Preceded by:
Furious (1918)Succeeded by:
Courageous (1928)Class | Eagle |
Type | Fleet Carrier |
Year | 1924 |
Crew | 950 |
Dimensions | |
Length | 668 ft |
Beam | 105 ft |
Draught | 25 ft |
Displacement | |
Empty | 21,630 t |
Loaded | 26,800 t |
Performance | |
Speed | 23 kt |
Range | 4,000 nmi @ 18 kn |
Machinery | |
Shafts | 4 |
Turbines | 4 x Geared steam 50,000 hp Brown-Curtis |
Boilers | 32 x Yarrow |
Fuel | Oil: 2,990 t |
Armament | |
Main | 9 x 6-in/50 (12 x 1) BL 6"/50 Mk. XVII -7° / +15° |
Anti-Aircraft | 4 x 4-in (4 x 1) QF 4"/45 Mk. V |
Torpedo tubes | 6 x 21-in (2 x 3) |
Armor | |
Belt | 1 - 5 in |
Bulkhead | 4 in |
Deck | 1 - 2 in |
Gun turret | 3 in |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft | 21-25 |
Production | |
Built | 1 |
Total | 1 |
Ship | Code | Builder | Laid | Launch | Comm | Decomm | Fate | ||
Eagle † | 94 | Armstrong | 20/02/1913 | 08/06/1918 | 20/02/1924 | 11/08/1942 | † | Loss by submarine |