HMS Victorious
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HMS Victorious was a British Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, including Arctic convoys, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Victorious canonical | 8 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Illustrious-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
Royal Navy ship ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 50 aircraft (wartime) ⓘ |
| alliedService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| armament | aircraft ⓘ |
| beam | about 95 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1941 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 1,500 officers and ratings ⓘ |
| designedFor | armoured flight deck ⓘ |
| displacement | about 23,000 tons standard ⓘ |
| feature | armoured hangar ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1937 ⓘ |
| launched | 1939 ⓘ |
| length | about 740 feet ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign ⓘ |
| nickname | USS Robin ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Arctic convoys
ⓘ
British Pacific Fleet ⓘ
surface form:
British Pacific Fleet operations
Malta relief convoy of August 1942 ⓘ
surface form:
Malta convoys
Mediterranean Sea operations ⓘ Operation Pedestal ⓘ Operation Tungsten ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ attacks on German battleship Tirpitz ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | R38 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
carrier air operations
ⓘ
fleet air defence ⓘ strike carrier ⓘ |
| serviceEntryConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| shipClass | Illustrious class ⓘ |
| shipType | fleet aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Vickers-Armstrongs
ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle upon Tyne
|
| topSpeed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine