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between the roof of the hangar deck and the flight deck and were enclosed by a casing through which cooler air was driven by electric fans. They normally exhausted underneath the aft end of the flight deck, but the exhaust could be vented through openings on the rear side of the hull by two large electric fans.
817:. The same month, the ship was used in trials to evaluate the effects which an island superstructure would have on flying operations, with a canvas-and-wood dummy island being installed with a smoke box to simulate funnel gases. By 19 December, 36 successful landings had been made by Ship Strutters and
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ferried the
Albacores and 17 Spitfires to their take-off point for Malta on 19 May. The Spitfires were flown off successfully, but the engines of the Albacores all began to overheat and they were forced to return to the carrier. Examination of the aircraft revealed that their air coolers had been set
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was mounted on top of the bracing, which left a clear height of 20 feet (6.1 m) for the aircraft on the flight deck. Fairly early in the design process, the decision was made to delete the funnels to reduce turbulence over the flight deck. The exhaust gases were, instead, ducted aft in the space
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1944, but this order was apparently revoked as she continued training until 27 September 1944 when the last take-off was made from her deck, a Fairey
Swordfish. In March, she was ordered to be converted to an aircraft freighter around the end of the year, but this plan was also apparently cancelled.
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were positioned on the quarterdeck, beneath the rear of the flight deck. Petrol storage consisted of 8,000 imperial gallons (36,000 L; 9,600 US gal) in 2-imperial-gallon (9.1 L; 2.4 US gal) tins stowed below the waterline. The ship's crew totalled 495 officers and men.
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was under repair for a month after she reached the United
Kingdom, but required a more thorough refit that lasted from February to May 1943. Reclassified as an escort carrier after the completion of her refit, she was relegated to deck-landing training. She was ordered to be paid off on 27 January
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C reconnaissance aircraft. In addition, the ship's aft lift was permanently locked in the raised position and 150 long tons (150 t) of ballast were added to compensate for the additional weight of the equipment high in the ship. This cruise was deemed very successful as 45 landings were made,
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to increase her beam and thus her stability. He intended to do this under the 1923–1924 Naval
Programme, but this was delayed several times as the ship was needed for training and when she was finally modified it was under the 1925–1926 Naval Programme. Girdling increased her deep displacement to
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was refitted from 23 December to 21 March 1919 with modified arresting gear. The wires of the arresting gear had been lifted off the deck so they could engage the hooks on the undercarriages of the aircraft, but this prevented the use of the flight deck for any other purpose. The after lift was
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had proposed to the
Admiralty an aircraft carrier design with a continuous, full-length flight deck, but it was not accepted. As the limitations of existing carriers became more apparent, this design was dusted off and the Admiralty located two large, fast hulls suitable for conversion into an
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was now classified as a naval auxiliary, her four-inch guns were removed. Her refit was completed on 30 July 1938 and she underwent sea trials the following month. She was classified as a Target
Aeroplane Carrier and recommissioned on 11 August 1938 with Captain W. G. Benn in command.
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only two of which resulted in serious accidents, an accident rate comparable to those of land-based units. The time required to launch two aircraft and land one aboard was forty minutes during this cruise, primarily because the rotary engines of the time were very difficult to start.
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loaded 20 Fulmars and Sea
Hurricanes from three different squadrons. One Swordfish crashed while landing on 13 June and the wreckage was pushed over the side. Both Fulmars from 807 Squadron were shot down on 14 June by Italian bombers, but they likely shot down one
516:'s desire during the First World War for an aircraft carrier that could fly off wheeled aircraft and land them aboard. Existing carriers could launch wheeled aircraft, but had no way to recover them as they lacked flight decks. In 1912, the ship builder
1037:-type boilers which could generate more steam than her turbines could handle. The boilers were taken from scrapped destroyers of the V and W class which were being broken up at Inverkeithing. The ship was intended to have one hydro-pneumatic
419:, general procedures needed to operate a number of aircraft in concert and fleet tactics. The ship was too top-heavy as originally built, and had to be modified to improve her stability in the mid-1920s. She spent one brief deployment on the
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on 19 May to consider revised landing arrangements. It was decided that a longer system of wires was needed, and the landing well system was abandoned in favour of ramps that could be raised and lowered as needed. Powered
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and the torpedo warhead storage magazine were protected by a total of 2 inches (51 mm) of protective plating on all sides, but the forward magazine and bomb storage rooms had only a 2-inch thick deck to protect them.
