H.M.S. Eagle
94
1942
(Neptun 1116)
- Class: Eagle - 1 aircraft carrier of 1918
- Displacement: 22,600 tons
- Dimensions: 625 (pp) 667 (oa) x 92.75 x 24 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 50,000 = 24 knots
- Armor: Main belt 4-6-7 in., deck 1-1.5-4 in., shields 1 in.
- Armament: 9-6 in. (9x1), 4-4 in. (4x1), 16-2 pdr. A.A. (2x8) guns
- Aircraft: 21
- Complement: 834 (ship + air wing)
- Builder: Armstrong Whitworth, Walker
- Laid Down: 20 Feb 1913
- Launched: 8 Jun 1918
- Commissioned: 26 Feb 1924
- Service: Former battleship construction (Chilean Almirante Cochrane) suspended 1914, purchased 1917 and modified as result of trials 1920-23. China 1939, East Indies 1939-40, Mediterranean fleet 1940-41, South Atlantic 1941-42, Force"H" 1942. While escorting a convoy to Malta during "Operation Pedestal," she was hit by four torpedoes from German submarine U73 on 11 Aug 1942 and sank in 5 minutes.
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