In 1926, it carried two Gloster Grebe fighters releasing them at the Pulham and Cardington airship stations. Later that year, the attempt was repeated and the Humming Bird remained attached until the airship landed. In October 1925 Squadron Leader Rollo Haig, was released from the R33, and then reattached.
A de Havilland Humming Bird light aeroplane with a hook fitted was slung beneath it. Then in the 1920s, as part of the "Airship Development Programme", they used the R33 for experiments. The British experimented with the 23-class airships from that time. The first experiments with rigid airships to launch and recover fighters were carried out during World War I. Some large long-range aircraft have been modified as motherships in order to carry parasite aircraft which support the mothership by extending its role, for example for reconnaissance, or acting in a support role such as fighter defence. A mothership may also form the larger component of a composite aircraft. Some large long-range aircraft act as motherships to parasite aircraft. In aviation, motherships have been used in the airborne aircraft carrier, air launch and captive carry roles. Somali pirates use mother ships to extend their reach in the Indian Ocean. Mother ships can carry small submersibles and submarines to an area of ocean to be explored (such as the Atlantis II carrying the Alvin).
In many Asian languages, such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indonesian, the word mothership ( Chinese: 母舰, Japanese: 母艦, Korean: 모함, Indonesian: Kapal induk, literally "mother" + "(war)ship") typically refers to an aircraft carrier, which is translated as "aircraft/aviation mothership" ( Chinese: 航空母舰, Japanese: 航空母艦, Korean: 항공모함, Malay: Kapal induk pesawat udara).ĭuring World War II, the German Type XIV submarine or Milchkuh (Milk cow) was a type of large submarine used to resupply the U-boats. A mother ship may be a maritime ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.Įxamples include bombers converted to carry experimental aircraft to altitudes where they can conduct their research (such as the B-52 carrying the X-15), or ships that carry small submarines to an area of ocean to be explored (such as the Atlantis II carrying the Alvin).Ī mother ship may also be used to recover smaller craft, or go its own way after releasing them.Ī smaller vessel serving or caring for larger craft is usually called a tender. Orbital Sciences Stargazer, a converted Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 carrying a Pegasus XL rocketĪ mother ship, mothership or mother-ship is a large vehicle that leads, serves, or carries other smaller vehicles.
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