Courageous-class battlecruisers

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf light cruiser
gptkbp:armament 2 × 18-inch guns (Furious, as built)
4 × 15-inch guns (Courageous, Glorious)
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:commissioned 1916
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:ship
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Sir_Eustace_Tennyson_d'Eyncourt
Admiral Lord Fisher
gptkbp:displacement 19100 tons (standard)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Courageous-class battlecruisers
gptkbp:length 786 ft (HMS Furious)
gptkbp:nickname large light cruisers
gptkbp:notableEvent HMS Courageous sunk by U-29 in 1939
HMS Furious served as aircraft carrier in WWII
HMS Glorious sunk in 1940
gptkbp:numberOfShips 3
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy Renown-class battlecruisers
gptkbp:purpose designed for Baltic Project operations
gptkbp:shipsInClass gptkb:HMS_Courageous
gptkb:HMS_Furious
gptkb:HMS_Glorious
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:successor no direct successor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Glorious
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6