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steel shutters on rollers. Her boilers were ducted down the side of the ship to exhaust either out of gratings at the rear of the flight deck, or, when landing operations were in progress, out of the side of the lower hangar at the rear of the ship. This solution proved to be very unsatisfactory as it consumed valuable space, made parts of the lower hangar unbearable and interfered with landing operations to a greater or lesser degree. Her original flying-off deck remained in place for use by small aircraft like

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hangar level opened onto a short flying-off deck, below and forward of the main flight deck. Two slightly larger 46-by-48-foot (14.0 by 14.6 m) lifts were installed fore and aft in the flight deck. An island was added on the starboard side with the bridge, flying control station, and funnel, as an island did not create as much turbulence as had been earlier feared. By 1939 both ships could carry 34,500 imperial gallons (157,000 L; 41,400 US gal) of petrol.

5917: 1017: 1619: 1735: 1666: 37: 1444: 1224:(HE) shell at a muzzle velocity of 2,387 ft/s (728 m/s) at a rate of 10 to 15 rounds per minute. The guns had a maximum ceiling of 31,000 ft (9,400 m), but an effective range of much less. The four guns on the flying-off deck were removed during trials of the lower flight deck in 1926–1927, but only two were replaced when the trials were concluded. 855: 1544:, with and without wheels, to compare various designs of wooden and metal floats. The lower flight deck was greased to allow them to take off with a minimum of difficulty. A Flycatcher fitted with wooden skids was also tested and behaved perfectly satisfactorily. The arresting gear was barely used during these trials and it was removed shortly afterwards. Deck-edge 1265:

muzzle velocity of 2,660 ft/s (810 m/s). Against surface targets it had a range of 19,850 yd (18,150 m) and a maximum ceiling of 31,000 ft (9,400 m), but an effective anti-aircraft range of much less. Two more Mark V 2-pounder mounts were added fore and aft of the newly added island at the same time.

924:, was not intended to stop landing aircraft—the landing speeds of the time were low enough that this was unnecessary given a good headwind—but rather to prevent aircraft from veering off to one side and potentially falling off the flight deck. Various designs for the flight deck were tested in a wind tunnel by the 1710:

for permanent repairs which lasted until September 1931. Sometime in the early 1930s, transverse arresting gear was installed. She was refitted at Devonport from July 1934 to July 1935 where she received two catapults, her flight deck was extended to the rear, her quarterdeck was raised one deck and

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integral to the hull, which was intended to detonate the torpedo before it hit the hull proper and deflect the underwater explosion to the surface, away from the ship. Later testing proved that it was not deep enough to accomplish its task and that it lacked the layers of empty and full compartments

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so that the ship could simultaneously land aircraft on the main flight deck while fighters were taking off on the lower deck and could speedily launch her aircraft from both decks. Doors at the forward end of the upper hangar opened onto the lower flying deck. Two 47-by-46-foot (14.3 by 14.0 m)

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hangar was built under the flight deck, each level being 15 ft (4.6 m) high. The lower hangar was 550 ft (167.6 m) long by 35–50 ft (10.7–15.2 m) wide and the upper was 520 by 50 ft (158.5 by 15.2 m). Each hangar could be sectioned off by electrically operated

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guns in single high-angle mounts. One mount was on each side of the lower flight deck and a pair were on the quarterdeck. The remaining twelve mounts were distributed along the sides of each ship. These mounts could depress to −5° and elevate to a maximum of 90°. The Mark VIII guns fired a 50-pound

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light anti-aircraft (AA) guns, which replaced the single quadruple Vickers 0.50-calibre machine gun mount. The Oerlikon fired a 0.272-pound (0.123 kg) HE shell at a muzzle velocity of 2,750 ft/s (840 m/s). The maximum ceiling was 10,000 ft and the maximum range was 4,800 yd

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had been fitted during the First World War with a flying-off and landing deck, but the latter proved largely unusable because of the strong air currents around the superstructure and exhaust gases from the funnel. She was laid up after the war, but was converted to an aircraft carrier between June

