HMS Illustrious (87)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried up to 36
gptkbp:armament 16 × 4.5 in dual-purpose guns
48 × 2-pounder AA guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mediterranean
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
Battle of the Pacific
gptkbp:badge A gold star on a blue field
gptkbp:beam 95 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Barrow-in-Furness
gptkbp:class Illustrious-class aircraft carrier
gptkbp:commissioned 25 May 1940
gptkbp:complement 1,299
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decommissioned 3 December 1954
gptkbp:destroyedBy January 1941 (air attack)
gptkbp:displacement 23,000 tons (standard)
28,661 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 28 ft
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:final_role gptkb:ship
gptkbp:flag gptkb:British_Pacific_Fleet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Illustrious (87)
gptkbp:launched 5 April 1939
gptkbp:length 740 ft
gptkbp:namedAfter Illustrious (adjective)
gptkbp:nickname The Lusty
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Indian_Ocean_raid
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkb:Malta_Convoys
gptkb:Battle_of_Taranto
gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:pennantNumber 87
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:HMS_Ark_Royal_(91)
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 11,000 nautical miles at 14 knots
gptkbp:repaired_at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, USA
gptkbp:scrapped 1957
gptkbp:serves gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 30.5 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Formidable_(67)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Illustrious_(R06)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6