Implacable class aircraft carrier

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The Royal Navy built two Implacable-class aircraft carriers, HMS Implacable and HMS Indefatigable, to succeed the Illustrious-class carriers during the Second World War and launched in 1942. They were modifications of the HMS Indomitable (R92) design with double-level hangars. Unfortunately the hangars were only 14 ft in height and thus limited the aircraft types that these ships could operate. A modernisation plan was considered after the end of the war, which would have involved replacing the double-level hangar with a single 20 ft high structure. Funds were not available and the ships were retired after relatively brief careers.

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from Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships

  • Displacement 23,450 tons standard (full load 32,000 tons).
  • Length (o.a) 766 feet 2 in. (233.5 m) (Implacable) and 766 feet 5 in. (233.6 m) (Indefatigable).
  • Beam: 95 feet 9 in. (29.2 m)
  • Draught: 29 feet 4 in. (8.9 m)
  • Machinery : Parsons single reduction geared turbines. 4 shafts, 148,000 hp
  • Speed: 32 knots
  • Fuel: 4,690 tons fuel oil, 94,650 gallons aviation fuel
  • Armament: 16 4.5 inch dual purpose guns (4 × 2), 52 2 pdr pom-pom (6 × 8, 1 × 4) 16 20 mm
  • Armour : 4.5 inch belt, 2 in hangar side, 3 in flight deck
  • Aircraft: 72
  • Crew: 1,585 as designed, up to 2,300 in practice

  • DK Brown, Nelson to Vanguard, 2000, Chatham Publishing
  • Anthony Preston, World's Worst Warships, 2002, Conway Maritime Press


Implacable-class aircraft carrier
Implacable | Indefatigable
Preceded by: Illustrious class - Followed by: Audacious class

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