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on the 14th and remained behind after the bulk of the Home Fleet departed on 15 April, her aircraft flying reconnaissance missions until ordered home on 25 April. Her port inner turbine had been damaged by the shock wave from a near miss on 18 April, and the damage was more serious than initially

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well short of the bow. The belt had a height of 23 feet (7 m), of which 18 inches (0.5 m) was below the designed waterline. From the former forward barbette, a 3-inch bulkhead extended out to the ship's side between the upper and lower decks and a comparable bulkhead was in place at the

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in a single quadruple mounting. This mount could depress to −10° and elevate to a maximum of 70°. The machine guns fired a 1.326-ounce (37.6 g) bullet at a muzzle velocity of 2,520 ft/s (770 m/s). This gave the gun a maximum range of about 5,000 yd (4,600 m), although its

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Mark XIX mounts. One mount each was on the former flying-off deck and the quarterdeck while the other four were mounted two per side. The Mark XIX mount could depress to −10° and elevate to a maximum of 80°. The Mark XVI gun fired fifteen to twenty 35-pound (16 kg) HE shells per minute at a

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was the same length, but had a beam of 89 ft 0.75 in (27.1 m), and an average draught of 27 ft 3 in (8.3 m) at deep load, two feet deeper than before the conversion. She displaced 22,500 long tons (22,900 t) at normal load and 26,500 long tons (26,900 t) at

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with a few improvements based on experience gained since she was designed. All superstructure, guns, and fittings down to the main deck were removed. A two-storey hangar, each level 16 ft (4.9 m) high and 550 ft (167.6 m) long, was built on top of the remaining hull; the upper

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tanks were provided for aircraft and the ship's boats on the upper deck. An additional 20,000 imperial gallons (91,000 L; 24,000 US gal) of petrol were in bulk storage. The longitudinal arresting gear proved unpopular in service and it was ordered removed in 1927 after tests aboard

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mounts for the forward 4-inch guns on the flying-off deck removed earlier. The Mark V mount could depress to −10° and elevate to a maximum of 80°. The Mark VIII 2-pounder gun fired a 1.6-inch (40 mm) 0.91-pound (0.41 kg) shell at a muzzle velocity of 1,920 ft/s (590 m/s) to a

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for self-defence, as it was hoped to evacuate the RAF fighters if possible. Ten Gladiators of 263 Squadron were flown aboard during the afternoon of 7 June and the Hurricanes of 46 Squadron were also flown aboard without any significant problems in the early evening despite having a much higher

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s superstructure, masts, funnel and landing deck were removed and she was given a 576-by-92-foot (175.6 by 28.0 m) flight deck that extended over three-quarters of her length. This flight deck was not level; it sloped upwards about three-quarters of the way from the stern to help slow down

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The ship was reduced to reserve status on 1 July 1930 in preparation for a lengthy overhaul at Devonport from September 1930 to February 1932, focused on refitting her machinery and re-tubing her boilers. In addition her quarterdeck was raised by one deck, the AA armament was revised and water

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and refitted from June to August 1930. The ship was assigned to the Atlantic and Home Fleets from 12 August 1930 to December 1938 aside from a temporary attachment to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1936. In the early 1930s, transverse arresting gear was installed and she received two hydraulic

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She was given a more extensive refit from January to May 1939 that removed her 5.5-inch guns and palisades, mounted AA guns on her flying-off deck, plated in the doors at the forward end of the upper hangar, and gave her a small island on the starboard side.

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torpedo bombers and one squadron of Fairey IIIF spotters. During the Second World War, the carrier typically carried a single fighter squadron and two of strike aircraft of various types, although the mix was often adjusted for specific missions.

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ordered all available space should be used for sugar bound for Britain. She reembarked her aircraft upon her arrival and made a number of air strikes on shipping in Norwegian waters and on the seaplane base at Tromsø through October 1940.

