Foudre was originally designed and commissioned as a torpedo boat tender while Hermes was built as a Highflyer-class cruiser. Foudre and Hermes may have come earlier, but HMS Ark Royal was the very first ship that was designed from the start to be a carrier. That same year, the Royal Navy commissioned HMS Hermes into service with a flying-off deck already in place. Unlike aircraft carriers, Foudre wasn’t initially designed to be able to launch her own craft, but in November 1913 she underwent modifications that included a 32’ 10” flat deck runway. The French Navy used Foudre to carry seaplanes-a type of aircraft that came about in 1910-under the ship’s main deck and used a crane to lower them onto the surface of the sea. The history of the seaplane carrier dates back to 1911, three years before the outbreak of World War I. Though the word “tender” has various meanings, in naval parlance it's used to describe a vessel designed to support other vessels. Even after aircraft carriers came into use, seaplane tenders continued to serve, as was the case with ships like the USS Curtiss (AV-4), which was present at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. They predated aircraft carriers and were at first equipped with minimal armament. Seaplane tenders were also referred to as seaplane carriers if they were large enough to not only transport the craft but also house repair facilities. So it shouldn't be difficult to guess what purpose seaplane tenders were built for.Īs early as the First World War, these vessels were constructed to support seaplanes, which were aircraft that could take off and land on water. Destroyers, like battleships, were intended specifically for combat.
Aircraft carriers transport airplanes across the ocean. Battleships are vessels designed specifically for battle. The classifications of navy ships don’t require much explanation.
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