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steel shutters on rollers. Her boilers were ducted down the side of the ship to exhaust either out of gratings at the rear of the flight deck or, when landing operations were in progress, out of the side of the lower hangar at the rear of the ship. This solution proved to be very unsatisfactory as it consumed valuable space, made parts of the lower hangar unbearable and interfered with landing operations to a greater or lesser degree. Her original flying-off deck remained in place for use by small aircraft like
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at normal load and 26,500 long tons (26,925 t) at deep load, over 3000 long tons more than her previous displacement. Her metacentric height was 3.6 feet (1.1 m) at deep load, a reduction of 1.48 feet (0.5 m) after her conversion. During the ship's post-conversion sea trials she reached 30.03 knots (55.62 km/h; 34.56 mph). Her fuel capacity was increased by 700 long tons (710 t) during her reconstruction, which increased her range to 5,300
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carried twelve
Seafire F.IIIs of 801 Squadron, another twelve Seafire L.IICs of 880 Squadron and nine Barracudas of 827 Squadron for this operation. The first attack on 20 August 1944 was recalled because of bad weather, but the attack on 22 August 1944 was spotted by the Germans and 11 aircraft were
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from
Halifax and ferried over almost 50 aircraft with spare parts and munitions. On his own initiative, Captain Troubridge ordered all available space should be used to transport sugar to Britain. Upon her arrival, she embarked the rest of 816 Squadron, as well as nine Skuas of 801 Squadron and nine
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approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) northeast of Narvik. Two of the Ju 52s were destroyed and several others damaged. She reached the port on 16 April with only 27% of her fuel remaining. She stayed there until 18 April when she headed south to scout the Narvik area. She was attacked en route by a
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was not lengthened, but her beam was increased 1 foot (0.3 m) to 89 feet .75 inches (27.1 m) and her average draught was now 27 feet 3 inches (8.3 m) at deep load, 2 feet (0.6 m) deeper than before the conversion. She displaced 22,500 long tons (22,861 t)
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s smokescreen was only just beginning to form. The
British aircraft enjoyed a clear view of their target and hit the German battleship six times. An hour later, the second wave of 19 Barracudas from 829 and 831 Squadrons arrived and scored eight more hits. Only one Barracuda was shot down from each
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was not intended to stop landing aircraft—the landing speeds of the time were low enough that this was unnecessary given a good headwind—but rather to prevent aircraft from veering off to one side and potentially falling off the flight deck. Various designs for the flight deck were tested in a wind
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The ship's superstructure, masts, funnel and landing deck were removed and she was given a 576-by-92-foot (175.6 by 28.0 m) flight deck that extended over three-quarters of her length. This flight deck was not level; it sloped upwards about three-quarters of the way from the stern to help slow
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A two-level hangar was built under the flight deck, 15 feet (4.6 m) in height per level. The lower hangar was 550 feet (167.6 m) long by 35–50 feet (10.7–15.2 m) wide and the upper was 520 by 50 feet (158.5 by 15.2 m). Each hangar could be sectioned off by electrically operated
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floatplanes, with and without wheels, to compare various designs of wooden and metal floats. The lower flight deck was greased to allow them to take off with a minimum of difficulty. A Flycatcher fitted with wooden skids was also tested and behaved perfectly satisfactorily. The arresting gear was
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Mark XIX mounts. One mount each was on the former flying-off deck and the quarterdeck while the other four were mounted two per side. Two more Mark V 2-pounder mounts were added fore and aft of the newly added island superstructure at the same time. While later refitting in the United States, the
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returned to her builders for further modifications. In
November 1917, the rear turret was replaced by a 300-foot (91 m) deck for landing aircraft over another hangar. Her funnel and superstructure remained intact, with a narrow strip of decking around them to connect the fore and aft flight
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light cruisers managed to slip through the gaps in the
British patrols and destroyed the Scandinavia convoy during the morning of 17 October, but no word was received of the engagement until that afternoon. The 1st CS was ordered to intercept the German ships, but they proved to be faster than
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remained off the coast of Norway despite the damage and attempted to fly off aircraft on 22 April, despite severe weather, to discourage German aircraft from delivering supplies to the German forces in Narvik. One aircraft was shot down by the
Germans and the others returned reporting heavy
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The ship was given a more extensive refit from
January to May 1939 that removed her 5.5-inch guns and palisades, mounted anti-aircraft guns on her lower flying-off deck, plated in the doors at the forward end of the upper hangar, and gave her a small island on the starboard side.
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flexibility allowing the ship to simultaneously land aircraft on the main flight deck while fighters were taking off on the lower deck or to speedily fly off her aircraft from both decks. Doors at the forward end of the upper hangar opened onto the lower flying deck. Like
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in early 1940, when her aircraft provided air support to
British troops ashore in addition to attacking German shipping. The first of what would be numerous aircraft ferry missions was made by the carrier during the campaign. After the withdrawal of British troops in May,
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battlecruisers by a wartime restriction that banned construction of ships larger than light cruisers. To obtain ships suitable for traditional battlecruiser roles, such as scouting for fleets and hunting enemy raiders, he settled on ships with the minimal armour of a
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s role was to allow a German reconnaissance aircraft to spot the
British ships and make a report, then shoot it down. She was refitted in August and spent the rest of the year training. During the passage of Convoy JW 57 from the UK to Russia in February 1944,
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by the Home Fleet had to be abandoned on 15 May 1944 because of poor weather. Yet another attempt on 28 May was foiled by bad weather, but a German convoy was successfully attacked on 1 June 1944. One ammunition ship was sunk and two others were set on fire.
