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Illustrious-class aircraft carrier
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Illustrious-class_aircraft_carrier
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried
up to 36
gptkbp:armament
Armoured flight deck
gptkbp:beam
95 ft (29 m)
gptkbp:builder
gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkb:Fairfield_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering_Company
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decommissioned
1950s
gptkbp:designedFor
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:displacement
23,000 tons (standard)
gptkbp:enteredService
1940
gptkbp:length
740 ft (226 m)
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Illustrious_class
gptkbp:notableEngagement
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Taranto
gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkbp:notableFeature
First carriers with armoured flight decks
gptkbp:notableShip
gptkb:HMS_Indomitable
gptkb:HMS_Victorious
gptkb:HMS_Formidable
gptkb:HMS_Illustrious
gptkbp:numberBuilt
4
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Ark_Royal-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:primaryUse
Naval aviation
gptkbp:propulsion
Steam turbines
gptkbp:speed
30 knots
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Implacable-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:HMS_Illustrious
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5