2208:, Algeria. She remained with Force H until February 1943 before transferring to Home Fleet where she remained for the rest of the war. In July the Home Fleet demonstrated off the coast of Norway in strength to distract attention from the 1560:

spraying facilities were fitted in the hangars. Upon completion she ran a full-power trial on 16 February 1932 where her maximum speed was 28.8 kn (53.3 km/h; 33.1 mph) from a total of 89,754 shp (66,930 kW).

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All three ships were reduced to reserve after the war. The Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 limited the signatory nations to a set amount of capital ship tonnage; all ships in excess of this figure had to be scrapped. Up to 66,000

1587:. She became a deck-landing training carrier in 1937, although she was refitted between December 1937 and May 1938 in Devonport, where the forward end of her lower flight deck was raised to make her less wet forward. During the 1277:(4,400 m) although the effective range was under 1,000 yd (910 m). The cyclic rate of fire was 450 rounds per minute, but the practical rate was between 250 and 320 rounds per minute owing to the need to reload 1566:

was recommissioned in May 1932 as part of the Home Fleet with a reduced crew before being brought up to full complement in November. Transverse arresting gear was fitted sometime during the mid-1930s. She was detached to the

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consisted of 2 inches (51 mm) of HTS covered by a 1-inch (25 mm) thick mild steel skin. It protected roughly the middle two-thirds of the ship with a one-inch extension forward to the two-inch forward transverse

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received three quadruple Mark VII mounts, one on each side of the flying-off deck, forward of the 4.7-inch guns, and one behind the island on the flight deck (two of these were transferred from the battleship

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had to return to Scapa Flow on 27 April to refuel and embark new aircraft. She returned on 1 May, after failing to load new aircraft because of poor weather. The task force was under heavy air attack by the

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was removed during their conversion to aircraft carriers. The transverse bulkheads were carried through the locations of the former barbettes. The flight deck was 0.625 inches (15.9 mm) in thickness.

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turned around after flying off her fighters and reached Gibraltar successfully. She loaded another batch of 32 Spitfires on 16 August and they were flown off the following day south-east of the

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former location of the rear barbette as well. Four decks were armoured with thicknesses varying from 0.75–3 inches (19–76 mm), thickest over the magazines and the steering gear. After the

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s role was to allow a German reconnaissance aircraft to spot the British ships and make a report then shoot it down. She was refitted in August and spent the rest of the year training.

2135: 1142:). No significant changes to the machinery were made during the conversion process to any of the three ships, but their increased displacement reduced their speed to approximately 30 2118:

and the two carriers flew off their fighters from a position south of Sardinia. She would repeat this ferry mission three more times from June to September 1941. In July and August,

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reached Takoradi on 10 January 1941. She arrived in Britain on 5 February where she was given a brief refit. She made another ferry trip to Takoradi between 4 and 22 March.

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of 2,790 ft/s (850 m/s). Their maximum range was 16,000 yards (15,000 m) at their maximum elevation of 25°, and the rate of fire was 12 rounds per minute.

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joined the Home Fleet off the coast of Norway on 10 April 1940 and her Swordfish made several attacks on German ships in Narvik on the following days. She refuelled at

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effective range was only 800 yd (730 m). Neither ship had any further guns added before they were sunk early in the war, in 1939 and 1940, respectively.

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deep load, over 3,000 long tons more than her previous displacement of 19,513 long tons (19,826 t) at load and 22,890 long tons (23,260 t) at deep load.

