HMS Formidable
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HMS Formidable was a British Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, including major operations in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Formidable canonical | 4 |
| British aircraft carrier Formidable | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Illustrious-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
Royal Navy ship ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupCapacity | about 50 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
16 × 4.5-inch dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armor |
armored flight deck
ⓘ
armored hangar sides ⓘ belt armor ⓘ |
| beam | 29.2 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Harland and Wolff ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1940-11-24 ⓘ |
| constructionSite | Belfast ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
German dive bombers
ⓘ
Japanese kamikaze aircraft ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1947-08-12 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 28000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 23000 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 8.5 metres ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1937-06-17 ⓘ |
| launched | 1939-08-17 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 225.6 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 30 knots ⓘ |
| notableFeature | armored flight deck that limited damage from bombs and kamikazes ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 67 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 111000 shp ⓘ |
| precededByClass | Ark Royal-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| propulsion |
3 shafts
ⓘ
6 Admiralty 3-drum boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1953 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| shipClass | Illustrious class ⓘ |
| successorClass | Implacable-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Indian Ocean
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Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Battle of Cape Matapan
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Battle of Crete ⓘ British Pacific Fleet operations against Japan ⓘ Operation Avalanche ⓘ Operation Torch ⓘ air strikes on Okinawa ⓘ air strikes on Sakishima Gunto ⓘ attacks on Italian fleet units in 1941 ⓘ attacks on Taranto ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British aircraft carrier Formidable
subject surface form:
Battle of Cape Matapan
subject surface form:
Battle of Cape Matapan