HMS Victorious
Illustrious-class aircraft carrier
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HMS Victorious was the third Illustrious-class aircraft carrier after Illustrious and Formidable. Ordered under the 1936 Naval Programme, she was laid down at the Vickers-Armstrong shipyard at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1937 and launched two years... Wikipedia
Launched: September 14, 1939
Builder: Vickers-Armstrongs
Length: As built: 673 ft (205 m) waterline; 743 ft 9 in (226.70 m) overall; Post-1957 refit: 778 ft 3 in (237.21 m) overall
Armament: 16 × 4.5 inch (8 × 2); 48 × 2-pounder (6 × 8); 21 × 40 mm AA (2 × 4, 2 × 2, 9 × 1); 45 × 20 mm AA (45 × 1)
Armour: flight deck: 3"; hangar deck: 2"; side belt 4"; hangar sides: 4"
Complement: As built: 817 (ship) + 394 (air group); post refit: 2,200 (including air group)
Cost: £50 million