HMS Indomitable
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HMS Indomitable was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Illustrious class that saw extensive service in World War II, including major operations in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Indomitable canonical | 7 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Illustrious-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
Royal Navy ship ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Fairey Albacore
ⓘ
Fairey Swordfish ⓘ Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
surface form:
Grumman Avenger
Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
surface form:
Grumman Hellcat
Grumman F4F Wildcat ⓘ
surface form:
Grumman Martlet
Hawker Hurricane ⓘ
surface form:
Hawker Sea Hurricane
Supermarine Seafire ⓘ |
| airGroupCapacity | approximately 45–50 aircraft ⓘ |
| armourFeature | armoured flight deck ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ |
| builtAt | Barrow-in-Furness ⓘ |
| commissioned | 10 October 1941 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| damagedBy | German dive bombers ⓘ |
| damagedIn | Operation Pedestal ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1947 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 23,000 tons standard
ⓘ
approximately 29,000 tons full load ⓘ |
| enteredServiceYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| laidDown | 10 November 1937 ⓘ |
| launched | 26 March 1940 ⓘ |
| length | about 740 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
| notableRole |
carrier air support for Allied amphibious operations
ⓘ
carrier strikes against Japanese targets in final stages of World War II ⓘ escort and strike carrier in Mediterranean convoys ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
British Eastern Fleet operations
British Pacific Fleet ⓘ
surface form:
British Pacific Fleet operations
Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
Malta convoys
Operation Pedestal ⓘ Operation Torch ⓘ air strikes on Japanese-held targets in the Pacific ⓘ air strikes on Sumatra ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 92 ⓘ |
| placedInReserve | post-World War II ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1955 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Illustrious class ⓘ |
| shipType | fleet aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| theatre |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Philip Vian