HMS Albion (R11)

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:aircraft Catapult_and_arrestor_wires
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Sea_Cat_missiles
Bofors 40 mm guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Centaur-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:commissioned 1957
gptkbp:crewCapacity 1,000 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1973
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
Far_East
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:displacement 28,000 tons
gptkbp:exhibits 2 hangars
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstPublished 1957
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity 30 aircraft
Straight deck
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Albion (R11)
gptkbp:launched 1954
gptkbp:length 804 feet
gptkbp:nickname The Mighty Albion
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_Corporate
Operation Grapple
Operation Musketeer
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:powers 80,000 shp
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:role Amphibious assault ship
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1979
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:significantEvent Involved in humanitarian missions
Engaged in anti-piracy operations
Conducted disaster relief operations
Served as a flagship
Participated in the 1960s Cold War operations
First ship to land troops in the Falklands
Participated in the 1970s Mediterranean deployments
Participated_in_NATO_exercises
Conducted_training_exercises_with_NATO_allies
Supported_British_forces_during_the_Suez_Crisis
Visited_by_Queen_Elizabeth_II
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Bulwark_(R08)
gptkbp:speed 30 knots