Courageous-class ships

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Courageous-class ships were a group of British Royal Navy warships originally built as large light cruisers during World War I and later converted into aircraft carriers.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Courageous-class 1
Courageous-class ship 0
HMS Courageous 0

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy ship class
aircraft carrier
aircraft carrier
aircraft carrier
warship
warship
warship
warship class
airGroupType carrier-based bombers
carrier-based fighters
fixed-wing aircraft
armourCharacteristic very light armour
causeOfLoss torpedoed by German submarine
conflict World War I
World War II
conversionPeriod interwar period
conversionType large light cruiser to aircraft carrier
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
designedBy Admiral John Jellicoe NERFINISHED
Sir Eustace Tennyson-d'Eyncourt NERFINISHED
designedFor operations in the Baltic Sea
displacement approximately 19,000 tons (as built, standard)
hasPart HMS Courageous NERFINISHED
HMS Furious NERFINISHED
HMS Glorious NERFINISHED
laterRole aircraft carrier
aircraft carrier
aircraft carrier
aircraft carrier
navalArchitectureSchool battlecruiser-type design
operator Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
originalRole large light cruiser
large light cruiser
large light cruiser
large light cruiser
primaryArmamentAsBuilt 15-inch naval guns GENERATED
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
sunkInConflict World War II NERFINISHED
World War II NERFINISHED
topSpeed about 30 knots
usedFor anti-submarine warfare
early carrier aviation experiments
fleet air operations
maritime patrol

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HMS Glorious category Courageous-class ships
aircraft carrier HMS Furious shipClass Courageous-class ships
subject surface form: HMS Furious
this entity surface form: Courageous-class