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on 2 December 1917, construction having been slowed by labour shortages, and commissioned on 16 September 1918. The ship was nicknamed the "Hat Box", "Ditty Box" or the "Flatiron" because of her flat-topped appearance.
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16,750 long tons (17,020 t) and her beam to 74 feet (22.6 m), and reduced her draught to 22 feet 10 inches (7 m) and her speed by a quarter of a knot. The ship was also fitted with bulk
1282:. She arrived on 24 April and began a two-week refit after the aircraft were transferred. The ship was back in the United Kingdom, loading another batch of Hurricanes bound for Gibraltar. Three Fulmars of
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therefore lowered 9 inches (229 mm), which allowed aircraft to use the area when the lift was raised flush with the rest of the flight deck. Trials began in April and the lift was widened in
October.
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August for a three-day training exercise to work out co-ordination procedures before the operation commenced and 804 Squadron was deemed not ready for combat. It was ordered to return to the UK aboard
853:. Operational experience confirmed that the aircraft should attempt to land directly onto the arresting gear lest they be blown over the side of the carrier, as happened three times during the cruise.
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to evaluate her stability in light of the additional weights that had been added since her completion and it was discovered that her metacentric height had been reduced by 0.83 feet (0.3 m). The
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to evaluate the turbulence caused by the twin islands and the bridge over them. They were found to cause problems, but no changes were made until the ship was nearly complete. In April 1918,
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was the only
British carrier serving in the Second World War capable of striking down (stowing away) aircraft with non-folding wings because of her wide lifts and tall hangar ceiling. Three
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September where her aircraft were off-loaded. After her return to the United
Kingdom, the ship was briefly refitted and she ferried 701 Squadron back to the United Kingdom in late October.
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returned to the United Kingdom in late June to load reserve aircraft, including six Sea Hurricanes of 804 Squadron, for the other aircraft carriers involved in the operation and left the
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as she flew off the Spitfires for Malta, but the operation had to be cancelled when the long-range fuel tanks of the Spitfires proved defective. The problems were not rectified until 7
546:, a director of the Beardmore company, proposed to the Admiralty a design, "A Parent Ship for Naval Aeroplanes and Torpedo Boat Destroyer" in 1912. The initial design had two
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was 330 feet (100.6 m) long, 48–68 feet (14.6–20.7 m) wide, and 16 feet (4.9 m) high. Aircraft were transported between the hangar and the flight deck by two
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and the Eastern Atlantic. The carrier arrived on 31 May and disembarked all her aircraft, including 800X Squadron. On her return to the United Kingdom she began a refit.
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were also needed on the side of the flight deck to help retain aircraft aboard that had not engaged a wire. The revised system was successfully tested aboard the carrier
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over the course of the battle and two more were lost later in the day. The ship was attacked multiple times by bombs and torpedoes during the battle without effect.
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733:, two on the quarterdeck and one on each side of the hull. She was also fitted with two low-angle 4-inch guns, one also on each side of the hull. The rear
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and flown off to Malta a few days later. She returned to the United Kingdom on 11 April and loaded six replacement Swordfish as well as six Swordfish of
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noticeably when turning. The ship proved to be very manoeuvrable at medium and high speeds, but steered badly at low speeds and in wind due to her large
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was tasked to provide air cover over Force H as it covered a convoy attempting to get desperately needed supplies through to Malta later in June (
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1440:. The latter ship also carried six Albacores bound for Malta as well, but the weather deteriorated over Malta and their fly-off was cancelled.
