HMS Nairana (1943)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Nairana
- Launch Year
- 1943
- Type
- Aircraft Carrier
- Class
- Escort carrier
- Pennant Number
- D05
- Launched
- 1943
- Built at
- John Brown & Company
- Commissioned
- 1943
- Armament
- Escort carrier air group
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Escort carrier
- Notable for
- Arctic convoy escort
- Fate
- Transferred after war
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Nairana was a Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the escort carrier.
Service History
HMS Nairana served as a escort carrier and is chiefly noted for arctic convoy escort.
Historical Significance
HMS Nairana represents an important example of escort carrier development in Royal Navy history.