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was added in its place, such that aircraft had to manoeuvre around the superstructure to land. Later in the war, the ship had her rear turret removed and a second flight deck installed aft of the superstructure, but this was less than satisfactory due to air
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immediately afterwards. While in
Belfast she was hit by one small bomb and near-missed by two others during a German air raid in early May, but was only lightly damaged. The ship loaded another batch of 40 Hurricane IIs, plus nine Fulmars from 'X' Flight of
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tanks were provided for aircraft and the ship's boats on the upper deck. An additional 20,000 imperial gallons (91,000 L; 24,000 US gal) of petrol were in bulk storage. In 1939, her complement consisted of 41 officers and 754 crewmen.
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joined the Home Fleet off the coast of Norway on 10 April 1940 with only eighteen Swordfish from 816 and 818 Squadrons embarked; no fighters were able to join the ship in time. Sixteen Swordfish made unsuccessful torpedo attacks on German ships in
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s superstructure and upper hull was moderately damaged by the bombs, but her machinery was intact because the Barracuda pilots pressed home their attack below the 3,000-foot (910 m) altitude necessary to give their 1,600-pound (730 kg)
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Two 47-by-46-foot (14.3 by 14.0 m) lifts (elevators) were installed to transfer aircraft between the flight deck and hangars. No arresting gear was fitted and two 600-imperial-gallon (2,700 L; 720 US gal) ready-use
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s September 1930 – February 1932 refit, her anti-aircraft outfit was reinforced by the addition of two eight-barrel QF 2-pounder Mark V pom-pom mounts where the forward 4-inch guns on the flying-off deck had been removed earlier.
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s aircraft to take off crashed into her island, killing 14 men and starting a serious fire on the flight deck. The blocked flight deck forced the remaining six Hurricanes to remain on board and they were returned to Gibraltar.
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remained with Force H until February 1943 before transferring to the Home Fleet where she remained for the rest of the war. In July, the fleet demonstrated off the coast of Norway in strength to distract attention from the
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barely used during these trials and it was removed shortly afterwards. Deck-edge palisades were installed in 1927 to keep aircraft from blowing over the side in rough weather. The first carrier night-landing was made by a
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returned to the dockyard in November to have the aft turret removed and replaced by another deck for landing, giving her both a launching and a recovery deck. Two lifts (elevators) serving the hangars were also installed.
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in bad weather. Disappointed with the failure of the torpedo attacks the previous day, bombs were carried instead. 818 Squadron, making the first attack, damaged several captured Norwegian ships, but lost two aircraft to
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also embarked 880 Squadron with eight Seafire L.IIC fighters to reinforce the six Seafire IBs of 801 Squadron. On the morning of 3 April 1944, 21 Barracudas of 827 and 830 Squadrons made the first attack just as the
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was laid up after the war, but was converted to an aircraft carrier with a continuous flight deck between June 1921 and September 1925. Her design was based on experience gained with the first two British carriers,
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director was fitted on the island and another on an elevated mount on the former flying-off deck. Two pom-pom directors were also mounted on the island for the weapons mounted fore and aft of the island.
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IBs of 801 Squadron, another 12 Seafire IICs of 807 Squadron and nine Albacores of 822 Squadron to provide air cover for the amphibious landings by the Central Task Force. On the morning of 8 November,
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was ready. One Gladiator and the guiding Swordfish crashed en route, killing all crewmen. The ship returned to Scapa Flow once all the Gladiators had been flown off, carrying only six Sea Gladiators of
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was given a lengthy refit in the United States and spent a few months training after her return in April 1942. She made several more ferry trips in mid-1942 before her aircraft attacked airfields in
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turned around after flying off her fighters and reached Gibraltar successfully. She loaded another batch of 32 Spitfires on 16 August and they were flown off the following day southeast of the
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attacked ships in Petsamo on 30 July with all her Swordfish and Albacores, escorted by six Fulmars and all four Sea Hurricanes, but there was very little shipping present. One small ship, MV
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for her biggest load of aircraft yet, 64 Hurricanes, leaving room for only nine Swordfish from 816 Squadron on this voyage. Upon her arrival on 25 June she transferred 22 Hurricanes to
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left Belfast with a load of 49 Hurricanes, carrying three Fulmars of 800 Squadron and four Sea Hurricane IBs of 880A Squadron for self-defence, and nine Swordfish of 812 Squadron for
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reached Takoradi on 10 January 1941 arriving back in Britain on 5 February 1941 where she was given a brief refit. She made another ferry trip to Takoradi on 4 March, carrying 12
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to check the damage from the near miss. It proved worse than anticipated and he was ordered back to the United Kingdom. Only six of the nine remaining Swordfish were serviceable.