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usually operated about 15 aircraft during the 1920s. This was commonly divided up between one small flight of fighters (Gloster Nightjars or
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before she was driven off by the escorts. No air strike could be flown against the German cruiser because the Swordfish were embarked in
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s stability had been a concern from the beginning. Despite having been originally conceived as a liner with a hull designed to minimise
706:; the forward lift measured 30 by 36 feet (9.1 m × 11.0 m) and the rear 60 by 18 feet (18.3 m × 5.5 m).
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joined a convoy returning to the United Kingdom on the evening of 14/15 November that was spotted by the Germans. Later that morning
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escorted Convoy US-3, loaded with Australian and New Zealand troops, to the United Kingdom in mid-June. A week later, she ferried
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four days later and launched the aircraft on the morning of 17 November. Eight of the Hurricanes ran out of fuel en route due to
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served as a training carrier to allow pilots to practice their deck-landing skills. She was carrying out this duty in the
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on her return trip to England, but this was cancelled. Eventually, the ship loaded some damaged aircraft and accompanied
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classified her as an experimental aircraft carrier and thus she did not need to be scrapped to release treaty-limited
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that was under construction when the First World War began and became the first aircraft carrier with a full-length
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a speed of 20.506 knots (37.977 km/h; 23.598 mph). The ship carried 2,500 long tons (2,500 t) of
683:), but they produced 21,376 shaft horsepower (15,940 kW) during her sea trials in September 1918, and gave
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arresting gear was modified accordingly in time for the 1921 Spring Cruise, during which the ship carried ten
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of 23 feet 3 inches (7.1 m) at deep load. She displaced 14,450 long tons (14,680 t) at
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loaded 12 Swordfish of 812 Squadron for her own protection. Whilst in the United Kingdom, she loaded some
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sailed again from Liverpool with a deck-load of a dozen Hurricanes and two Skuas for delivery to Malta (
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had been suspended by Beardmore at the outbreak of the war, and both met the Admiralty's criteria.
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was purchased on 20 September 1916, possibly because her machinery was more complete than that of
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fighters and returned to Gibraltar on 24 February. There, the ship transferred the Spitfires to
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was recommissioned and partially modernised shortly before the Second World War and served as a
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609:, most of the changes made to the ship during her conversion added topside weight, raising her
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was used again for deck-landing practice until late September 1944. In December, she became an
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to Gibraltar on 30 September for eventual delivery to Malta. She was to ferry the fighters of
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since it was a seaplane carrier with no flight deck. The Bristol Fighters were transferred to
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for deck-landing practice until June 1940. The following month she made the first of her many
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delivered 821X Squadron to Gibraltar and was back in the United Kingdom by 14 January 1941.
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was laid up at Plymouth at 14-days readiness to save money. Since she was completed before 9
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was tasked to conduct deck-landing trials with longitudinal arresting gear transferred from
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became an accommodation ship at Chatham in December and she was approved for scrapping on 6
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when the Second World War began. By April 1940, the ship had been rearmed with two QF Mk
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in September 1932. In February 1936, it was decided to refit the ship as a tender for
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aboard. The ship was hit by a bomb on 10 November that killed four men. She and the
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in January 1920 for its Spring Cruise carrying a total of sixteen airplanes: eight
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and two Sea Hurricanes from 804X Squadron for self-defence. The ship arrived on 8
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1286:were also embarked to protect the ship against the
1225:on 25 December, but little damage was inflicted by
675:. The turbines were designed for a total of 20,000
3815:British naval ship classes of the Second World War
1463:fighters as it attempted to protect the crew of a
2529:British naval ship classes of the First World War
2388:
1485:Afterwards, the ship returned to the UK to ferry
1474:.50-calibre machine guns had been replaced by 13
5100:
1214:for self-defence. The carrier rendezvoused with
1155:to load 30 Hurricanes with their wings removed.
