Preceded by:
Illustrious (1940)Succeeded by:
Audacious (1951) | |
| Class | Implacable |
| Type | Fleet Carrier |
| Year | 1944 |
| Crew | 1585-2300 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 673 ft (pp) 766 ft |
| Beam | 96 ft |
| Draught | 29 ft |
| Displacement | |
| Empty | 23,450 t |
| Loaded | 32,110 t |
| Performance | |
| Speed | 32 kt |
| Range | ? |
| Machinery | |
| Shafts | 4 |
| Turbines | 4 x Geared steam 148,000 hp Parsons |
| Boilers | 6 x Admiralty |
| Fuel | Oil: 4,690-4,810 t |
| Armament | |
| Main | 16 x 4.50-in/45 (8 x 2) QF 4.5-in Mk. III -5° / +80° |
| Anti-Aircraft | 44 x 1.6-in (6 x 8) QF 2-pdr Mk. VIII |
| Armor | |
| Belt | 5 in |
| Bulkhead | 2 - 3 in |
| Deck | 3 in |
| Hangar | 2 in |
| Sensors | |
| Radar | Type 277 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft | 60-81 |
| Production | |
| Built | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
| Ship | Code | Builder | Laid | Launch | Comm | Decomm | Fate | ||
|
Implacable | 86 | Fairfield | 21/02/1939 | 10/12/1942 | 28/08/1944 | 01/09/1954 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Indefatigable | 10 | John Brown | 03/11/1939 | 08/12/1942 | 03/05/1944 | 09/1954 | Sold/Scrapped |
