Timeline for aircraft carrier service
Other ships, often liners, were modified to have full flush flight decks, HMS Argus being the first to have such modification begun.
The 1940 Battle of Taranto and 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor in retrospect showed the world that the aircraft carrier was to be the most important ship in the modern fleet.
This timeline is an attempt to provide a unified chronology of key dates[I] in carrier service.
^[III] The timeline is mainly divided into decades, the exceptions being the two World Wars and the interwar period, which are each treated as separate blocks.
I have consulted my expert advisers with regard to your suggestion as to the employment of aeroplanes and I regret to have to tell you, after the careful consideration of my Board, that the Admiralty, whilst thanking you for so kindly bringing the proposals to their notice, are of opinion that they would not be of any practical use to the Naval Service.uss kitty hawk citation 1980–1981
In less than 100 years aircraft carriers have developed into a powerful tool for the projection of power in pursuit of national interests.
