft carrier was a class of two aircraft carriers planned by France prior to World War II. Only one of the two vessels was begun, and neither launched before the project was cancelled in 1940. History The Joffre was designed… …

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  • 80French aircraft carrier Joffre — Joffre was the planned lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers for the French Navy. She was named in honour of Joseph Joffre. The ship was laid down in 1938, but never launched. Description After several experimentations on the aircraft… …

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