HMS Illustrious
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HMS Illustrious was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Illustrious-class that saw significant action during the Second World War, particularly in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Illustrious canonical | 4 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Illustrious-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
Royal Navy ship ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize |
about 36 aircraft (early war)
ⓘ
about 57 aircraft (later war) ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament |
2-pounder "pom-pom" guns
ⓘ
40 mm Bofors autocannon ⓘ
surface form:
Bofors 40 mm guns
Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons ⓘ
surface form:
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
|
| armourBeltThickness | 4.5 inches ⓘ |
| armourFlightDeckThickness | 3 inches ⓘ |
| armourHangarSidesThickness | 4.5 inches ⓘ |
| armourType | armoured flight deck ⓘ |
| beam | 29.2 m ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ |
| builtAt | Barrow-in-Furness ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1940-05-25 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
Junkers Ju 87
ⓘ
surface form:
Luftwaffe Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers
|
| decommissioned | 1954-02-03 ⓘ |
| displacement |
23000 tons (standard)
ⓘ
28000 tons (full load) ⓘ |
| draught | 8.5 m ⓘ |
| honoursAndAwards | multiple battle honours for Mediterranean and Pacific operations ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1937-04-27 ⓘ |
| launched | 1939-04-05 ⓘ |
| length | 227.4 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 30 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the quality of illustriousness ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
heavily damaged by German dive bombers in January 1941
ⓘ
launched the Fleet Air Arm attack on Taranto in November 1940 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 87 ⓘ |
| postwarUse | training and trials carrier ⓘ |
| predecessorNameUsage | third Royal Navy ship to bear the name "Illustrious" ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 4 × twin 4.5-inch dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| repairedAt |
Norfolk Navy Yard
ⓘ
surface form:
Norfolk Navy Yard, United States
|
| repairedIn | 1941 ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1956 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| shipClass | Illustrious class ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Battle of Cape Matapan
ⓘ
Attack on Taranto ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Taranto
British Pacific Fleet ⓘ
surface form:
British Pacific Fleet operations
Eastern Fleet operations in the Indian Ocean ⓘ Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
Malta convoys
Attack on Taranto ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Judgement (Taranto)
Operation Pedestal ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Pedestal (support phase)
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Philip Vian