HMS Furious (British Aircraft Carrier, 1917-1948)
Country | United Kingdom |
Ship Class | Courageous-class Aircraft Carrier |
Hull Number | 47 |
Builder Name | Newcastle-on-Tyne, Britain |
Laid Down | 8 Jun 1915 |
Launched | 15 Aug 1916 |
Commissioned | 26 Jun 1917 |
Decommissioned | 1 Dec 1919 |
Recommission | 1925 |
Final Decommission | Sep 1944 |
Displacement, standard | 19,513 tons |
Displacement, deep load | 22,450-22,890 tons |
Length |
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Beam | 88 feet |
Draft | 25 feet |
Propulsion | 4 shaft Brown-Curtis turbines, 90,000 shp |
Speed | 31-31.5 knots |
Range | 6,000nm at 20 knots |
Armour | 3-2in belt, 7in barbettes, 9in turret faces, 3-0.5in decks |
Armament |
originally
later |
Aircraft | 22-40 |
Crew | 1218 |