Invincible-class aircraft carrier
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The Invincible-class aircraft carrier was a class of British Royal Navy light aircraft carriers designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and fleet air defense operations during the late Cold War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft carrier class
ⓘ
light aircraft carrier class ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeCarried |
Harrier GR7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harrier GR9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Merlin helicopter NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea King helicopter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentType |
close-in weapon systems
ⓘ
surface-to-air missiles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | British shipbuilders ⓘ |
| designedDisplacementCategory | light carrier ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Cold War operations
ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ fleet air defence ⓘ |
| displacement | about 20000 tonnes full load ⓘ |
| era | late Cold War ⓘ |
| firstShipCommissioned | HMS Invincible (R05) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightDeckFeature | ski-jump ramp ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
V/STOL aircraft operations
ⓘ
command and control ⓘ helicopter operations ⓘ |
| hasShip |
HMS Ark Royal (R07)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Illustrious (R06) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Invincible (R05) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| initialDesignation | through-deck cruiser ⓘ |
| lastShipDecommissioned | HMS Illustrious (R06) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineContext | NATO North Atlantic ASW strategy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navyRole | carrier strike group core unit ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsBuilt | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| primaryAircraftType | Sea Harrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | conventional propulsion ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
ASW carrier
ⓘ
fixed-wing strike operations ⓘ task group flagship ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipType | through-deck cruiser ⓘ |
| status | all ships decommissioned ⓘ |
| typicalAirGroupSize | about 20 aircraft GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalSpeed | about 28 knots ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Bosnian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falklands War NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Kosovo War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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