Another will carry vehicles, helicopters and ammunition to a Red Sea port for a military exercise this year.

The 40th flew nearly a third of all missions flown into Iran, carrying rations, tents, blankets, a 100-bed hospital, and several helicopters.

Many carry helicopters also equipped with detection devices.

In this role, instead of carrying fast jets, they carried helicopters and marines.

The ship, which is to become surplus property on Sept. 1, was built in the early 1960's to carry helicopters.

Two British light fleet carriers were pressed into service to carry helicopters, and a battalion-sized airborne assault was made.

Both these ships carry helicopters and it would be nice somehow to have them tip into the harbor.

They also carry helicopters which can be used for anti-submarine warfare.

The planes also carried helicopters and ammunition, the officials said.

Except for the Agulhas, which carries helicopters, all passengers have to be landed by boat and weather conditions can sometimes make this difficult.