British Ships Involved
Aircraft Carriers
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| HMS R.38 Victorious |
| HMS R.38 Victorious | ||
| General Details | ||
| Nationality | British | |
| Type | Aircraft Carrier | |
| Builder | Wallsend Slipways (Vickers). United Kingdom | |
| Laid down | 4 May 1937 | |
| Launched | 14 September 1939 | |
| Commissioned | 15 May 1941 | |
| Fate | Troopship 1945-1947 In reserve December 1947 Recom. November 1947 Training CV until November 1950 Completely rebuilt Recom. 14 January 1958 Decom. 1968 Sold for scrapping 1969 |
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| Displacement | ||
| Standard | 23,000 tons | |
| Full Load | 29,100-29,700 tons 36,320 tons (after 1950 refit) |
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| Dimensions | ||
| Lenght (waterline) | 725.5' | |
| Lenght (Overall) | 757.5' | |
| Beam | 95.9' 103.6' (after 1950 refit) | |
| Draft | 29.4' 31.6' (after 1950 refit) | |
| Flight Deck Length | 752' 781.5' (after 1950 refit with angled deck) | |
| Flight Deck Width | 116.3' 156.8' (after 1950 refit with angled deck) | |
| Hangars | 458' x 62' x 16' | |
| Armament | ||
| Secondary Guns | 16 x 4.5"/45 cal. in 8 twin turrets | |
| Heavy AA | 6 x 8-barrel (2pdr) pompoms 20 x 40 mm in 10 quad Bofors All removed and replaced by (after rebuild) 3"/50 cal 24 x 40 mm |
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| Light AA | 45 x 20 mm Oerlikons (max) All removed post war |
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| Aircraft | ||
| Fixed Wing | 35 (design) |
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| Armour | ||
| Side | 4.5" vertical 4.5" hangar sides |
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| Deck | 4.38" | |
| Hangar | 1.36" | |
| Propulsion | ||
| Boilers | 6 Admiralty 3 drum type | |
| Turbines | Parsons geared steam turbines | |
| Shafts | 3 | |
| Horsepower | 111,000 shp | |
| Endurance | N/A | |
| Speed | 30.5 knots | |
| Complement | ||
| Design | 900 navy 550 airwing |
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| Usual | 2500 (after rebuild) | |
| Maximum War Time | 1300 navy 700 airwing |
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