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Aircraft Carrier histories. Royal Navy aircraft carriers of the Courageous Class. Aircraft carrier history of HMS Furious from its launch to its participation in major wars also notice board for families of ex-crew of the carrier HMS Furious. |
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Battle cruiser HMS Furious was fully re constructed as an aircraft carrier. with
further re construction between June 1922 and 31st August 1925 at Devonport
Dockyard. At this stage there was no island until a small one was
constructed in a refit in 1939. In 1939 HMS Furious was completely
re armed with twelve 4 inch 45 calibre QF guns in twin mountings. and
three 8 barreled pompoms with a fourth added in April 1941. and before
the end of world war two a further fifteen 20mm Oerlikons were added. she
survived the war with no major damage serving in the home fleet 1939 to
1944 and the reserve 1944-45 but her condition deteriorated near the
end of the war and by September 1944 she was taken out of service.
and finally Scrapped in December 1946 at Inverkeithing for earlier
details see HMS Furious battle cruiser.
HMS Furious was re commissioned after her re building as a carrier in 15th march 1918 she led the Tondern raid in July 1918, sending her seven Sopwith Camels to bomb the Zeppelin sheds with a pair of 50-lb bombs each. in this attack they destroyed to Zeppelins. for the rest of the end of the war HMS Furious was used in a experimental For a sailors account of Furious click here |
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HMS Furious, 1918. |
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HMS Furious, 1918. |
HMS Furious, c.1920. |
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HMS Furious, May 1935. |
HMS Furious, May 1935. |
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HMS Furious, July 1935. |
HMS Furious, May 1948. |
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HMS Furious |
HMS Furious |
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HMS Furious |
HMS Furious. |
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HMS Furious. |
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HMS Furious, launched on the 15th August 1916, at Armstrong at Wallsend. A former light Battle cruiser with two 18 - inch guns and ten 5.5inch guns underwent three major reconstructions. with the last reconstruction as a flush decked aircraft carrier. Later a small "island" was fitted along with several 20mm Anti aircraft guns. HMS Furious served in the Home fleet between 1939 - 1944 and then in reserve 1944 to 1945. Finally being scrapped initially at Dalmuir on the 15th March 1948 and the Hull scrapped at Troon 22th June 1948. Displacement: 22,450 tons, and a compliment of 748 excluding aircrew. Speed 30.5 Knots. Armament 12 - 4inch guns in pairs and 24 - 2pounder AA guns in threes. Aircraft: 33 |
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