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| HMS Ark Royal III |
| HMS Ark Royal III (91) | ||
| General Details | ||
| Nationality | British | |
| Type | Aircraft Carrier | |
| Builder | Cammell Laird & Co., Birkenhead. United Kingdom | |
| Laid down | 16 September 1935 | |
| Launched | 13 April 1937 | |
| Commissioned | 16 November 1938 | |
| Fate | Sustained a torpedo hit from the German U-81 13 November 1941, took in tow, capsized and sank 14 November 1941 -140 miles east of Gibraltar | |
| Displacement | ||
| Standard | 19,500 tons | |
| Full Load | 27,300 tons | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Lenght (waterline) | 685' | |
| Lenght (Overall) | 800' | |
| Beam | 94.75' | |
| Draft | 27.75' | |
| Flight Deck Length | 800' | |
| Flight Deck Width | 112' | |
| Hangars | Upper 568' x 60' x 16' Lower 452' x 60' x 16' 52,580 sq.feet |
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| Armament | ||
| Heavy AA | 16 x 4.5"/45 cal. in 8 twin mounts | |
| Light AA | 48 x 2 pdr AA 8-barrel Pompoms 32 x .05 HMG | |
| Aircraft | ||
| Fixed Wing | 60 as designed (54 operated in 1941) Up to 60 WWII vintage planes 48 Swordfish 12-24 Osprey (later Skua's) |
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| Armour | ||
| Side | 4.5" vertical | |
| Deck | 2.5" | |
| Hangar | 1.36" | |
| Propulsion | ||
| Boilers | 6 Admiralty 3 drum type | |
| Turbines | Parsons geared turbines | |
| Shafts | 3 | |
| Horsepower | 102,000 shp | |
| Endurance | 11,200 nm at 10 knots | |
| Speed | 31 knots | |
| Complement | ||
| Usual | 1,580 | |
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