1151:and escorted by two destroyers, she returned to
2196:Halley, Jim (June–August 1992). "Early Days on
1194:on Sicily after it had been damaged by Italian
2245:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2181:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2149:
2135:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
521:aircraft carrier. Construction of the Italian
3800:
2514:
2268:. Netherton, Glasgow: A. MacKay (Publisher).
2159:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
813:aeroplanes from the Grand Fleet's airbase at
399:from 1918 to 1944. She was converted from an
281:23 ft 3 in (7.1 m) (deep load)
1513:to protect the convoy from submarines while
2434:. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain (Historians).
2407:
3807:
3793:
2521:
2507:
2426:
2283:McBride, Keith (1994). "The 'Hatbox': HMS
2026:Shores, Cull and Malizia 1991, pp. 451–452
2008:Shores, Cull and Malizia 1991, pp. 282–284
1325:back to the United Kingdom on 20 October.
741:
2314:. Cheltenham, England: Fan Publications.
2082:"Bell from HMS Argus; c. 1917; BRSBC.163"
1966:
1644:Percival Gay, who was the warship's last
1424:I, nine more Spitfires were flown off by
1198:. In mid-December, the ship embarked six
910:. As well as operating her own aircraft,
423:in the late 1920s before being placed in
2173:
1918:Shores, Cull and Malizia 1987, pp. 45–47
1489:to Gibraltar and delivered the unit on 7
1371:
1356:
1059:
981:), one of spotters (Parnall Panthers or
785:
30:For other ships with the same name, see
2282:
1274:for self-defence. After a brief refit,
27:Unique 1918 Royal Navy aircraft carrier
14:
5101:
2456:Graham, James (Lord Montrose) (1952).
2455:
2410:Directory of the World's Capital Ships
2347:
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1628:later that month to be broken up. The
1092:of the quarterdeck. Together with the
967:storage, new four-inch guns that used
633:. This meant she was very steady, but
5061:Laid down and completed after the war
3788:
2502:
2223:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
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64:
1737:
1735:
1244:s Skuas had flown off to search for
625:still left the ship with a very low
505:Design, description and construction
5114:Aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
3747:One or more completed after the war
2372:Malta: The Hurricane Years: 1940–41
1309:, Russia. She then ferried a dozen
1297:In late August to early September,
1210:and another pair of Swordfish from
1159:sailed on 22 August and arrived at
1055:
1041:, but this was instead diverted to
24:
2449:
2432:The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm
2133:Carrier Operations in World War II
1930:
1878:
1785:
1744:
1702:
691:, which gave her a range of 3,600
544:James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose
223:General characteristics (as built)
25:
5140:
2465:
1732:
1714:
1684:
1141:August 1940 from a point west of
5086:
1259:because of the poor visibility.
574:was ordered to be modified to a
415:also evaluated various types of
66:
42:
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477:. In June, she participated in
51:in harbour in 1918, painted in
5119:Ships built on the River Clyde
2495:monthly, February 1919, p. 80.
2412:. New York: Hippocrene Books.
2391:Malta: The Spitfire Year: 1942
1723:
1693:
1675:
1666:
1657:
952:Director of Naval Construction
902:fighters, was deployed to the
13:
1:
2408:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984).
2102:
1624:December 1946 and arrived at
1509:and four more Swordfish from
1412:to provide fighter cover for
1301:transported 24 Hurricanes of
1248:, space was cleared to allow
726:The ship was armed with four
518:William Beardmore and Company
4826:Harbour defence motor launch
1352:
781:
568:National Physical Laboratory
261:565 ft (172.2 m) (
7:
3753:Grouping of several classes
3741:All completed after the war
2762:Pre-dreadnought battleships
2287:". In Roberts, John (ed.).
2260:MacKay, Charles E. (2017).
