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HMS Furious (British Aircraft Carrier, 1917-1948)

CountryUnited Kingdom
Ship ClassCourageous-class Aircraft Carrier
Hull Number47
Builder NameNewcastle-on-Tyne, Britain
Laid Down8 Jun 1915
Launched15 Aug 1916
Commissioned26 Jun 1917
Decommissioned1 Dec 1919
Recommission1925
Final DecommissionSep 1944
Displacement, standard19,513 tons
Displacement, deep load22,450-22,890 tons
Length
  • 735 feet 2.25 inches pp
  • 786 feet 9 inches overall
  • Beam88 feet
    Draft25 feet
    Propulsion4 shaft Brown-Curtis turbines, 90,000 shp
    Speed31-31.5 knots
    Range6,000nm at 20 knots
    Armour3-2in belt, 7in barbettes, 9in turret faces, 3-0.5in decks
    Armament originally
  • 2 x 18in 40cal Mk1 (2 x 1)
  • 11 x 5.5in 50cal Mk I (11 x 1)
  • 2 x 3in (2 x 1)
  • 4 x 3pounder
  • 2 x 21in TT

    later
  • 6 x 2x102mm,
  • 48 x 40mm 2pdr pom-poms,
  • 22 x 20mm
  • Aircraft22-40
    Crew1218