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from the funnel and superstructure was severe enough that only three landing attempts were successful before further attempts were forbidden. Her 18-inch guns were reused on the
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later on 23 April 1944, but bad weather prevented any attack from being made that day and for the next several days. Instead, the aircraft attempted to attack installations at
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s armoured deck but failed to detonate, and another 500-pound (230 kg) bomb did only superficial damage. A fourth attack was made on 29 August, but inflicted no damage.
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to minimise any turbulence over the flight deck; instead she had a navigating position at the leading edge of the flight deck, starboard, and was provided with a retractable
832:, the first cruiser in the RN with geared turbines, was copied and simply duplicated to provide two sets of turbines. The four Brown-Curtis turbines were powered by eighteen
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with a reduced crew before being brought up to full complement in November. Transverse arresting gear was fitted sometime during the mid-1930s. She was detached to the
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and the ship arrived at Gibraltar on 27 October. She loaded 32 Spitfires and launched them on 29 August before returning to Gibraltar and being assigned to
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wing from very high altitude. Two large bombs narrowly missed the ship, the closest only 11 yards (10.1 m) off the port side aft. The shock shook her
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when she returned on 28 June. This time, however, both carriers sailed to deliver the fighters to their usual take-off point west of Sicily. The tenth of
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resumed her training duties after the completion of the refit and continued them until October 1939. As a deck-landing training carrier in 1939
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were torpedoed. The British ships had been spotted before the attack and two Fulmars and an Albacore were shot down by the alerted defences.
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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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after commissioning in 1925, although she spent much of the next several years conducting trials for practically every aircraft in the
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was back in Liverpool by 15 December where she embarked 40 more Hurricanes for Takoradi. She sailed on 21 December 1940 joining with
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and other targets in Norway during the first half of 1944. By September 1944, the ship was showing her age and she was placed in
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out of alignment and jarred the port inner high-pressure turbine so she was limited to 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).
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and the armament of a battlecruiser. He justified their existence by claiming he needed fast, shallow-draught ships for his
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at anchor before her armament was installed. Her retractable charthouse is prominent at the forward end of the flight deck.
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used a four-wheel trolley that ran down a track along the centre of the flight deck for take-off. Aircraft were lifted by
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was used extensively for trials of naval aircraft, and later as a training ship once large, modern fleet carriers such as
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in November 1942. The ship remained in the Mediterranean until February 1943 when she was transferred to the Home Fleet.
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was sent back to the Home Fleet for training. One last mission was necessary to reinforce the defences of Malta before
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was detached from the 1st CS and ordered to sweep along the 56th parallel as far as 4° East and to return before dark.
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wave and another crashed on take-off. 801 and 880 Squadrons were retained for fleet air defence during the operation.
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guns replaced her original anti-aircraft guns. Four were mounted on the sides of the flying-off deck and two on the
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from the hangar to the flight deck. Although the aft turret was fitted and the gun tested, it was not long before
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sailed for the departure point the following day, but could only fly off 14 Hurricanes because some of the
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On 14 June, carrying only half of 816 Squadron for her own protection,
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502:(13,850 km; 8,610 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
382:
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Nailer, Roger (1990). "Aircraft to Malta". In Gardiner, Robert (ed.).
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and the two carriers flew off their fighters from a position south of
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with bombs that they could not carry and their torpedoes were aboard
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patrols in the North Sea after May. In July 1918, she flew off seven
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222:
3675:(3rd revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
3546:. Warship Profile. Vol. 24. Windsor, UK: Profile Publications.
1696:
1167:
Closeup of the ship shortly following its initial conversion and in
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as originally completed with a flying-off deck for aircraft forward
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3440:. Warship Special. Vol. 1. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press.
2315:
An 830 Naval Air Squadron Barracuda taking off from the temporary
2268:, so that the squadrons that trained together could fly together.
826:. To save design time, the installation used in the light cruiser
2132:
2033:
1908:
1775:
1771:
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1384:
1323:
1299:
ship was fitted with a maximum of 22 manually operated automatic
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714:
spent most of 1943 training, but made a number of attacks on the
32:
2332:
2166:, destroying three aircraft on the ground and shooting down one
2107:, but she was only to sail far enough with them to allow her 38
1003:
775:
689:
in 1941. An unsuccessful attack on German-occupied ports on the
182:
On a Black Field an eagle's head White, langued Red, armed Gold.
3747:
3387:
Big Gun Monitors: Design, Construction and Operations 1914–1945
2074:
returned, she transferred the six Swordfish of 810 Squadron to
2007:, departing Scapa Flow on the 23rd in company with the carrier
1774:. On 1 July she escorted a convoy of Canadian troops bound for
1665:
1565:
1248:
912:
822:
were the first large warships in the Royal Navy to have geared
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while under construction. Her forward turret was removed and a
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for the loss of two aircraft on 6 May 1944. Another attack on
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light anti-aircraft guns, which replaced the single quadruple
2446:
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1904:
1826:
862:
was designed to normally carry 750 long tons (762 t) of
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730:
657:
entered service in the 1930s. During the early months of the
215:
1110:, attacking the Zeppelin sheds there with moderate success.
