HMS Argus in 1918 .
The first aircraft carrier battle was the battle of coral sea in may of 1942.
The British ship HMS Hermes was the first ship designed and built as an aircraft carrier. She was commissioned in 1924. The Japanese ship Hosho was the first converted aircraft carrier in 1922.
Indias first Aircraft carrier was the INS Vikrant, formally known as HMS Hercules.
The U.S.S. Enterprise, CVN-65, was the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier. A link is provided.
I believe it was Igor I. Sikorsky 'Le Grand' to be the worlds first four-engine aircraft.
Enterprise
It is the new Enterprise class aircraft carrier with a length of 1,123 feet and a displacement of 93,500
Langley
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The aircraft carrier was preceded by the balloon barges of the US Civil War, and the first aircraft carriers were seaplane tenders that did not launch or recover planes aboard the ship. This included the French "Foudre" in 1911. The HMS Ark Royal (1914) was a seaplane carrier that experimented with shipboard launches and recovery. The first US carrier was a converted coal ship, the Jupiter, which became USS Langley in 1920. The first aircraft carrier designed with a flight deck was the Japanese carrier "Hosho" (1922), followed by the commissioning of the British carrier HMS Hermes in 1924.
No aircraft carrier was involved.The B-29's that dropped the atomic bombs on Japan were based on the island of Tinian.
USS Enterprise 1961 The first nuclear Aircraft carrier was USS "Enterprise" CVN-65 (called "The Big E"); she went into commission on November 25, 1961