HMS Illustrious (87)
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.jpg) HMS Illustrious cirka 1942. | |||
| Allmänt | |||
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| Typklass/Konstruktion | Hangarfartyg | ||
| Fartygsklass | Illustrious-klass | ||
| Fartygsnummer | 87 | ||
| Motto | Vox Non Incerta ("No Uncertain Sound") | ||
| Historik | |||
| Beställd | 13 januari 1937 | ||
| Byggnadsvarv | Vickers-Armstrongs | ||
| Sjösatt | 5 april 1939 | ||
| I tjänst | 25 maj 1940 | ||
| Öde | Togs ur tjänst 1954 | ||
| Tekniska data | |||
| Längd | 226,70 m | ||
| Bredd | 29 m | ||
| Djupgående | 8,5 m (lastad) | ||
| Deplacement | 23 000 ton (standard) 28 661 ton (lastad) | ||
| Maximal hastighet | 30,5 knop | ||
| Räckvidd | 11 000 nm vid 14 knop | ||
| Flygplan | 1940: 15 Fulmar och 18 Swordfish 1945: 36 Corsair och 21 Avenger 1947: Vampire | ||
HMS Illustrious (87) var ett hangarfartyg av Illustrious-klass i brittiska Royal Navy. Hon var det fjärde fartyget ur Royal Navy som har döpts till HMS Illustrious. Hon tjänstgjorde först i Medelhavet där hon bland annat deltog i anfallet mot Taranto. Den 10 januari 1941 skadades hon svårt av åtta bombträffar från tyska Junkers Ju 87 från X. Fliegerkorps, hon fick därefter repareras i Virginia på Norfolk Navy Yard. I maj 1942 togs hon åter i tjänst. Hon utrangerades i slutet av 1954, såldes och skrotades i Faslane.
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HMS Illustrious (AWM 302415).jpg
AWM Caption: "c.1942. Aerial port bow view of the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. Note the type 281 radar aerials at the head of the foremast and mainmast. The 281 aerial on the foremast is surmounted by a type 291 radar aerial. The large cylinder on the foremast contains a type 72 homing beacon. Note the twin 4.5 inch Mark II mountings recessed into the flight deck and the eight barrelled 2 pounder AA mounting sited just before the island. A Swordfish torpedo spotter reconnaissance aircraft is being manhandled on the flight deck. Collapsed crash barriers straddle the deck abreast the island and arrestor wires can be seen aft. The plume of smoke forward indicates wind direction and speed. The ship is painted in an admiralty disruptive camouflage scheme which extends across the flight deck."
AWM Caption: "c.1942. Aerial port bow view of the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. Note the type 281 radar aerials at the head of the foremast and mainmast. The 281 aerial on the foremast is surmounted by a type 291 radar aerial. The large cylinder on the foremast contains a type 72 homing beacon. Note the twin 4.5 inch Mark II mountings recessed into the flight deck and the eight barrelled 2 pounder AA mounting sited just before the island. A Swordfish torpedo spotter reconnaissance aircraft is being manhandled on the flight deck. Collapsed crash barriers straddle the deck abreast the island and arrestor wires can be seen aft. The plume of smoke forward indicates wind direction and speed. The ship is painted in an admiralty disruptive camouflage scheme which extends across the flight deck."