2116:. London: Caxton Editions.
1803:Hobbs, p. 44, MacKay, p. 49
1530:transferred her Fulmars to
1290:Condors that patrolled the
1190:and one Skua was forced to
954:proposed to fit her with a
671:. Steam was supplied by 12
613:. Even the addition of 600
330:(37 km/h; 23 mph)
10:
5145:
5006:Merchant aircraft carriers
3197:Destroyer flotilla leaders
2062:Colledge and Warlow, p. 20
1616:May 1946. She was sold to
1482:light anti-aircraft guns.
753:from Greek mythology, was
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1465:Consolidated PBY Catalina
1182:). She rendezvoused with
369:2 × low-angle 4-inch guns
222:
59:
41:
1651:
761:519 by Beardmore at its
578:configuration after the
273:68 ft (20.7 m)
5055:Completed after the war
5020:Armed merchant cruisers
4831:Fairmile B motor launch
3884:Light aircraft carriers
2658:Dreadnought battleships
2393:. London: Grub Street.
2374:. London: Grub Street.
2153:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
1839:Sturtivant, pp. 466–469
1068:After recommissioning,
1012:Washington Naval Treaty
971:, and new radio masts.
884:reconnaissance aircraft
742:Construction and career
512:had her genesis in the
445:to fly off fighters to
427:for budgetary reasons.
362:4 in (102 mm)
5027:Ocean boarding vessels
5013:Fighter catapult ships
1520:Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
1381:
1369:
1065:
871:later in the year and
794:
2481:Fleet Air Arm archive
2306:McCart, Neil (2001).
2219:Hobbs, David (2009).
2131:Brown, J. D. (2009).
1936:Sturtivant, pp. 26–27
1699:Friedman, pp. 67, 365
1375:
1360:
1063:
906:as a response to the
811:Sopwith Ship Strutter
789:
751:Argus of the 100 Eyes
443:Western Mediterranean
4965:Submarine depot ship
4859:-class river gunboat
4851:Insect-class gunboat
3769:Single ship of class
1866:Friedman, pp. 69, 71
1672:Friedman, pp. 62, 65
1493:June. Together with
1390:Supermarine Spitfire
1380:in Bristol Cathedral
1220:German cruiser
1101:and six destroyers,
914:was used to fly off
728:4-inch (102 mm)
501:the following year.
1990:Nailer, pp. 160–161
1981:Nailer, pp. 159–160
1954:Nailer, pp. 155–157
1927:Nailer, pp. 152–153
1812:Friedman, pp. 67–69
1773:McBride, pp. 75, 77
1764:Silverstone, p. 211
1711:McBride, pp. 76, 86
1681:Friedman, pp. 65–66
1595:torpedoed and sank
1574:Supermarine Seafire
1376:The ship's bell of
1339:Operation Perpetual
1313:torpedo bombers of
1202:torpedo bombers of
1010:December 1921, the
894:In September 1922,
673:cylindrical boilers
487:French North Africa
395:that served in the
293:cylindrical boilers
4864:Type Two 63 ft HSL
4836:Motor torpedo boat
4222:Thornycroft type (
3031:Protected cruisers
2472:Maritimequest HMS
1972:McBride, pp. 80–81
1729:Brown 2003, p. 115
1663:McBride, pp. 73–75
1564:In November 1942,
1539:Operation Pedestal
1396:and embarked nine
1382:
1370:
1107:Supermarine Walrus
1086:machine gun mounts
1066:
979:Fairey Flycatchers
927:to an airfield at
795:
731:anti-aircraft guns
627:metacentric height
495:accommodation ship
485:, the invasion of
204:accommodation ship
5074:
5073:
4946:Seaplane carriers
4214:Destroyer leaders
3822:Aircraft carriers
3782:
3781:
2942:Duke of Edinburgh
2905:Armoured cruisers
2540:Seaplane carriers
2275:978-0-9573443-5-8
2230:978-1-84832-138-0
2166:978-1-86176-281-8
2142:978-1-59114-108-2
2044:Brown 2009, p. 62
1848:McCart, pp. 21–23
1640:as a memorial to
1638:Bristol Cathedral
1503:Operation Harpoon
1406:Operation Spotter
1288:Focke-Wulf Fw 200
1039:aircraft catapult
793:in the late 1920s
611:centre of gravity
479:Operation Harpoon
383:
382:
218:, 5 December 1946
178:16 September 1918
103:William Beardmore
53:dazzle camouflage
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1422:Operation Picket