2183:
1770:
sailed unescorted for Halifax carrying £18,000,000 in gold
1670:
1459:
carried 801 Squadron which initially flew a mixture of six
998:
3544:
HMS Furious/Aircraft Carrier 1917–1948: Part II: 1925–1948
1673:, although the crews were rescued by the British cruiser
1010:
seen in 1918, after being fitted with an aft landing deck
919:
that replaced the forward turret. A 160-foot (49 m)
615:, the ship was very lightly armoured and designed with a
236:
3801:
Data on her original design and technical specifications
1564:
and escorting ships which had been spotted off southern
3525:
The Illustrated Guide to Aircraft Carriers of the World
852:(58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph), but she never ran her
729:
was decommissioned in April 1945, but was not sold for
1798:
in August 1941 with four Hurricanes on her flight deck
1642:, and just missed the third and fourth ships in line.
3632:
1950: A History of Design, Construction, and Armament
1979:
embarked nine Fulmars of 800 Squadron, 'A' Flight of
1754:; they were flown off on 21 April once their base at
3956:
World War II aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom
3695:
British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917–1990
1887:
and six Swordfish of 825 Squadron for self-defence.
3951:
World War I aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom
3582:. London: Naval Institute Press. pp. 151–65.
1452:during this time, but suffered only minor damage.
1087:expected and the British ships were unsuccessful.
1514:torpedo bombers and reconnaissance aircraft, and
761:, a plan to invade Germany via its Baltic coast.
3946:World War I battlecruisers of the United Kingdom
3927:
3467:(Revised ed.). London: Brockhampton Press.
1631:s starboard side, carried away five overhanging
840:that were designed to produce a total of 90,000
3423:Bruce, J. M. (1976). "Sopwith's Pedigree Pup".
1331:taken in 1925, shortly after her reconstruction
798:of 24 feet 11 inches (7.6 m) at
3653:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
3508:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
3489:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
3408:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
3370:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1572:departed her berth adjacent to the battleship
1553:and a detachment of three more Swordfish from
783:in 1917, showing the ship's single 18-inch gun
404:General characteristics (as completed in 1925)
3821:
2099:spent the next three months after her return
2469:, 20 cwt referring to the weight of the gun.
693:interrupted the ferry missions in mid-1941.
433:26,500 long tons (26,900 t) (deep load)
3913:List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
3716:. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain (Historians).
2410:were made in August 1944 under the name of
1897:on 25 April where they were transferred to
1602:formed a hunting group for German raiders.
1014:On 2 August 1917, while performing trials,
3828:
3814:
3711:
3689:
2499:
2497:
2495:
1743:returned to Norway on 18 May carrying the
1703:transports that had landed on frozen Lake
1549:and embarked nine Swordfish aircraft from
1399:recommissioned in May 1932 as part of the
1279:"pom-poms" were installed in 1927. During
848:). The ship's speed was an estimated 31.5
443:786 ft 9 in (239.8 m) (o/a)
736:
3908:List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy
3481:
3462:
3435:
2763:
2310:
2085:s last ferry mission as she was sent to
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1383:
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1193:
1162:
1002:
999:Aircraft landing and the First World War
814:of 5.33 feet (1.6 m) at deep load.
774:
763:
19:For other ships with the same name, see
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3596:
3558:
3541:
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2492:
2445:, and had been completely broken up in
2327:The Home Fleet tried another attack on
2264:exchanged Barracuda squadrons, 827 for
915:capable of housing ten aircraft on her
3928:
3667:
3618:
3577:
3506:The Battle for Norway: April–June 1940
3384:
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3009:
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2979:
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2714:
2111:to reach Malta. This she did, just as
235:786 ft 9 in (239.8 m) (
3809:
3730:
3503:
3422:
3403:
3332:. New York: Arco Publishing Company.
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3224:
2917:Sturtivant 1984, pp. 203–204, 253–255
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2345:attacked shipping in the vicinity of
2214:, escorted by the British battleship
1645:
1427:in September 1938, the ship embarked
1301:20-millimetre (0.79 in) Oerlikon
904:for which 10 torpedoes were carried.
685:, but she began to ferry aircraft to
50:
3368:British Battleships of World War One
3365:
3346:
2051:on 31 July as the ship was leaving.
1968:exchanged 816 Squadron for 818 from
1867:s Skuas had flown off to search for
1610:for the convoy bringing most of the
1588:. Afterwards she was transferred to
1568:. After returning from this search,
1318:
1263:retained ten of her original eleven
1139:, although this was very limited as
490:30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
3697:. London: Arms & Armour Press.
3108:
3054:
3004:
2974:
2813:
2711:
2571:
2414:in a concerted effort to sink her.
2308:was under repair for three months.
2297:bombs enough velocity to penetrate
2024:where they refuelled in late July.
