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HMS Eagle was an Audacious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, in service 1951–1972. Until the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth -class aircraft carriers in the 21st century, she and her sister Ark Royal were the two largest Royal Navy aircraft carriers ever built.
HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. Ordered by Chile during the South American dreadnought race as the Almirante Latorre-class battleship Almirante Cochrane, she was laid down before World War I. In early 1918 she was purchased by Britain for conversion to an aircraft carrier; this work was finished in 1924.
HMS Eagle (Ex Audacious) R05 Harland and Wolff, Belfast: 24 October, 1942 as HMS Audacious. Renamed at the start of 1946 as Eagle after the aircraft carrier that was sunk in 1942. 19 March, 1946 5 October, 1951 Decommissioned 26 January, 1972. HMS Ark Royal (Ex Irresistible) R09 Cammell Laird, Birkenhead: 3 May, 1943 as HMS Irresistible
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate HMS Hermes (95) 20 13,000 long tons (13,209 t) 6 Yarrow small-tube boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines: max. speed 25 kn
HMS Eagle (shore establishment) was the name of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve training facility at Liverpool from 1904. It was renamed HMS Eaglet in 1918. HMS Eagle (1918) was an early aircraft carrier, converted from an unfinished Chilean battleship, Almirante Cochrane, launched in 1918, and sunk in 1942. HMS Eagle was to have been an ...
List of aircraft carriers of World War II Ship Operator Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate Admiralty Islands United States Navy: Casablanca: escort carrier: 8,188 13 June 1944 scrapped 1947 Adula Royal Navy: Rapana: merchant aircraft carrier: 16,000 1 February 1944 returned to merchant service post-war Akagi Imperial ...
Pegasus in 1918 when it was called Ark Royal; it was renamed before World War II. HMS Pegasus - used as training ship and aircraft transport [25] HMS Albatross - ex-RAN, converted to "Landing Ship (Engineering)" to be repair ship for invasion of France [26]
"The first large through-deck aircraft carrier to join the Royal Navy, Eagle was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet on 7 June 1924 after she commissioned on 26 February and completed her training." - I'm not sure if this is referring to final sea trials or crew training. Please clarify. — Ed! (talk) 05:16, 28 August 2011 (UTC) Done.