The “Implacable” type ( Eng. Implacable class ; pronounced [ɪmˈplækəbl] [1] ) is a series of British heavy aircraft carriers from World War II . In some Russian-language sources, they are referred to under the erroneous transcription “Impleable”. They were created on the basis of aircraft carriers of the “Illastries” type , differing from them in larger dimensions and more powerful aviation equipment for servicing heavier new aircraft . Two aircraft carriers of this type were laid down in 1939 , on the eve of the war, but their construction was completed only by mid- 1944 . For this reason, their participation in the war was limited, but nevertheless both ships managed to take part in the battles, and the Indefatigable suffered damage in the battle for Okinawa . After the war, they were considered unsuitable for use with new jet aircraft because of low hangars , and already in 1950 - 1952 were converted into training aircraft carriers before being finally withdrawn from service in 1954 .
| Implacable aircraft carriers | |
|---|---|
| Implacable class | |
 Indefatigable in 1944 | |
| Project | |
| A country |
|
| Years of construction | 1939-1944 |
| Years in the ranks | 1944-1955 |
| Built | 2 |
| Scrapped | 2 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 23,450 t standard 32 110 t full |
| Length | 233.57 m |
| Width | 29.18 m |
| Draft | 8.81 m |
| Reservation | belt: 114 mm traverses: 51—76 mm hangar sides: 51 mm flight deck: 76 mm hangar deck: 38–63 mm cellars: 51-76 mm |
| Engines | 8 triple water tube boilers of the Admiralty type Parsons type turbines |
| Power | 148 000 liters with. |
| Mover | four |
| Speed | 32 knots maximum |
| Crew | 1585 people, up to 2300 in the later years |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 8 × 2 114 mm / 45 QF MK.III HA |
| Flak | 5 × 8 40 mm Pom-Pom 1 × 4 40 mm Pom-Pom |
| Aviation group | up to 81 aircraft , usually around 60 |
Content
Representatives
| Title | room | Shipyard | Bookmark | Launching | Commissioning | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implacable Implacable | R86 | Fairfield | February 21, 1939 | December 10, 1942 | August 28, 1944 | withdrawn from service September 1, 1954 , scrapped in 1955 |
| Indefatigable Indefatigable | R10 | John brown | November 3, 1939 | December 8, 1942 | May 3, 1944 | withdrawn from service in September 1954 , scrapped in 1956 |
Notes
- ↑ implacable . Cambridge Dictionary Online. Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived March 27, 2012.
See also
- UK Navy Carrier List
Literature
- All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946 / R. Gardiner. - London: Conway Maritime Press / US Naval Institute Press, 1980 .-- 456 p. - ISBN 0-87021-913-8 .