Lexicon of Aircraft Carriers

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HMS Attacker (D02)

Displacement: 14,400 tons
Length: 491 ft 6 in (149.8 m)
Beam: 105 ft (32 m)
Draught: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Propulsion: Steam turbines, 1 shaft, 8,500 shp (6.3 MW)
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement: 646 officers and enlisted
Armament: 2 × 4 in (102 mm),
8 × 40 mm,
20 × 20 mm guns
Aircraft carried: 20

 

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HMS Avenger (D14)

 

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Baku

Displacement: 45,000 tons full load
Length: 273.1 m overall
Beam: 31.0 m
Draught: 8.2 m
Propulsion: 4 shaft geared steam turbines, 200,000 shp
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)
Endurance: 13,500 nautical miles (25,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Armament: 6 × twin SS-N-12 Sandbox SSM launchers (12 missiles), 24 × 8-cell SA-N-9 vertical SAM launchers (192 missiles), 2 × 100 mm guns, 8 × AK-630 30 mm CIWS, 10 × 533 mm torpedo tubes, 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
Aircraft carried: 12 Yak-38M fighter aircraft
20 Kamov Ka-25 or Kamov Ka-27 helicopters

 

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USS Barnes (CVE-7)

Displacement: 14,400 tons
Length: 491 ft 6 in (149.8 m)
Beam: 105 ft (32 m)
Draught: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Propulsion: Steam turbines, 1 shaft, 8,500 shp (6.3 MW)
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement: 646 officers and enlisted
Armament: 2 × 4 in (102 mm),
8 × 40 mm,
20 × 20 mm guns
Aircraft carried: 20

 

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USS Bataan (CVL-29/AVT-4)

Class and type: Independence-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 11,120 light tons, 16,260 full tons
Length: 622.5 ft (189.7 m), 600 ft on waterline
Beam: 109 ft 2 in (33.3 m), 71 ft on waterline
Draft: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed: 32 knots
Complement: 156 officers and 1,372 men
Armament: 26 × Bofors 40 mm guns (2×4, 9×2)
18 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons (18×1)

 

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HMS Battler (D18)

Displacement: 9,800 tons (standard)
Length: 496 ft (151 m)
Beam: 105 ft (32 m)
Draught: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Propulsion:
Steam turbines
1 shaft
8,500 shp (6.3 MW)
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement: 646, excluding air group
Armament: 2 × 4 in (102 mm) (1x2), 8 × 40 mm (4x2), 20 × 20 mm guns
Aircraft carried: 20
Honours and awards: Atlantic 1942-1945, Salerno 1943, Indian Ocean.

 

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Béarn

Class and type: Unique Aircraft carrier
Displacement: 22,146 tons (standard)
28,400 tons (loaded)
Length: 182.6 metres (overall)
Beam: 35.2 metres
Draught: 9.3 metres
Propulsion: 2-shaft Parsons geared turbines, 2-shaft reciprocating, 36,200 shp
Speed: 21.5 knots[1]
Complement: 865
Armament:
original:
8 × 155/50 millimetre (8 × 1)
6 × 75/50 millimetre anti-aircraft (6 × 1)
8 × 37 millimetre anti-aircraft guns (added 1935)
16 × 13.2 millimetre anti-aircraft (6 × 1) (added 1935)
4 × 550 millimetre torpedo tubes
after 1944 refit:
4 × 5 inch (127 mm) / 38 caliber dual-purpose
24 × 40 mm anti-aircraft (5 × 6)
26 × 20 mm anti-aircraft
Armour: Main belt 80mm (3.2in), flight deck 25mm (1in)
Aircraft carried: 35-40

 

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USS Belleau Wood

Displacement: 11,000
Length: 622 feet 6 inches (189.7 m)
Beam: 109 feet 2 inches (33.3 m)
Draft: 26 feet (7.9 m)
Speed: 31.6 knots (58.5 km/h)
Complement: 1,569 officers and men
Armament: 26 × Bofors 40 mm guns
Aircraft carried: 24 fighters
9 torpedo planes
nominal for class

 

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USS Bennington (CV/CVA/CVS-20)

Class and type: Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: As built:
27,100 tons standard
36,380 tons full load
Length: As built:
820 feet (250 m) waterline
872 feet (266 m) overall
Beam: As built:
93 feet (28 m) waterline
147 feet 6 inches (45 m) overall
Draught: As built:
28 feet 5 inches (8.7 m) light
34 feet 2 inches (10.4 m) full load
Propulsion: As designed:
8 × boilers 565 psi (3,900 kPa) 850 °F (450 °C)
4 × Westinghouse geared steam turbines
4 × shafts
150,000 shp (110 MW)
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Range: 20,000 nautical miles (37,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: As built:
2,600 officers and enlisted
Armament: As built:
4 × twin 5 inch (127 mm) 38 caliber guns
4 × single 5 inch (127 mm) 38 caliber guns
8 × quadruple 40 mm 56 caliber guns
46 × single 20 mm 78 caliber guns
Armour: As built:
2.5 to 4 inch (60 to 100 mm) belt
1.5 inch (40 mm) hangar and protectice decks
4 inch (100 mm) bulkheads
1.5 inch (40 mm) STS top and sides of pilot house
2.5 inch (60 mm) top of steering gear
Aircraft carried: As built:
90–100 aircraft
1 × deck-edge elevator
2 × centerline elevators

 

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USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95)

