HMS Eagle

GPTKB entity

Statements (119)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Phantom_FG.1
gptkb:Hawker_Siddeley_Harrier
gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_Phantom_II
gptkb:Harrier_GR.3
gptkb:Westland_Wessex
gptkb:ocean
gptkb:CATOBAR
gptkb:Buccaneer_S.2
gptkb:de_Havilland_Sea_Vixen
gptkb:Bristol_Buccaneer
40 aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_Phantom_II
gptkb:Westland_Wessex
gptkb:Hawker_Sea_Hawk
gptkb:de_Havilland_Sea_Vixen
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Sea_Cat_missiles
gptkb:Sea_Dart_missiles
20 mm Oerlikon cannons
20 mm cannons
4.5 inch guns
gptkbp:beam 93 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Audacious-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:commissioned 1951
gptkbp:crew_capacity 1,500 personnel
2,000 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1978
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1977
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
North Atlantic
training exercises
gptkbp:displacement 50,000 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:final_deployment_duration 6 months
gptkbp:final_deployment_location gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:final_deployment_outcome decommissioning preparations
gptkbp:first_to_operate gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:has_airport angled flight deck
steam catapults
landing aids
gptkbp:height 200 feet
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of British naval power
influenced future aircraft carrier designs
first British carrier to operate jets
participated in joint exercises with US Navy
contributed to NATO operations
largest carrier in Royal Navy history
operated in various global conflicts
largest ship in the Royal Navy at launch
part of the Royal Navy's post-war modernization
served during the transition to modern naval aviation
pioneered the use of jet aircraft in naval operations
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Eagle
gptkbp:last_commissioning gptkb:1978
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1942
1950
gptkbp:length 804 feet
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Eagle
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Falklands_War
participated in the Suez Crisis
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Granby
gptkb:Operation_Shader
gptkb:Operation_Black_Buck
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Operation_Corporate
gptkb:Operation_Telic
gptkb:Suez_Crisis
gptkb:Operation_Grapple
gptkb:Operation_Musketeer
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_history provided training for allied navies
conducted air strikes
conducted humanitarian missions
conducted training exercises
participated in peacekeeping missions
provided logistical support
participated in disaster relief efforts
conducted port visits
conducted search and rescue operations
engaged in diplomatic missions
supported counter-terrorism operations
supported ground forces
conducted surveillance missions
provided air cover
supported naval operations
participated in international maritime security initiatives
conducted maritime security operations
participated in anti-piracy operations
conducted anti-smuggling operations
participated in NATO exercises
conducted joint operations with air forces
participated in joint exercises with NATO allies
participated in joint exercises with US Navy
served in Indian Ocean
served in Mediterranean Sea
conducted naval exercises with Commonwealth nations
gptkbp:operational_range unlimited
1,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:HMS_Invincible
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_aircraft
fleet carrier
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:service gptkb:1978
1951
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Ark_Royal
gptkb:HMS_Centaur
gptkb:HMS_Eagle_(R05)
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:survivors gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Taranto
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3