HMS Courageous
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HMS Courageous was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier that served during the early years of World War II before being sunk by a German U-boat in 1939.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy aircraft carrier
ⓘ
military vessel ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| airGroup | fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| armamentAsBattlecruiser | 4 × 15-inch guns (in two twin turrets) ⓘ |
| armamentAsCarrier | anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| assignedTo | Home Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Armstrong Whitworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | over 500 lives lost ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | torpedoed ⓘ |
| classNameEponym | Courageous-class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 4 November 1916 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| convertedToAircraftCarrier | 1924–1928 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 17 September 1939 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Admiral John Jellicoe’s requirements for shallow-draught battlecruisers ⓘ |
| displacement | about 22,500 tons (standard, as carrier) ⓘ |
| era |
early World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by German submarine ⓘ |
| flag | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort | Plymouth (in early WWII) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | 50 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 28 March 1915 ⓘ |
| laterClass | Courageous-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launched | 5 February 1916 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 786 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
first British warship lost in World War II
ⓘ
sinking led to withdrawal of fleet carriers from ASW patrols ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| originalClass | Courageous-class battlecruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | off the southwest coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| recommissionedAsAircraftCarrier | 1928 ⓘ |
| role |
ASW escort carrier (early WWII employment)
ⓘ
fleet aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | World War I era ⓘ |
| shipType |
aircraft carrier (after conversion)
ⓘ
battlecruiser (as built) ⓘ |
| shipyard | Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
HMS Furious
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Glorious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
German U-boat
ⓘ
U-29 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fairey Swordfish