List Of German Aircraft Carriers
German Reich planned several aircraft carriers (Flugzeugträger), some of which made it to the construction stage, and one of which was launched, the German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin.
During World War I, there was an attempt by the German Empire to convert the unfinished Italian passenger liner Ausonia into an aircraft carrier, codenamed "I". Plans were also afoot to convert SMS Roon to become a seaplane tender.
During World War II, Nazi Germany attempted to build several aircraft carriers, two of these were to be of the Graf Zeppelin class, Flugzeugträger A Graf Zeppelin and Flugzeugträger B Peter Strasser. Only the Graf Zeppelin was launched. At the same time, there was an attempt to convert the ocean liner Europa into the carrier codenamed "I". The incomplete German cruiser Seydlitz was also started to be converted into an aircraft carrier.
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