HMS Illustrious

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HMS_Illustrious
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 40 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 4 × 4.5 inch guns
40 mm Bofors guns
gptkbp:beam 93 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Audacious-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1940
gptkbp:crew 1,500
gptkbp:current_status preserved
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2014
gptkbp:displacement 23,000 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 30 feet
gptkbp:fate gptkb:museum
scrapped
gptkbp:has_museum gptkb:Bristol
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Illustrious
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1940
gptkbp:length 804 feet
gptkbp:nickname Illustrious
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_Taranto
gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:service gptkb:1940
gptkb:2014
gptkbp:significant_event Participated in humanitarian missions
Participated in disaster relief operations
Participated in anti-piracy operations
Participated in joint exercises with other navies
Participated in NATO operations
First ship to launch a jet aircraft
First ship to operate the Sea Harrier
Served as a flagship for NATO operations
Served as a flagship for the Royal Navy.
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Albion
gptkb:HMS_Bulwark
gptkb:HMS_Vengeance
gptkb:HMS_Centaur
gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Taranto
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3