HMS Nairana

HMS Nairana was a passenger ferry that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy (RN) as a seaplane carrier in 1917. She was laid down in Scotland in 1914 as TSS Nairana for the Australian shipping line Huddart Parker, but construction was suspended after the outbreak of the First World War. Following resumption of work, the ship was launched in 1915, and converted to operate wheeled aircraft from her forward flying-off deck, as well as floatplanes that were lowered into the water. She saw service during the war with the Grand Fleet, and in 1918–19 supported the British intervention in the Russian Civil War.

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1917  Wikimedia, Wikidata
SS Nairana
seaplane tender, ferry, William Denny and Brothers, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

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  HMS Nairana ⓘ
  1917 ferry converted to and from a seaplane tender

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1917 HMS Nairana

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ship launching

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ship commissioning

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keel laying

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HMS Nairana SLV AllanGreen

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HMS Nairana (1917)

Nairana (AWM 303672)

Vincenzo D’Esposito - HMS Nairana DSC 3418

HMS Nairana during 1918

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft	1917	HMS Nairana	seaplane tender, ferry	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	2014	DefendTex	arms industry, company	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Williamstown Dockyard	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Gellibrand	historical cultural heritage site, fort	Wikidata
site	museum		HMAS Castlemaine	preserved watercraft, Royal Australian Navy, museum ship, corvette, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1952	RAAF Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS J7	shipwreck, submarine, J-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1868	HMVS Cerberus	Cerberus-class monitor, breastwork monitor, historical cultural heritage site, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Nairana SLV AllanGreen		Commons
commons	image		StateLibQld 1 140575 Nairana (ship)		Commons
commons	image		HMS Nairana (1917)		Commons
commons	image		Nairana (AWM 303672)		Commons
commons	image		Vincenzo D’Esposito - HMS Nairana DSC 3418		Commons
commons	image		HMS Nairana during 1918		Commons