page_title: Seaplane tender
hierarchical_section_title: Seaplane tender
caption_attribution_description: English: British Cruiser HMS Hermes at Dar es Salaam, German East Africa. Deutsch: Britischer Kreuzer HMS Hermes bei Daressalam, Deutsch-Ostafrika.
context_page_description: A seaplane tender is a boat or ship that supports the operation of seaplanes. Some of these vessels, the seaplane carriers, could not only carry seaplanes but also provided all the facilities needed for their operation; these ships are regarded by some as the first aircraft carriers and appeared just before the First World War.
context_section_description: A seaplane tender is a boat or ship that supports the operation of seaplanes. Some of these vessels, the seaplane carriers, could not only carry seaplanes but also provided all the facilities needed for their operation; these ships are regarded by some as the first aircraft carriers and appeared just before the First World War.
caption: HMS Hermes, which functioned as a seaplane carrier for two months in 1913
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