CAM ship
CAM ships were World War II-era British merchant ships used in convoys as an emergency stop-gap until sufficient escort carriers became available. CAM ship is an acronym for catapult aircraft merchant ship. They were equipped with a rocket-propelled catapult launching a single Hawker Hurricane, dubbed a "Hurricat" or "Catafighter" to destroy or drive away an attacking bomber. Normally the Hurricane fighter would be lost when the pilot then bailed out or ditched in the ocean near the convoy. CAM ships continued to carry their normal cargoes after conversion.
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CAM ship
CAM ships were World War II-era British merchant ships used in convoys as an emergency stop-gap until sufficient escort carriers became available. CAM ship is an acronym for catapult aircraft merchant ship. They were equipped with a rocket-propelled catapult launching a single Hawker Hurricane, dubbed a "Hurricat" or "Catafighter" to destroy or drive away an attacking bomber. Normally the Hurricane fighter would be lost when the pilot then bailed out or ditched in the ocean near the convoy. CAM ships continued to carry their normal cargoes after conversion.
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CAM ships were World War II-er ...... d crewed by the Merchant Navy.
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CAM-Schiffe (englisch: CAM shi ...... ht von Jagdflugzeugen dienten.
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CAM-fartyg (Catapult Aircraft ...... h att en brittisk pilot omkom.
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CAMシップ (Catapult Aircraft Merc ...... カタパルトを装備し航空機1機を搭載可能にした商船の事である。
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Catapult aircraft merchant (ta ...... ych merchant aircraft carrier.
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Le Catapult Aircraft Merchantm ...... ite dalle portaerei di scorta.
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Les CAM ship (CAM pour Catapul ...... e-Wulf Fw 200) et les U-Boots.
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КАТ судна - британські торгові ...... ися з моряків торгового флоту.
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彈射飛機商船(CAM ship,catapult aircr ...... 船,因此彈射飛機商船由指揮,並不屬英國皇家海軍戰鬥序列之內。
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CAM ships were World War II-er ...... rmal cargoes after conversion.
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CAM-Schiffe (englisch: CAM shi ...... n von Fernaufklärern und Seeno
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CAM-fartyg (Catapult Aircraft ...... x nedskjutna fiendeplan och at
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CAMシップ (Catapult Aircraft Merc ...... カタパルトを装備し航空機1機を搭載可能にした商船の事である。
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Catapult aircraft merchant (ta ...... ko „Hurricat” i „Catafighter”.
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Le Catapult Aircraft Merchantm ...... ite dalle portaerei di scorta.
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Les CAM ship (CAM pour Catapul ...... e-Wulf Fw 200) et les U-Boots.
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КАТ судна - британські торгові ...... ися з моряків торгового флоту.
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彈射飛機商船(CAM ship,catapult aircr ...... 船,因此彈射飛機商船由指揮,並不屬英國皇家海軍戰鬥序列之內。
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CAM ship
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CAM ship
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CAM-Schiff
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CAM-fartyg
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CAM-schip
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CAMシップ
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Catapult Aircraft Merchantman
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Catapult aircraft merchant
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КАТ судно
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彈射飛機商船
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