"Sydney" ( eng. Sydney ), R 17 - lightweight aircraft carrier of the "Majestic" type , which was in service with KVMS Australia . The construction of the aircraft carrier was launched for KVMS UK , called "Terribl" ( eng. Terrible - "terrible") and tail number R93 , during the Second World War . The ship was laid in 1943 , but with the end of the war its construction, as well as other representatives of the type , was stopped. On December 16, 1948, the ship was sold to KVMS of Australia, having received a new name and number and was completed for them, unlike most representatives of the type, according to the original design. It was used in the Korean War in 1951–1952 , after it was transferred to the role of a training aircraft carrier in 1955 , and in 1958 it was put into reserve. In 1962, the "Sydney" was returned to the fleet and in 1962 - 1963 converted into high-speed military transport. In this role, he took part in the war in Malaya in 1963-1964 and in the Vietnam War . In 1973, the aircraft carrier was excluded from the lists of the fleet and in December 23, 1975 was sold for scrap.
| "Sydney" | |
|---|---|
| HMAS Sydney | |
 "Sydney" in the port of Melbourne in 1949 | |
| Service | |
 Australia | |
| Named after | |
| Ship class and type | light aircraft carrier |
| Organization | KWMS Australia |
| Manufacturer | Devonport |
| Construction started | April 19, 1943 |
| Launched | September 30, 1944 |
| Commissioned | February 5, 1949 |
| Removed from the fleet | July 20, 1973 |
| Status | removed from service, scrapped |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 14,000 tons standard 17,780 tons full |
| Length | 211.8 m |
| Width | 24.4 m |
| Draft | 7.0 m |
| Booking | 10 mm above the cellars |
| Engines | 4 Admiralty type triple water tube boilers Parsons type turbines |
| Power | 40,000 hp |
| Mover | 2 |
| Travel speed | 25 knots maximum |
| Crew | 1,300 crew members |
| Armament | |
| Flak | 24 × 40 mm / 60 Bofors |
| Aviation Group | 26 aircraft usually: 12 Sea Fury fighters 12 Firefly fighters 2 Sea Otter Seaplanes |
Literature
- Balakin S. A., Dashyan A. V., Morozov M. E. Aircraft carriers of the Second World War. New rulers of the oceans. - M .: Collection, Yauza, EKSMO, 2006. - 256 p. - (Arsenal collection). - 3000 copies - ISBN 5-69917-428-1 .
- All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946 / R. Gardiner. - L .: Conway Maritime Press / US Naval Institute Press, 1996. - 675 p. - ISBN 1-55750-132-7 .
- All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 / R. Gardiner. - L .: Conway Maritime Press / US Naval Institute Press, 1996. - 675 p. - ISBN 1-55750-132-7 .