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1303:No. 151 Wing RAF
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1206:for delivery to
1200:Fairey Swordfish
1174:On 11 November,
1170:
1140:
1123:Hawker Hurricane
1085:
1079:
1056:Second World War
1009:
1001:
969:fixed ammunition
920:seaplane carrier
916:Bristol Fighters
900:Gloster Nightjar
898:, equipped with
877:
846:bombers and two
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315:4 × shafts; 4 ×
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2450:Further reading
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1404:. The plan for
1366:Operation Torch
1355:
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1311:Fairey Albacore
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1180:Operation White
1168:
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1131:Operation Hurry
1121:loaded a dozen
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880:Parnall Panther
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483:Operation Torch
286:Installed power
206:, December 1944
170:2 December 1917
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1507:813 Squadron
1498:
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1484:
1458:Vichy French
1452:
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1447:. As usual,
1445:Operation LB
1442:
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1402:807 Squadron
1400:fighters of
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1368:in late 1942
1361:
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1331:818 Squadron
1326:
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1319:804 Squadron
1315:828 Squadron
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297:20,000
238:Displacement
199:Reclassified
194:30 July 1938
175:Commissioned
142:
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5067:Conversions
4978:Bonaventure
4922:Round Table
4608:Teviot Bank
4594:Port Quebec
4587:Port Napier
4464:Bridgewater
4224:Shakespeare
4006:Battleships
3852:Illustrious
3775:Conversions
3447:Abercrombie
3440:Marshal Ney
3319:Admiralty M
3235:Shakespeare
2827:Lord Nelson
2674:Bellerophon
2667:Dreadnought
1630:ship's bell
1524:CANT Z.1007
1476:Oerlikon 20
1468:flying boat
1117:, Iceland.
1082:Vickers .50
983:Avro Bisons
939:by crane).
904:Dardanelles
851:floatplanes
844:Airco DH.9A
830:joined the
771:Conte Rosso
759:yard number
757:in 1914 as
716:quarterdeck
594:pilot house
564:wind tunnel
534:Conte Rosso
526:Conte Rosso
439:ferry trips
405:flight deck
401:ocean liner
338:3,600
132:Nickname(s)
113:Yard number
5109:1917 ships
5103:Categories
4902:Portuguese
4718:Submarines
4580:Menestheus
4531:Minelayers
4520:Black Swan
4499:Kingfisher
4245:Destroyers
3859:Implacable
3831:Courageous
3761:Courageous
3551:Submarines
3508:Racecourse
3454:Lord Clive
3324:Hawthorn M
3256:Destroyers
3158:Pathfinder
3117:Challenger
2935:Devonshire
2889:Courageous
2868:Queen Mary
2847:Invincible
2792:Formidable
2681:St Vincent
2647:Vindictive
2103:References
2091:2 December
1408:I was for
1192:crash land
1165:Gold Coast
1090:centreline
888:Fairey III
886:and three
667:drove one
617:(610
580:sea trials
459:Gold Coast
453:, Russia,
397:Royal Navy
347:Complement
312:Propulsion
186:About 1929
5049:Cancelled
4992:Maidstone
4959:Albatross
4857:Dragonfly
4693:Protector
4677:Netlayers
4573:Agamemnon
4540:Adventure
4427:Corvettes
4352:W & Z
4347:U & V
4342:S & T
4337:Q & R
4332:O & P
4327:L & M
4302:G & H
4297:E & F
4292:C & D
4287:A & B
4274:Ambuscade
4263:V & W
3866:Audacious
3845:Ark Royal
3695:Aubrietia
3625:Swordfish
3144:Adventure
3110:Highflyer
2820:Swiftsure
2730:Iron Duke
2723:Agincourt
2570:Ark Royal
2212:0143-5450
2112:(2003) .