1699:. En route, her Swordfish attacked
1533:
896:was also fitted with two submerged
13:
3961:Ships built by Armstrong Whitworth
3936:Courageous-class aircraft carriers
3714:The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm
3406:Carrier Operations in World War II
3221:
2881:
2790:
2736:
2688:
2548:
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2304:s main armoured deck. Nonetheless
1907:. She sailed for a brief refit at
1805:loaded 55 aircraft, mostly crated
1596:, where she and the battlecruiser
1439:Squadrons and joined the fleet at
1305:Vickers .50 machine gun mount
1143:was less than three years old and
1047:-class ships were assigned to the
255:24 ft 11 in (7.6 m)
221:22,890 long tons (23,257 t) (
14:
3977:
3767:FleetAirArmArchive.net on Furious
3740:
3351:. London: Arms and Armour Press.
2908:Sturtivant 1984, pp. 161, 164–165
2386:made another attempt to sink the
876:BL 5.5 in (140 mm) Mk I
704:as part of the opening stages of
482:4 shafts, 4 geared steam turbines
459:27 ft 3 in (8.3 m)
3746:
2323:at the start of Operation Mascot
2017:, Iceland, under the command of
1997:attack the German-occupied ports
1875:because of the poor visibility.
1486:as well as the Fairey IIIF, the
472:90,000 shp (67,000 kW)
430:22,500 long tons (22,900 t)
52:
31:
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2433:in April 1945 being berthed at
1817:on 7 November 1940 sailing for
1786:
1463:and three Flycatcher fighters.
1367:), one spotter reconnaissance (
902:21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes
563:: 1–1.5 in (25–38 mm)
551:: .75–1 in (19–25 mm)
397:: 1–1.5 in (25–38 mm)
385:: 7–9 in (178–229 mm)
373:: .75–3 in (19–76 mm)
304:(58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph)
3349:British Battleships, 1919–1939
2562:
2539:
2518:
2483:
2465:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for
2459:
2239:. No aircraft were lost and a
2189:
1612:1st Canadian Infantry Division
1510:, flying Shark, Swordfish and
1455:From 1933 to the end of 1938,
1411:was present at the Coronation
379:: 3–7 in (76–178 mm)
1:
3966:Ships built on the River Tyne
3318:
2935:Sturtivant 1984, pp. 106, 108
1687:British ships entering Narvik
1113:
907:Even as she was being built,
557:: 2–3 in (51–76 mm)
545:: 2–3 in (51–76 mm)
367:: 2–3 in (51–76 mm)
152:(Latin: "Fury supplies arms")
3527:. London, UK: Hermes House.
2476:
2138:As part of Operation Torch,
1158:National Physical Laboratory
741:During the First World War,
7:
3436:Campbell, N. J. M. (1978).
3431:. Bromley, UK: Pilot Press.
1255:
1118:
1079:later that day. Two German
10:
3982:
1972:, then departed for home.
1649:
1407:from May to October 1934.
1106:which participated in the
979:'s Low Walker shipyard in
911:was modified with a large
883:3-inch (76 mm) 20 cwt
603:. Designed to support the
391:: 10 in (254 mm)
18:
3903:
3881:
3853:
3523:Ireland, Bernard (2005).
2243:freighter was destroyed.
2200:Allied invasion of Sicily
1987:IBs, nine Swordfish from
1494:reconnaissance aircraft.
1312:High Angle Control System
1209:launch and recovery cycle
403:
333:5.5 in (140 mm) guns
186:
45:
30:
3847:-class aircraft carriers
3712:Sturtivant, Ray (1984).
3504:Haarr, Geirr H. (2010).
3463:Chesneau, Roger (1998).
3425:Air Enthusiast Quarterly
2778:Friedman, pp. 94–95, 366
2452:
2182:covered the landings at
2174:, attacked the field at
888:were mounted before the
451:88 ft (26.8 m)
348:21 in (533 mm)
327:18 in (457 mm) guns
247:88 ft (26.8 m)
3731:Young, Desmond (1963).
3542:Jenkins, C. A. (1972).
3275:Sturtivant 1990, p. 109
3164:Sturtivant 1984, p. 356
2962:Sturtivant 1984, p. 237
2953:Sturtivant 1984, p. 228
2944:Sturtivant 1984, p. 111
2860:Burt 1993, pp. 265, 269
2708:Burt 1993, pp. 259, 262
2545:Roberts, pp. 71, 76, 79
2374:and the fleet carriers
2339:and the escort carrier
2222:French battleship
1559:German battleship
802:. She displaced 19,513
716:German battleship
187:General characteristics
3649:Roberts, John (1997).
3209:Sturtivant 1990, p. 93
2992:Sturtivant 1990, p. 40
2899:Burt 1993, pp. 269–271
2833:Burt 1993, pp. 266–269
2667:Burt 1993, pp. 258–263
2324:
2123:. After this mission,
1991:and nine Albacores of
1837:and the small carrier
1799:
1635:from the port side of
1393:
1332:
1243:
1199:
1176:
1011:
987:on 18 August 1916 and
784:
772:
737:Design and description
681:made several trips to
647:After her conversion,
3840:-class battlecruisers
3796:(February): 80. 1919.
3624:British Battleships,
3404:Brown, J. D. (2009).
