Illustrious class

E603890

Royal Navy ship class aircraft carrier aircraft carrier class

The Illustrious class was a group of British Royal Navy aircraft carriers built before and during World War II, notable for their armored flight decks and heavy protection.

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Label	Occurrences
Illustrious class canonical	5

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy ship class ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier class ⓘ
airGroupSize	approximately 36–54 aircraft ⓘ
antiAircraftArmament	multiple light AA guns ⓘ
commissioned	1940 ⓘ 1940 ⓘ 1941 ⓘ 1941 ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
designedFor	fleet air defence ⓘ strike operations against shore and naval targets ⓘ
designTradeoff	reduced aircraft capacity for increased protection ⓘ
displacement	approximately 23000 tons standard ⓘ
fate	scrapped ⓘ
followedBy	Implacable class ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	armoured flight deck ⓘ closed hangar ⓘ deck-edge and island-mounted anti-aircraft guns ⓘ heavy protection ⓘ single hangar design ⓘ
laidDown	1937 ⓘ
launched	1939 ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 30 knots ⓘ
navalArchitectureFeature	armoured flight deck integrated with hull structure ⓘ armoured hangar sides ⓘ
notableEngagement	Arctic convoys NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ Malta convoys NERFINISHED ⓘ hunt for Bismarck ⓘ
numberOfShipsBuilt	4 ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
precededBy	Ark Royal class NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryArmament	carrier-based aircraft ⓘ
propulsion	four shafts ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
secondaryArmament	4.5-inch dual-purpose guns ⓘ
serviceEntryPeriod	1940–1941 ⓘ
ship	HMS Formidable NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Illustrious NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Indomitable NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Victorious NERFINISHED ⓘ
theatre	Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	Atlantic theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean theatre ⓘ Mediterranean theatre ⓘ Pacific theatre ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HMS Indomitable → shipClass → Illustrious class ⓘ

HMS Formidable → shipClass → Illustrious class ⓘ

HMS Illustrious → shipClass → Illustrious class ⓘ

aircraft carrier HMS Victorious → shipClass → Illustrious class ⓘ

subject surface form: HMS Victorious

HMS Victorious → shipClass → Illustrious class ⓘ