The aircraft carrier GRAF ZEPPELIN A of the German navy was an ambitious project that was ultimately never completed. When its keel was laid, it was not only the longest warship in Europe, but also the most powerful and heaviest. There were several reasons for this.
On the one hand, the colossus, modelled on the British COURAGEOUS class, was already in service at the outbreak of war.
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