The Audacious-class aircraft carriers were a class of four aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy during World War II.
Specifications[]
- Type: Aircraft Carrier
- Service Period: 1943-1984
- Characteristics:
- Length: 911 feet (277.67 meters)
- Beam: 129 feet (39.32 meters)
- Draft: 30 feet 6 inches (9.3 meters)
- Displacement: 30,600 tons (Standard); 36,380 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 3,400 (2,200 ship crew, 1000 air crew, 200 flag staff)
- Propulsion: 8 x boilers, 4 x geared steam turbines, 4 x shafts, 152,000 shp
- Range: 16,000 nautical miles (29,632 kilometers) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
- Speed: 33.4 knots (61.86 km/h)
- Sensor Suite:
- Type 276 Target Indication RDF
- Type 277Q Height Finder RDF
- Type 279M Fire Control RDF
- Type 282P Anti-Aircraft Fire Control RDF x 6
- Armament:
- 16 x QF 4.5"/45-caliber Mk.III dual purpose naval guns (8x2)
- 72 x Bofors 40mm/60-caliber anti-aircraft guns (18x4)
- 66 x Oerlikon 20mm/78-caliber anti-aircraft guns (33x2)
- Aircraft Carried: ~100
Unit Run[]
- HMS Audacious (R21)
- HMS Irresistible (R22)
- HMS Argus (R23)
- HMS Eagle (R24)