1353:1942–1946
1343:Ark Royal
1280:Ark Royal
1268:Ark Royal
1208:Gibraltar
1188:headwinds
1153:Liverpool
1135:Ark Royal
1115:Reykjavík
1044:Ark Royal
1035:destroyer
1024:Queen Bee
960:waterline
933:Ark Royal
924:Ark Royal
863:palisades
815:Turnhouse
782:1918–1939
755:laid down
631:deep load
615:long tons
514:Admiralty
463:Reykjavík
243:long tons
214:Sold for
151:Laid down
32:HMS Argus
4927:Monitors
4880:Trawlers
4744:Parthian
4686:Guardian
4659:Algerine
4485:Shoreham
4471:Hastings
4389:Frigates
4202:Minotaur
4188:Minotaur
4162:Arethusa
4050:Vanguard
3981:Activity
3969:Attacker
3955:Audacity
3921:Majestic
3914:Colossus
3528:Gunboats
3431:Monitors
3367:Talisman
3334:Yarrow M
3220:Marksman
3213:Faulknor
3172:Boadicea
3165:Sentinel
3096:Arrogant
3082:Powerful
3001:Arethusa
2956:Minotaur
2928:Monmouth
2778:Majestic
2695:Colossus
2591:Raven II
2584:Campania
2563:Engadine
2536:Aircraft
2430:(1984).
2351:(2005).
2241:(1998).
2177:(1988).
1646:chaplain
1576:IICs of
1526:bomber.
1522:and one
1307:Murmansk
1237:. After
1161:Takoradi
1125:and two
1047:. Since
948:inclined
775:launched
763:shipyard
735:magazine
689:fuel oil
499:scrapped
475:armament
455:Takoradi
451:Murmansk
355:Armament
167:Launched
159:Acquired
143:Flatiron
89:Namesake
4999:Titania
4971:Adamant
4952:Pegasus
4940:Roberts
4818:Coastal
4797:Amphion
4768:Grampus
4751:Rainbow
4633:Halcyon
4506:Bittern
4492:Grimsby
4402:Captain
4195:Neptune
4155:Leander
4148:Emerald
4141:Hawkins
4097:Hawkins
4022:Revenge
3995:Nairana
3962:Avenger
3928:Centaur
3907:Unicorn
3688:Anchusa
3420:Cricket
3373:V and W
3151:Forward
3103:Pelorus
3054:Eclipse
3047:Astraea
3020:Emerald
2976:Hawkins
2949:Warrior
2895:Admiral
2785:Canopus
2751:Revenge
2688:Neptune
2633:Nairana
2626:Pegasus
2619:Furious
2612:Manxman
2556:Riviera
2549:Empress
1597:Avenger
1586:Avenger
1570:Algiers
1472:Vickers
1239:Furious
1235:Furious
1216:Furious
1184:Force H
1163:on the
1148:Valiant
1031:boilers
1016:tonnage
994:on the
958:at her
838:, four
803:Furious
769:as the
767:Dalmuir
663:geared
661:Parsons
653:draught
647:had an
623:ballast
607:rolling
585:Furious
566:by the
548:islands
467:Iceland
457:in the
441:to the
425:reserve
365:AA guns
278:Draught
241:14,450
138:Hat Box
107:Dalmuir
99:Builder
60:History
5079:Portal
4933:Erebus
4891:Basset
4885:Castle
4666:Cybele
4640:Bangor
4561:Linnet
4554:Plover
4547:Abdiel
4450:Sloops
4440:Castle
4435:Flower
4407:Colony
4378:Daring
4367:Weapon
4362:Battle
4312:Tribal
4281:Amazon
4205:(1947)
4103:County
4070:Renown
4029:Nelson
3948:Archer
3900:Hermes
3726:Mersey
3721:Castle
3681:Arabis
3674:Azalea
3667:Acacia
3661:Flower
3655:Cadmus
3641:Sloops
3541:Insect
3489:Erebus
3468:Gorgon
3461:Humber
3413:TB 114
3406:TB 109
3227:Parker
3186:Active
3179:Blonde
3124:Topaze
3089:Diadem
3040:Apollo
2914:Cressy
