HMS Nairana (1917)

HMS "Nairana" was a Royal Navy seaplane carrier of the First World War.

Laid down by William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland for the Australian firm Huddart Parker, "Nairana" was launched 21 June 1915, however construction had been halted. The Royal Navy requisitioned her on February 27 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 SB3D, Fairey Campania, and Sopwith Camel 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 . She was sold to the Tasmanian Steamship Co in 1920.

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