2441:was sold in 1948 for
2314:
2109:Supermarine Spitfires
1794:
1528:Gloster Sea Gladiator
1387:
1355:on 6 May 1926 aboard
1326:
1292:QF 4-inch Mk XVI guns
1238:
1224:and lacked an island
1197:
1166:
1006:
778:
767:
621:18-inch (457 mm) guns
3755:at Wikimedia Commons
3385:Buxton, Ian (2008).
3366:Burt, R. A. (1986).
3347:Burt, R. A. (1993).
3266:Rohwer, pp. 320, 322
3218:Jenkins, pp. 284–285
2926:Jenkins, pp. 277–278
2869:Jenkins, pp. 275–276
2649:Newbolt, pp. 156–157
2640:Newbolt, pp. 150–151
2390:on 17 July 1944, in
1903:to be flown off for
1843:German cruiser
1338:was assigned to the
1175:is on the after deck
1049:1st Cruiser Squadron
199:-class battlecruiser
150:Ministrat arma furor
3759:Royal Navy page on
3182:Nailer, pp. 163–165
3128:Nailer, pp. 156–157
3096:Nailer, pp. 154–155
2810:Jenkins, pp. 276–77
2769:Chesneau, pp. 85–88
2250:, an attack on the
2246:In preparation for
2231:torpedo bombers of
2144:Supermarine Seafire
2115:was torpedoed, but
1952:, 26 were moved to
1811:No. 73 Squadron RAF
1732:decided to head to
1419:on 20 May 1937 for
1405:Mediterranean Fleet
1361:Blackburn Blackburn
1055:, commander of the
981:Newcastle upon Tyne
977:Armstrong Whitworth
627:was modified as an
289:4 shafts; 4 geared
89:Armstrong Whitworth
3780:Maritimequest HMS
3772:US Navy photos of
3735:. London: Cassell.
3733:Rutland of Jutland
2536:Roberts, pp. 64–65
2524:Roberts, pp. 50–51
2412:Operation Goodwood
2325:
2248:Operation Tungsten
2105:Operation Pedestal
1800:
1712:bomber of the II./
1679:and the destroyer
1652:Norwegian campaign
1646:Norwegian campaign
1394:
1333:
1244:
1239:Sopwith Camels on
1200:
1177:
1016:Squadron Commander
1012:
975:on 8 June 1915 at
886:anti-aircraft guns
812:metacentric height
785:
773:
663:Norwegian Campaign
607:championed by the
528:4 in (102 mm)
3921:
3920:
3751:Media related to
3534:978-1-84477-747-1
3515:978-1-59114-051-1
3415:978-1-59114-108-2
3396:978-1-59114-045-0
3330:Aircraft Carriers
3284:Brown, pp. 24, 28
3257:Brown, pp. 25, 27
3230:Burt 1986, p. 272
3033:Haar, pp. 140–141
2878:Burt 1993, p. 265
2787:Burt 1993, p. 276
2724:Burt 1993, p. 269
2676:Burt 1993, p. 248
2613:Burt 1986, p. 307
2577:Burt 1986, p. 314
2559:Burt 1986, p. 306
2515:Burt 1986, p. 303
1348:Fairey Flycatcher
1319:Inter-war service
1038:Frederick Rutland
880:quick-firing (QF)
872:BL 18-inch Mark I
577:
576:
561:Torpedo bulkheads
469:18 Yarrow boilers
395:Torpedo bulkheads
339:3 in (76 mm)
312:737 officers and
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3753:HMS Furious (47)
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2392:Operation Mascot
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2229:Fairey Barracuda
2208:
2153:
2121:Balearic Islands
2084:
2068:Bristol Blenheim
2005:Petsamo, Finland
1962:
1940:returned to the
1866:
1807:Hawker Hurricane
1718:propeller shafts
1630:
1534:Second World War
1481:Fairey Swordfish
1477:Blackburn Baffin
1388:Oblique view of
1285:
1269:QF 4-inch Mark V
1198:Aircraft on deck
1034:
965:during the war.