2882:Renown
2806:Duncan
2799:London
2737:Canada
2605:Vindex
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998:from 1
991:Hermes
965:petrol
956:girdle
848:Fairey
807:
720:cranes
700:hangar
635:heeled
556:bridge
552:funnel
461:, and
258:Length
4985:Forth
4912:Dance
4897:Isles
4873:Other
4762:River
4513:Egret
4478:Banff
4397:River
4233:Scott
4134:Danae
3975:Ruler
3893:Argus
3873:Malta
3838:Eagle
3763:class
3518:Dance
3399:TB 98
3392:TB 81
3344:Medea
3244:Scott
3206:Swift
3075:Edgar
3068:Pearl
3061:Blake
3013:Danae
2921:Drake
2875:Tiger
2702:Orion
2640:Argus
2474:Argus
2285:Argus
2264:Argus
2198:Argus
1652:Notes
1642:Canon
1634:Argus
1632:from
1610:Argus
1605:Argus
1601:Argus
1592:U-155
1566:Argus
1559:Argus
1547:Clyde
1543:Argus
1532:Argus
1528:Eagle
1515:Eagle
1499:Argus
1495:Eagle
1453:Eagle
1449:Argus
1438:Argus
1434:Eagle
1430:Argus
1426:Eagle
1414:Eagle
1410:Argus
1394:Eagle
1386:Argus
1378:Argus
1362:Argus
1347:Argus
1327:Argus
1323:Eagle
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1276:Argus
1261:Argus
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1250:Argus
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1157:Argus
1119:Argus
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1070:Argus
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937:Argus
929:Kilia
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876:'
873:Argus
868:Eagle
858:Argus
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791:Argus
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708:Argus
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645:Argus
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600:Argus
572:Argus
510:Argus
491:Argus
471:Argus
447:Malta
431:Argus
413:Argus
388:Argus
379:15–18
335:Range
328:knots
323:Speed
291:12 ×
216:scrap
127:: I49
83:Argus
49:Argus
4907:Tree
4785:P611
4737:Odin
4627:Hunt
4412:Loch
4322:Hunt
4268:Town
4181:Fiji
4174:Dido
4168:Town
4109:York
4077:Hood
4043:Lion
3513:Hunt
3350:Arno
2995:Town
2861:Lion
2716:Erin
2598:Anne
2436:ISBN
2414:ISBN
2395:ISBN
2376:ISBN
2357:ISBN
2335:ISBN
2316:ISBN
2308:HMS
2293:ISBN
2270:ISBN
2262:HMS
2247:ISBN
2225:ISBN
2208:ISSN
2183:ISBN
2161:ISBN
2137:ISBN
2118:ISBN
2093:2022
1620:on 5
1549:on 2
1196:flak
1167:on 5
1098:Hood
946:was
528:and
386:HMS
360:4 ×
270:Beam
228:Type
211:Fate
154:1914
79:Name
5058:C,P
4707:Net
4700:Bar
4652:Auk
4646:MMS
4417:Bay
3536:Fly
3482:M29
3475:M15
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765:in
350:495
340:nmi
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299:shp
263:o/a
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116:519
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681:kW
641:.
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303:kW
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