5x Revenge Class refitted as light carriers
Length 750ft waterline (780ft overall)
Beam 90ft (120ft at flight deck)
Draught 28ft
22,000t full load
Propulsion 18 Yarrow small tube boilers, 235 psi
Four Parsons geared turbines producing
91,195 shp (67 MW) driving four shafts
30.5 knots
6000nm at 19 knots
24 x 40mm bofors (12 x 2)
32 x 20mm AA (16 x 2)
Complement: 1,200 (including air group)
Two centreline aircraft lifts (72ft x 46ft) Originally intended as double lifts these could accommodate larger aircraft developed later. (Sea Mosquito, Beaufighter)
The large size of the lifts prevented armoured flight decks in later WWII designs, until unarmoured deck edge lifts with armoured hanger doors were introduced.
48 aircraft (36 Swordfish & 12 Sea Gladiator then 24 Skua & 24 Sea Hurricane)
Edit: Looking at HMS Eagle, I have changed the numbers a bit.
Edit2: Looking at the double hangered HMS Glorious refit of about this time, I think we can do better than the standard set by HMS Eagle.
Base them in Derry/Belfast for North Atlantic and Western Approaches convoy protection. Considering the rough sea states common in the north Atlantic, fully enclosed hangers with doors (to allow engines to run) for the upper hanger would be best. The ventilation doors either side of the lifts would prompt thoughts of deck edge lifts in later designs.
Length 750ft waterline (780ft overall)
Beam 90ft (120ft at flight deck)
Draught 28ft
22,000t full load
Propulsion 18 Yarrow small tube boilers, 235 psi
Four Parsons geared turbines producing
91,195 shp (67 MW) driving four shafts
30.5 knots
6000nm at 19 knots
24 x 40mm bofors (12 x 2)
32 x 20mm AA (16 x 2)
Complement: 1,200 (including air group)
Two centreline aircraft lifts (72ft x 46ft) Originally intended as double lifts these could accommodate larger aircraft developed later. (Sea Mosquito, Beaufighter)
The large size of the lifts prevented armoured flight decks in later WWII designs, until unarmoured deck edge lifts with armoured hanger doors were introduced.
48 aircraft (36 Swordfish & 12 Sea Gladiator then 24 Skua & 24 Sea Hurricane)
Edit: Looking at HMS Eagle, I have changed the numbers a bit.
Edit2: Looking at the double hangered HMS Glorious refit of about this time, I think we can do better than the standard set by HMS Eagle.
Base them in Derry/Belfast for North Atlantic and Western Approaches convoy protection. Considering the rough sea states common in the north Atlantic, fully enclosed hangers with doors (to allow engines to run) for the upper hanger would be best. The ventilation doors either side of the lifts would prompt thoughts of deck edge lifts in later designs.
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