878:guns. A pair of
842:shaft horsepower
659:Second World War
629:aircraft carrier
599:(RN) during the
570:Aircraft carried
419:aircraft carrier
130:, September 1925
128:aircraft carrier
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3155:Brown, p. 20
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3087:Brown, p. 17
3083:
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3060:Brown, p. 16
3056:
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3024:Haar, p. 195
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2428:
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2347:Kristiansund
2341:
2336:
2328:
2326:
2320:
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2298:
2286:
2278:
2274:
2269:
2266:831 Squadron
2261:
2257:
2252:
2245:
2233:827 Squadron
2223:
2216:
2211:
2203:
2194:
2193:
2179:
2162:airfield at
2160:Vichy French
2148:
2142:embarked 12
2139:
2137:
2124:
2116:
2112:
2096:
2095:
2091:Pennsylvania
2087:Philadelphia
2079:
2075:
2071:
2063:
2059:
2055:
2053:
2041:
2037:
2029:
2025:
2019:Rear Admiral
2009:
1993:817 Squadron
1989:812 Squadron
1981:880 Squadron
1976:
1974:
1969:
1965:
1957:
1953:
1949:
1945:
1937:
1933:
1929:
1921:
1917:
1914:800 Squadron
1899:
1890:
1889:
1885:807 Squadron
1876:
1872:
1868:
1861:
1857:
1853:
1849:
1844:
1838:
1830:
1809:fighters of
1802:
1801:
1795:
1787:Ferry duties
1767:
1765:
1761:804 Squadron
1752:263 Squadron
1740:
1738:
1721:
1692:
1691:
1681:
1675:
1656:
1655:
1638:
1625:
1620:
1603:
1598:
1584:
1582:was sunk by
1579:
1574:
1569:
1560:
1555:818 Squadron
1551:816 Squadron
1546:
1538:
1537:
1516:769 Squadron
1508:767 Squadron
1503:
1499:
1496:
1456:
1454:
1448:
1413:Fleet Review
1408:
1396:
1395:
1389:
1374:
1373:
1356:
1335:
1334:
1328:
1309:
1296:dual-purpose
1294:in six twin
1289:
1280:
1277:QF 2-pounder
1260:
1259:
1245:
1240:
1222:flush-decked
1217:
1213:
1201:
1179:
1178:
1169:dazzle paint
1149:
1144:
1140:
1135:
1129:
1123:
1122:
1108:Tondern raid
1095:
1090:
1089:
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1065:
1060:
1053:David Beatty
1044:
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1013:
1007:
989:commissioned
968:
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893:
859:
858:
828:
820:half-sisters
815:
787:
786:
780:
768:
747:
740:
733:until 1948.
726:
717:
711:
710:
699:Vichy French
694:
691:Arctic Ocean
678:
676:
667:
653:
648:
646:
641:
624:
619:of only two
617:main battery
587:
581:
579:
578:
520:10 × single
425:Displacement
413:
331:11 × single
271:90,000
205:Displacement
196:
160:
149:
123:Reclassified
118:26 June 1917
115:Commissioned
70:
37:
25:
2751:Brown, p. 2
2351:ore carrier
2190:Home waters
2154:s Seafires
2049:flying boat
2022:Wake-Walker
2015:Seidisfjord
1835:Convoy WS5A
1616:ocean liner
1594:Nova Scotia
1488:Fairey Seal
1273:quarterdeck
1171:scheme. An
1057:Grand Fleet
1036:air group,
1023:Sopwith Pup
925:Floatplanes
921:flight deck
836:small-tube
683:West Africa
633:flight deck
613:Lord Fisher
526:6 × single
522:5.5 in guns
498:7,480
337:2 × single
325:2 × single
157:Nickname(s)
102:8 June 1915
21:HMS Furious
3941:1916 ships
3930:Categories
3884:Courageous
3865:Courageous
3855:Courageous
3845:Courageous
3838:Courageous
3319:References
2377:Formidable
2262:Victorious
2101:working up
2042:Victorious
2010:Victorious
1983:with four
1823:Gold Coast
1745:Gladiators
1730:Troubridge
1547:Courageous
1530:fighters.
1441:Scapa Flow
1401:Home Fleet
1369:Fairey III
1365:Avro Bison
1230:charthouse
1114:Conversion
1066:Courageous
1045:Courageous
1043:The three
962:Lord Clive
947:Lord Clive
942:Turbulence
917:forecastle
854:sea trials
677:At first,
638:turbulence
597:Royal Navy
588:Courageous
510:795 (1939)
507:Complement
479:Propulsion
414:Courageous
309:Complement
286:Propulsion
218:) (normal)
197:Courageous
3882:Modified
3622:(1990) .
3600:(1996) .
2477:Footnotes
2449:by 1954.
2224:Richelieu
2072:Ark Royal
2064:Ark Royal
2060:Ark Royal
1975:In July,
1970:Ark Royal
1954:Ark Royal
1946:Ark Royal
1934:Ark Royal
1922:Ark Royal
1918:Ark Royal
1900:Ark Royal
1895:Gibraltar
1815:Liverpool
1756:Bardufoss
1662:Trondheim
1639:Aquitania
1637:RMS
1633:lifeboats
1580:Royal Oak
1575:Royal Oak
1561:Gneisenau
1518:, flying
1506:embarked
1449:Encounter
1445:destroyer
1421:George VI
1379:Devonport
1310:A single
1077:North Sea
1021:landed a
973:laid down
927:like the
804:long tons
800:deep load
687:Gibraltar
654:Ark Royal
377:Barbettes
223:deep load
212:long tons
170:Sold for
99:Laid down
3872:Glorious
3693:(1990).
3671:(2005).
3630:Vanguard
3628:1860 to
3552:10154565
3485:(1988).
3328:(1977).