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lifts (elevators) were installed to transfer aircraft between the flight deck and hangars. Two 600-imperial-gallon (2,700 L; 720 US gal) ready-use

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was designed with a pair of 18-inch (457 mm) guns—as opposed to four 15-inch (381 mm)—but was modified while being built to hold a flying-off deck and

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attacked German installations in the Arctic areas of Norway and Finland with limited success and heavy losses. Following her last ferry mission she was sent to

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remained on training duties, combined with anti-submarine sweeps off the east coast of Scotland. She was then assigned to the Home Fleet to replace the sunken

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in April 1945 and used to evaluate the effects of aircraft explosives on the ship's structure. She was sold in 1948 for scrap, which was completed in 1954 at

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was recommissioned on 24 February 1930 for service with the Mediterranean Fleet, but was attached to the Home Fleet from March to June 1930. She relieved

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was hit 14 times and needed three months to complete her repairs, although four aircraft were lost in the attack. The Home Fleet tried another attack on

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on the lower deck while the 4-inch guns had their mechanical computers next to their directors. The existing fire-control directors were removed when

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amidships while steaming at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph). The impact crumpled 60 ft (18.3 m) of the flying-off deck and forced

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was initially fitted only with low-angle directors for her guns, but these were replaced by dual-purpose directors when she was refitted in 1930. (

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s long exhaust ducting hampered landing operations, and restricted the size of the hangars and thus the number of aircraft that she could carry.

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which showed that the distinctive elliptical shape and rounded edges minimised turbulence. To minimise any turbulence over the flight deck,

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had been designed and incorporated an island with a funnel, increasing their aircraft capacity by one-third and making it safer to land.

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s metacentric height was 3.6 ft (1.1 m) at deep load, a reduction of 1.48 ft (0.5 m) after her conversion. In 1932,

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after commissioning in 1925, although she spent much of the next several years conducting trials for practically every aircraft in the

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requested and was granted permission to proceed independently to Scapa Flow in the early hours of 8 June. On the way back across the

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later in the month, but bad weather prevented any attack from being made. Instead the aircraft attempted to attack installations at

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was extensively used to evaluate aircraft handling and landing procedures, including the first-ever carrier night landing in 1926.

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was recommissioned on 21 February 1928 and assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet from May 1928 to June 1930. She was relieved by

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in 1926 had shown that deck-edge palisades were effective in reducing cross-deck gusts that could blow aircraft over the side.

639:. While very fast, their minimal armour and few guns limited their long-term utility in the post-war Royal Navy, and they were 5059: 4755: 4167: 4142: 4070: 4047: 4040: 3716: 3674: 3240: 2007: 774: 640: 625: 2110:. She returned for another load of Hurricanes and arrived back in Gibraltar on 18 May. Some of these fighters were moved to 1056:) at normal load and 26,990 long tons (27,420 t) at deep load, increases of over 3,000 long tons (3,000 t). Their 1814:

arrived off central Norway on 24 April where 263 Squadron was flown off and their organic aircraft attacked targets in the

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were increased during building from 0.75–1.5 in (38 mm) in thickness. All three ships were fitted with a shallow

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s September 1930 – February 1932 refit, her anti-aircraft outfit was changed by the substitution of two 8-barrel 2-pounder

669:. This was not entirely satisfactory, and a small island was added in 1939. Another problem was that she lacked a standard 5684: 5534: 5527: 5455: 5205: 5140: 5029: 5015: 4989: 4796: 4341: 4157: 4117: 3828: 3783: 2107: 2086: 2041: 1929: 1297: 1155:

s fuel capacity was increased by 700 long tons (710 t) during her reconstruction, which increased her range to 7,480

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were generally similar except that they carried a total of 48 aircraft. They commonly flew the same types of aircraft as

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1921 and September 1925. Her design was based on the very limited experience gained with the first two British carriers:

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returned on 18 May carrying the Gladiators of a reformed 263 Squadron; they were flown off on 21 May once their base at

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mounts. She was also present at the 1937 Coronation Fleet Review. She became a training carrier in December 1938 when

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small-tube boilers equally divided among three boiler rooms. The turbines were designed to produce a total of 90,000

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could carry only about 36 aircraft. In the 1920s this commonly meant one flight (squadrons after 1932) of fighters (

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was sent back to Home Fleet for training. One last mission was necessary to reinforce the defences of Malta before

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was back in Liverpool, where she embarked 40 Hurricanes for Takoradi. She sailed on 21 December and joined up with

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guns, five on each side, for self-defence from enemy warships. They fired 82-pound (37 kg) projectiles at a

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were made in August, but only the attack on the 24th was even partially successful as two minor hits were made.

