HMS Indefatigable
Survived
| Type | Aircraft carrier |
|---|---|
| Class | Implacable |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 × twin QF 4.5-inch dual-purpose guns |
Implacable-class armoured carrier. Her aircraft attacked Tirpitz in August 1944; then she joined the British Pacific Fleet, where a kamikaze hit her armoured deck off Okinawa. Scrapped in 1956.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 8 × twin QF 4.5-inch dual-purpose guns
- 5 × octuple, 1 × quadruple QF 2-pdr anti-aircraft guns
- 19 × twin, 17 × single Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
Armour
- Waterline belt: 4.5 in (114 mm)
- Flight deck: 3 in (76 mm)
- Bulkheads: 2 in (51 mm)
- Hangar sides: 2 in (51 mm)
- Magazines: 3–4.5 in (76–114 mm)
| Builder | John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 3 November 1939 |
| Launched | 8 December 1942 |
| Commissioned | 8 December 1943 |
| Displacement | 32,110 long tons (32,630 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 766 ft 6 in (233.6 m) (o/a) 730 ft (222.5 m) (waterline) |
| Speed | 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) |
| Complement | 2,300 (1945) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
8 December 1942
Operation Goodwood
Survived
22–29 August 1944
Fate
Survived
Sold for scrap, September 1956