Courageous-class aircraft carrier
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The Courageous-class aircraft carrier was a group of Royal Navy warships originally built as battlecruisers and later converted into aircraft carriers between the World Wars.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship class
ⓘ
aircraft carrier class ⓘ |
| aircraftLaunchMethod | flight deck take-off ⓘ |
| aircraftRecoveryMethod | arrestor wires ⓘ |
| armamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
naval guns ⓘ |
| carried |
biplane fighters
ⓘ
fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| conversionPeriod | 1924–1930 ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | Courageous-class battlecruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Admiralty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designOrigin | World War I battlecruiser design ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| flightDeckType | full-length flight deck ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ark Royal-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShip |
HMS Courageous
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Furious NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Glorious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | battlecruiser hull ⓘ |
| isConversion | true ⓘ |
| navy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high speed for early carriers
ⓘ
large flight deck on converted battlecruiser hull ⓘ |
| notableLoss |
HMS Courageous
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Glorious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLossCause |
submarine attack
GENERATED
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surface action GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 3 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| operatorBranch | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalType | battlecruiser class ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Atlantic operations of World War II
ⓘ
Norwegian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | HMS Argus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | fleet aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | training and trials carrier ⓘ |
| serviceEntryDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| status | all ships lost or scrapped ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.