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Germany had no operational carriers, although the keel had been laid for one late in the war. The "Graf Zeppelin" was begun, but never completed, even though a squadron of Stukas and Messerschimdt fighters were adapted for carrier use (tail hooks and rubber rafts added). A caterpult system was purchased from Italy. The war ended and the USSR claimed the carrier hull as a war prize. Germany was not a sea power and had only limited ambitions to ever compete in this arena. It could never rival the British as a naval power. Hitler was aware of this and didn't want resources wasted on a ship program. Their Nazi naval efforts were mainly to create havoc in the shipping lanes and keep the Royal Navy at bay by using submarines, of which they manufactured over 1,000.

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