The development of flat top vessels produced the first large fleet ships.
Seaplanes and seaplane tender support ships, such as HMS Engadine, followed. The advent of fixed-wing aircraft in 1903 was followed in 1910 by the first flight from the deck of a US Navy cruiser. Balloon carriers were the first ships to deploy manned aircraft, used during the 19th and early 20th century, mainly for observation purposes. Since their introduction they have allowed naval forces to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations. Aircraft carriers are warships that evolved from balloon-carrying wooden vessels into nuclear-powered vessels carrying scores of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
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