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Currently the Indian Navy has the aircraft carrier INS Viraat, which used to be the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes. Hermes was launched on November 18th, 1959 and sold to India in April of 1986 and renamed Viraat.
Viraat is scheduled to be decomissioned and replaced by INS Vikrant; which is curently under constrction at Cochin shipyard in Kochi, Kerala, India. Vikrant is expected to be ready for launching in 2013, and will enter active service by 2014.
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Is it okay to test sinking the aircraft carrier?
Only there's no one on the aircraft carrier.
Was the naval battle carried out by aircraft carrier?
Only in WWII.
How far can an aircraft carrier got without refueling?
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Aircraft carrier sunk war with Indonesia?
The Java Sea is in that particular region. The only carrier sunk in that area was the USS Langley by dive bombers in 1942.
What is the measurement for a commercial aircraft carrier?
There are not really any such things as "Commercial aircraft carriers" They are so expensive to build and maintain that only the military of powerful seafaring nations run them.
Can a US aircraft carrier get to baltic sea?
Yes, but there wouldnt be realy much of a point the carrier cant get out of the baltic sea via any other rout, only port visit.
What is bigger airbus a380 or 787 dreamliner?
The airbus a380 is definitely the biggest aircraft because it has two floors. The 787 Dreamliner has only one.The 787 is only a mid -size aircraft, not a large carrier as is the A 380.
What is a super structure on an aircraft carrier?
The steel cabins and buildings that are sitting on the top side. They are the ONLY structures sitting over the flat deck of the carrier. Translation: If you remove the super-structure(s), the carrier would be completely flat on top (all airstrip).
How many aircraft can a carrier carry?
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What is the name of the only supersonic passenger aircraft?
The Concorde was the only supersonic passenger aircraft built, but many more were being considered before and after its conception.
What is the only carrier sunk in the Atlantic in battle?
The only United States aircraft carrier ever sunk in the Atlantic (in combat) was during the Battle of the Atlantic. It was Escort Carrier CVE-21, USS Block Island, Commanded By Capt Logan C. Ramsey. Block Island was sunk on 29 May, 1944, off the coast of the Canary Islands.
Aircraft carrier What dates did the enterprise carrier have combat .?
The USNs greatest warship in history was the USS Enterprise (CV-6), she was re-cycled (scrapped) in 1959. The USS Enterprise CV-65 fought only one war; Vietnam.