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from Halifax and ferried over almost 50 aircraft, spare parts and munitions. On his own initiative, Captain

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as she was during the First World War with separate take-off and landing decks and superstructure in between

648: 1385:, completed later, had hers from the beginning.) Neither ship was fitted with radar before its early loss. 1060:

declined from 6 ft (1.8 m) at deep load to 4.4 ft (1.3 m) and the ships had a complete

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were formed around the fleet aircraft carriers to find and destroy U-boats. On 17 September 1939, U-boat

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distance of 3,800 yards (3,500 m). The gun's rate of fire was approximately 96–98 rounds per minute.

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was being flown, no aircraft were spotted on the deck for quick take off and there was no lookout in the

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had been surprised by a near-miss seven days earlier, the fleet carriers were withdrawn from this duty.

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in the Mediterranean Fleet in June 1930 and remained there until October 1939. In a fog on 1 April 1931

1363:, were mounted on top of the new island and on the former lower flight deck. Over the course of the war 1359:

received her new dual-purpose 4-inch mountings in 1939. New high-angle directors, including two for the

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via planks between the flight decks of the carriers berthed stern to stern. This time she accompanied

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resumed her training duties after the completion of the refit and continued them until October 1939.

1415: 1272:, the only surviving ship of the three, received an eventual total of 22 manually operated automatic 842:) of existing ships could be converted into aircraft carriers, and the Royal Navy decided to use the 559: 369: 3327: 736:

participated in many major operations during the war, including the Norwegian campaign in 1940, the

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received three octuple Mark VI mounts in the same locations. Both ships received four water-cooled

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on 17 July, but were unsuccessful against the fully alerted German defences. Four more attacks on

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landing speed than the biplanes. This was the first time that high performance monoplanes without

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s propellers were 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) in diameter. The turbines were powered by 18

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was recalled to the Home Fleet in April 1940 to provide air cover for British forces landing in

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A mix of single-purpose anti-surface and anti-aircraft guns in various sizes was considered for

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also participated in the 1937 Coronation Fleet Review before returning to the Mediterranean.

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arrived off the coast on 2 June to provide support. She carried only nine Sea Gladiators of

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remained in the Indian Ocean until December when she was transferred to the Mediterranean.

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landing aircraft, which had no brakes at the time it was designed. That era's fore-and-aft

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them, the Navy decided to convert them to aircraft carriers as permitted under the Treaty.

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joined the Home Fleet and continued on that duty until the start of the Second World War.

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transported two dozen Hurricanes to Gibraltar on 25 April where they were transferred to

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uptakes ran along the sides of the ship and exhausted out of gratings on the rear of the

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As the war progressed, the ship's age and limitations became increasingly apparent, and

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on 14 February 1924. The latter was moved to Devonport to complete the conversion after

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and were included in the total amount of tonnage allowed to the Royal Navy. Rather than

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in Scapa Flow for more futile searches for German ships on 13 October, the day before

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and other targets in Norway in 1944. The ship was worn out by 1944 and was placed in

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became the first warship lost by the Royal Navy in the Second World War when she was

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for low-angle and high-angle guns. The 5.5-inch guns were centrally controlled by a

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became the first British warship sunk to enemy action in the Second World War. As

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was ready. She sailed to Scapa Flow once all the Gladiators had been flown off.

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neared completion. They drew upon the experience gained by the Royal Navy since

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steel (HTS), a type of steel used structurally in other ships. Their waterline

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The 5.5-inch (140 mm) and 4-inch (102 mm) guns were replaced during

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had a complement of 738 officers and ratings, plus 468 men in her air group.

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guns. Four were mounted on the sides of the flying-off deck and two on the

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