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INDIAN OCEAN (June 24, 2021) The Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) transits with the Kolkata-class stealth guided-missile destroyer INS Kochi (D-64), centre, and the Talwar-class frigate INS Teg (F-45) during a bilateral exercise.
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Admiral Kuznetsov in 35th shipyard of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, Murmansk for repairs, 2019. Recently, it was announced that the completion of the repairs would be postponed to the end of 2023 and delivery to the Russian Navy by the end of that year.
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Escort carrier HMS Avenger with half a dozen Hawker Sea Hurricane on deck
HMS Avenger had a short operational life. She was commissioned on 2-March-1942 and was sunk with a heavy loss of life (516 perished) by U-155 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Adolf Piening on 15 November 1942, just west of Gibraltar. Struck by only one torpedo, she quickly sank. Only twelve members of her crew were rescued.
HMS Avenger had a short operational life. She was commissioned on 2-March-1942 and was sunk with a heavy loss of life (516 perished) by U-155 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Adolf Piening on 15 November 1942, just west of Gibraltar. Struck by only one torpedo, she quickly sank. Only twelve members of her crew were rescued.
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USS Santee (CVE-29) (originally launched as AO-29, then ACV-29). Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless scout-bombers and Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighters on the ship’s flight deck during Operation Torch, the November 1942
Casablanca-class escort carriers USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) seen from USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) and USS Tulagi (CVE-72) following, 31 May 1944. The carriers had sailed from New York and were ferrying aircraft to North Africa. All wear MS 32 Design 4A camouflage scheme. Aircraft in the foreground are different models of Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. 3 aircraft right on the stern are P-51 Mustangs
Casablanca-class escort carriers USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) seen from USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) and USS Tulagi (CVE-72) following, 31 May 1944. The carriers had sailed from New York and were ferrying aircraft to North Africa. All wear MS 32 Design 4A camouflage scheme. Aircraft in the foreground are different models of Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. 3 aircraft right on the stern are P-51 Mustangs
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USS Saratoga after having been hit by a kamikaze, 21 February 1945
Six Japanese planes scored five bomb hits on the carrier in three minutes; three of the aircraft also struck the carrier. Saratoga's flight deck forward was wrecked, her starboard side was holed twice and large fires were started in her hangar deck; she lost 123 of her crew dead or missing as well as 192 wounded. Thirty-six of her aircraft were destroyed. Another attack two hours later further damaged her flight deck. Slightly over an hour later, the fires were under control, and Saratoga was able to recover six fighters.
Six Japanese planes scored five bomb hits on the carrier in three minutes; three of the aircraft also struck the carrier. Saratoga's flight deck forward was wrecked, her starboard side was holed twice and large fires were started in her hangar deck; she lost 123 of her crew dead or missing as well as 192 wounded. Thirty-six of her aircraft were destroyed. Another attack two hours later further damaged her flight deck. Slightly over an hour later, the fires were under control, and Saratoga was able to recover six fighters.
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