Sea Weapons

Light Carrier (1944)

Colossus class

HMS Triumph (16)
Colossus class

Preceded by:

Hermes (1924)

Succeeded by:

Majestic (1948)

Datafile

ClassColossusOceanColossus (AVT)
TypeLight CarrierLight CarrierAircraft Landing Training Ship
Year194419451945
Crew130013001076
Dimensions
Length192.0 m (pp)
211.2 m
192.0 m (pp)
211.2 m
192.0 m (pp)
211.8 m
Beam24.4 m24.4 m24.4 m
Draught7.1 m7.1 m7.1 m
Displacement
Empty13,190-13,350 t13,190 t12,462 t
Loaded18,040-18,300 t18,040 t16,800 t
Performance
Speed46 km/h46 km/h46 km/h
Range22,224 km @ 26 km/h
22,224 km @ 26 km/h
22,224 km @ 26 km/h
Machinery
Shafts222
Turbines2 x Geared steam
40,000 hp
Parsons
2 x Geared steam
40,000 hp
Parsons
2 x Geared steam
40,000 hp
Parsons
Boilers4 x Admiralty4 x Admiralty4 x Admiralty
FuelOil: 3,196 tOil: 3,196 tOil: 3,196 t
Armament
Anti-Aircraft24 x 40-mm (6 x 4)
QF 2-pdr Mk. VIII
31 x 40-mm (6 x 4, 7 x 1)
QF 2-pdr Mk. VIII
24 x 40-mm (6 x 4)
QF 2-pdr Mk. VIII
19 x 40-mm (19 x 1)
QF Bofors
Armor
ArmorNoneNoneNone
Sensors
RadarType 79B
Type 281B
Type 293
SM-1
Type 293
Type 262
SonarType 144
Type 144
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Aircraft
Aircraft3732-
Production
Built712
Total8

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Colossus 15 Vickers-Armstrong01/06/194230/09/194316/12/194406/08/1946Transferred
Glory 62 Harland & Wolff27/08/194227/11/194302/04/194506/1956Sold/Scrapped
Ocean 68 A. Stephens08/11/194208/07/194308/08/194505/12/1957Sold/Scrapped
Venerable 04 Cammell Laird03/12/194230/12/194317/01/194530/03/1947Transferred
Vengeance 71 Swan Hunter16/11/194223/02/194415/01/194513/11/1952Transferred
Pioneer D76 Vickers-Armstrong02/12/194220/05/194408/02/194517/02/1946Sold/Scrapped
Warrior 31 Harland & Wolff12/12/194220/05/194414/03/194602/1958Transferred
Theseus 64 Fairfield06/01/194306/07/194409/02/194621/12/1956Sold/Scrapped
Triumph 16 Hawthorn Leslie27/01/194302/10/194409/05/194612/1975Sold/Scrapped
Perseus D51 Vickers-Armstrong01/01/194326/03/194419/10/19451954Sold/Scrapped
Transfers:
Ship Code Former Code Comm Decomm Fate
Vengeance R64 Vengeance 71 13/11/195225/10/1955Transferred
Warrior R31 Warrior 31 24/01/194623/03/1948Returned
Arromanches R95 Colossus 15 06/08/194605/09/1974Sold/Scrapped
Karel Doorman R81 Venerable 04 28/05/194829/04/1968Transferred
Independencia V1 Warrior R31 08/07/19591970Sold/Scrapped
Veinticinco de Mayo V2 Karel Doorman R81 12/03/19691990Sold/Scrapped
Minas Gerais A11 Vengeance R64 06/12/196016/10/2001Sold/Scrapped

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