HMS Nairana was a seaplane carrier of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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. She saw service during the First World War

World War I

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Laid down by William Denny and Brothers

William Denny and Brothers

William Denny and Brothers Limited, and often referred to simply as Denny, were a Scottish shipbuilding company.-History:The Company was founded by Peter Denny in 1840 and based in Dumbarton, on the River Clyde. Although the Denny yard was situated near the junction of the River Clyde and the River...

, Dumbarton, Scotland for the Australian firm Huddart Parker

Huddart Parker

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, Nairana was launched 21 June 1915, however construction had been halted. The Royal Navy requisitioned her on 27 February 1917 for completion as a combined landplane and seaplane carrier.

HMS Nariana accommodated land planes forward and seaplanes aft, and featured three workshops and a flying-off platform. She could house up to seven aircraft. During her service, she carried Beardmore

William Beardmore and Company

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 W.B.III

Beardmore W.B.III

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, Fairey Campania

Fairey Campania

|-See also:-Bibliography:*Taylor, H.A. Fairey Aircraft since 1915. London:Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-370-00065-x....

, and Sopwith Camel

Sopwith Camel

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 aircraft.

Upon commissioning on 25 August 1917, HMS Nairana served with the Grand Fleet, and in 1919, she operated in support of the British intervention in the Russian Civil War

North Russia Campaign

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. She was sold to the Tasmanian Steamship Company in 1920.