2505:endpaper
2431:paid off
2404:ski-jump
2361:Saarburg
2356:and the
2342:Searcher
2317:ski-jump
2220:and the
2176:La Senia
2164:Tafraoui
2001:Kirkenes
1926:Sardinia
1860:. After
1819:Takoradi
1676:Penelope
1608:flagship
1543:Scotland
1490:and the
1479:and the
1417:Spithead
1256:Armament
1205:fighters
1119:Overview
1100:Zeppelin
1072:Glorious
985:launched
952:monitors
864:fuel oil
829:Champion
818:and her
555:Bulkhead
515:Armament
320:Armament
161:Spurious
107:Launched
93:Wallsend
77:Namesake
3894:Furious
3782:Furious
3774:Furious
3761:Furious
3626:Warrior
3561:Warship
3456:5991550
2439:Furious
2421:Tirpitz
2416:Furious
2408:Tirpitz
2388:Tirpitz
2372:Furious
2365:Tirpitz
2337:Furious
2329:Tirpitz
2321:Furious
2306:Tirpitz
2299:Tirpitz
2287:Tirpitz
2279:Tirpitz
2275:Tirpitz
2270:Furious
2258:Furious
2253:Tirpitz
2241:beached
2212:Furious
2204:Furious
2195:Furious
2180:Furious
2156:strafed
2149:Furious
2140:Furious
2133:Force H
2125:Furious
2117:Furious
2097:Furious
2080:Furious
2076:Furious
2056:Furious
2038:Furious
2034:jetties
2030:Trotter
2026:Furious
1977:Furious
1966:Furious
1958:Furious
1950:Furious
1938:Furious
1930:Furious
1909:Belfast
1891:Furious
1877:Furious
1862:Furious
1858:Furious
1831:Furious
1803:Furious
1796:Furious
1776:Iceland
1772:bullion
1768:Furious
1741:Furious
1734:Harstad
1727:Captain
1722:Furious
1708:single
1693:Furious
1682:Punjabi
1657:Furious
1626:Furious
1621:Samaria
1604:Furious
1599:Repulse
1590:Halifax
1570:Furious
1539:Furious
1504:Furious
1500:Furious
1457:Furious
1409:Furious
1397:Furious
1390:Furious
1375:Furious
1357:Furious
1336:Furious
1329:Furious
1281:Furious
1261:Furious
1241:Furious
1218:Furious
1180:Furious
1124:Furious
1096:Furious
1091:Furious
1082:Brummer
1061:Furious
1031:Furious
1027:Furious
1008:Furious
993:ratings
969:Furious
940:decks.
937:Furious
909:Furious
894:Furious
860:Furious
838:boilers
816:Furious
796:draught
790:had an
788:Furious
781:Furious
769:Furious
743:Admiral
727:Furious
723:reserve
718:Tirpitz
712:Furious
702:Algeria
695:Furious
679:Furious
668:Furious
649:Furious
642:Furious
625:Furious
582:Furious
530:AA guns
456:Draught
383:Turrets
342:AA guns
314:ratings
252:Draught
210:19,513
85:Builder
71:Furious
46:History
38:Furious
3720:
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3679:
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3567:
3550:
3531:
3512:
3493:
3471:
3454:
3444:
3412:
3393:
3374:
3355:
3336:
2358:tanker
2354:Almora
1869:Hipper
1841:. The
1697:Tromsø
1666:Narvik
1566:Norway
1526:, and
1475:, the
1249:petrol
1084:-class
949:-class
913:hangar
890:funnel
834:Yarrow
750:-class
748:Renown
590:-class
537:Armour
440:Length
416:-class
359:Armour
232:Length
174:, 1948
3886:class
3857:class
2453:Notes
2447:Troon
2443:scrap
2424:'
2302:'
2290:'
2282:'
2217:Anson
2207:'
2152:'
2113:Eagle
2083:'
1961:'
1942:Clyde
1905:Malta
1865:'
1854:Argus
1839:Argus
1827:Egypt
1813:, in
1714:KG 26
1629:'
1284:'
1214:Argus
1145:Eagle
1141:Argus
1136:Eagle
1130:Argus
1033:'
933:crane
898:tubes
850:knots
731:scrap
549:Decks
495:Range
487:Speed
371:Decks
302:knots
300:31.5
297:Speed
179:Badge
172:scrap
146:Motto
3718:ISBN
3699:ISBN
3677:ISBN
3655:ISBN
3636:ISBN
3606:ISBN
3584:ISBN
3565:ISBN
3548:OCLC
3529:ISBN
3510:ISBN
3491:ISBN
3469:ISBN
3452:OCLC
3442:ISBN
3410:ISBN
3391:ISBN
3372:ISBN
3353:ISBN
3334:ISBN
2380:and
2333:Bodø
2260:and
2235:and
2184:Oran
2158:the
1671:flak
1619:RMS
1585:U-47
1435:and
1220:was
1133:and
1069:and
971:was
959:and
900:for
580:HMS
543:Belt
448:Beam
365:Belt
346:2 ×
244:Beam
167:Fate
141:: 47
80:Fury
67:Name
2398:of
2319:on
1999:of
1995:to
1883:of
1781:825
1469:811
1437:822
1433:821
1429:801
1415:at
1363:or
1025:on
500:nmi
273:shp
265:18
237:o/a
126:As
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3223:^
3110:^
3006:^
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856:.
846:kW
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573:36
277:kW
91:,
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