Helicopter carrier Facts for Kids

Dixmude a Mistral class helicopter carrier of the French Navy

A Helicopter carrier is a type of aircraft carrier. A helicopter carrier carries helicopters and sometimes airplanes as well. Many countries have helicopter carriers because they are cheaper than aircraft carriers.

Modern warships

Aircraft carriers	Aircraft carrier Escort carrier Helicopter carrier Submarine aircraft carrier Balloon carrier Seaplane tender Light aircraft carrier Amphibious assault ship Aircraft cruiser Anti-submarine warfare carrier Fighter catapult ship CAM ship Merchant aircraft carrier Supercarrier

Battleships	Battleship Fast battleship Coastal defence ship Dreadnought Pre-dreadnought battleship Treaty battleship

Cruisers	Cruiser Armored cruiser Battlecruiser Aircraft cruiser Protected cruiser Unprotected cruiser Heavy cruiser Light cruiser Flight deck cruiser Merchant raider

Escort	Destroyer Guided missile destroyer Destroyer escort Frigate Aviso Kaibokan Sloop Convoy rescue ship

Transport	Troopship Amphibious warfare ship Dock landing ship Landing Ship Tank Landing Ship Vehicle Landing Ship Infantry Landing Ship Heavy Landing Ship Medium Landing Ship Support, Large Amphibious transport dock Attack transport Landing craft

Patrol craft	Patrol boat Corvette Submarine chaser Armed boarding steamer Ocean boarding vessel Armed yacht Naval trawler Naval drifter Gunboat Torpedo boat Missile boat Fast attack craft (MTB, E-boat, MAS, MGB, PT boat) Steam Gun Boat Harbour Defence Motor Launch Coastal Motor Boat Q-ship Motor Launch

Mine warfare	Mine planter Minelayer Minesweeper Destroyer minesweeper Minehunter Mine-countermeasure vessel Danlayer

Command and support	Command ship Fast combat support ship Combat stores ship General stores issue ship Ammunition ship Oiler Collier Hospital ship Auxiliary repair dock Crane vessel Auxiliary ship Destroyer tender Submarine tender Depot ship Dispatch boat Net laying ship

Submarines	Submarine Attack submarine Ballistic missile submarine Cruise missile submarine Midget submarine U-boat Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSRV)

Miscellaneous	Monitor Breastwork monitor Barracks ship Training ship Guard ship Littoral combat ship

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