British fleet carrier HMS Implacable at sea in 1945.
The Implacable-class aircraft carrier was a type of fleet carrier in service in the British, Australian, and Canadian navies during World War II. The Implacable-class is 870 feet (265.18 meters) in length, 91 feet (27.74 meters) wide, can carry ~90 aircraft, and has a top speed of 33.6 knots (62.23 km/hr).[1]
Specifications[]
- Type: Aircraft Carrier
- Service Period: 1941-1985
- Characteristics:
- Length: 870 feet (265.18 meters)
- Beam: 95 feet 9 inches (29.19 meters)
- Draught: 36 feet (10.97 meters)
- Displacement: 28,750 tons (Standard); 34,500 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 2,750
- Power: 180,000 shp
- Propulsion: 8 x 600 psi boilers, 4 x geared steam turbines, 4 x shafts, 150,000 shp
- Range: 20,000 nautical miles (37,040 kilometers)
- Speed: 33.6 knots (62.23 km/hr)
- Sensors:
- Type 277 height-finding RDF x 1
- Type 279 early-warning RDF x 1
- Type 281 early-warning RDF x 1
- Type 282 gunnery RDF x 6
- Type 285 gunnery RDF x 4
- Tachyometric RDF-based Air-Defense and Identification System (TRADIS)
- Armament:
- 16 x QF 4.5"/45-caliber Mk.III/IV/V dual purpose guns (8x2)
- 36 x Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft guns (18x2)
- 64 x Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns (16x4)
- Armour:
- Belt: 4.5-inches (114.3 mm)
- Hangar Deck: 4.5-inches (114.3 mm)
- Hangar Sides: 2-inches (50.8 mm)
- Bulkheads: 2-inches (50.8 mm)
- Magazines: 4.5-inches (114.3 mm)
- Aircraft Carried: 95
- 36 x Supermarine Seafire (Fighter)
- 18 x Fairey Albacore (Dive Bomber)
- 36 x Fairey Swordfish, Fairey Barracuda, Fairey Spearfish (Torpedo Bomber)
- 5 x Fairey Swordfish (Scout)
Unit Run[]
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- HMS Implacable (R86)
- HMS Indefatigable (R10)
- HMS Perseus (R11)
- HMS Invincible (R12)
- HMS Resistance (R13)
- HMS Rodney (R14)
- HMS Ethalion (R15)
- HMS Brave (R16)
- HMS Pioneer (R17)
- HMS Triumph (R18)
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- HMAS Melbourne
- HMAS Australia