Seaplane Tender

A seaplane tender (or seaplane carrier) is a ship that provides facilities for operating seaplanes. These ships were the first aircraft carriers and appeared just before the First World War.

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Famous quotes containing the word tender:

    “Our interest’s on the dangerous edge of things.
    The honest thief, the tender murderer,
    The superstitious atheist.”
    —Robert Browning (1812–1889)