Class and type: Casablanca-class escort carrier
Displacement: 7,800 tons (light)
10,400 tons (full load)
Length: 512 ft 3 in (156.1 m) overall
Beam: 65 ft 2 in (19.9 m)
108 ft 1 in (32.9 m) maximum width
Draft: 22 ft 6 in (6.9 m)
Propulsion: 2 × 5-cylinder reciprocating Skinner Unaflow engines
4 × 285 psi boilers
2 shafts, 9,000 shp
Speed: 19 knots (35 km/h)
Range: 10,240 nmi (18,960 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement: 923
Armament: 1 × 5-inch/38 cal DP gun
16 × 40 mm AA cannon in 8 twin mounts
20 × 20 mm AA machine guns in single mounts
Aircraft carried: 27

 

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HMS Biter (D97)

Class and type: Avenger class escort carrier
Displacement: 15,120 tons full load
Length: 492 ft (150 m)
Beam: 78 ft (24 m)
Draught: 25 ft (7.6 m) full load
Propulsion: 6-cylinder Doxford diesels, 1 shaft, 8500 hp,
Speed: 16.5 knots
Complement: 555
Armament: 3 4/50, 19 20 mm
Armour: none
Aircraft carried: 15

 

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USS Block Island (CVE-21/AVG-21/ACV-21)

Class and type: Bogue-class escort carrier
Displacement: 7,800 tons
Length: 495.66 ft (151.08 m)
Beam: 111.5 ft (34.0 m)
Draft: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement: 890 officers and men
Armament: 2 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
Aircraft carried: 24

 

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USS Bogue (CVE-9)

Displacement: 9,800 tons
Length: 495.7 ft (151.1 m)
Beam: 111.5 ft (34.0 m)
Draft: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement: 890 officers and men
Armament: 2 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
Aircraft carried: 24

 

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USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31)

Class and type: Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: As built:
27,100 tons standard
36,380 tons full load
Length: As built:
820 feet (250 m) waterline
872 feet (266 m) overall
Beam: As built:
93 feet (28 m) waterline
147 feet 6 inches (45 m) overall
Draught: As built:
28 feet 5 inches (8.7 m) light
34 feet 2 inches (10.4 m) full load
Propulsion: As designed:
8 × boilers 565 psi (3,900 kPa) 850 °F (450 °C)
4 × Westinghouse geared steam turbines
4 × shafts
150,000 shp (110 MW)
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Range: 20,000 nautical miles (37,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: As built:
2,600 officers and enlisted
Armament: As built:
4 × twin 5 inch (127 mm) 38 caliber guns
4 × single 5 inch (127 mm) 38 caliber guns
8 × quadruple 40 mm 56 caliber guns
46 × single 20 mm 78 caliber guns
Armour: As built:
2.5 to 4 inch (60 to 100 mm) belt
1.5 inch (40 mm) hangar and protectice decks
4 inch (100 mm) bulkheads
1.5 inch (40 mm) STS top and sides of pilot house
2.5 inch (60 mm) top of steering gear
Aircraft carried: As built:
90–100 aircraft
1 × deck-edge elevator
2 × centerline elevators

 

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HMCS Bonaventure

Displacement: 16,000 tonnes
Length: 629.9 ft (192.0 m)
Beam: 79.9 ft (24.4 m)
Draught: 24.5 ft (7.5 m)
Propulsion: Parsons single-reduction geared steam turbines, four Admiralty 3-drum type 350 psi (2.4 MPa) boilers, two shafts; 40,000 shp (30 MW)
Speed: 24.5 knots (45.4 km/h)
Complement: 1,200 (1,370 war)
Armament: 4 × 3 inch (2 barrelled) guns
8 × Bofors 40 mm guns
Aircraft carried: 34 MD F2H-3 Banshee jet fighters
Grumman CS2F Tracker ASW
Sikorsky HO4S helicopters

 

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USS Boxer (CV/CVA/CVS-21, LPH-4)

Class and type: Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: As built:
27,100 tons standard
Length: As built:
888 feet (271 m) overall
Beam: As built:
93 feet (28 m) waterline
Draught: As built:
28 feet 7 inches (8.7 m) light
Propulsion: As designed:
8 × boilers 565 psi (3,900 kPa) 850 °F (450 °C)
4 × Westinghouse geared steam turbines
4 × shafts
150,000 shp (110 MW)
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Complement: 3448 officers and enlisted
Armament: As built:
4 × twin 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
4 × single 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
8 × quadruple Bofors 40 mm guns
46 × single Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
Armour: As built:
4 inch (100 mm) belt
2.5 inch (60 mm) hangar deck
1.5 inch (40 mm) protectice decks
1.5 inch (40 mm) conning tower
Aircraft carried: As built:
90–100 aircraft

 

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HMS Bulwark (R08)

Class and type: Centaur-class light aircraft carrier
Displacement: 26,200 tonnes (full load)
Length: 737.75 ft (224.87 m)
Beam: 123 ft (37 m)
Draught: 27.8 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsion: 4 boilers, 2 shafts
Speed: 28 knots (52 km/h)
Range: 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement: 850 (+ 200 Naval Air Squadron + 800 Royal Marines Commando)
Aircraft carried: As a Commando Carrier: 16 Wessex V helicopters of 845 or 848 Naval Air Squadron

 

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USS Bunker Hill (CV/CVA/CVS-17, AVT-9)

Class and type: Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: As built:
27,100 tons standard
36,380 tons full load
Length: As built:
820 feet (250 m) waterline
872 feet (266 m) overall
Beam: As built:
93 feet (28 m) waterline
147 feet 6 inches (45 m) overall
Draught: As built:
28 feet 5 inches (8.7 m) light
34 feet 2 inches (10.4 m) full load
Propulsion: As designed:
8 × boilers 565 psi (3,900 kPa) 850 °F (450 °C)
4 × Westinghouse geared steam turbines
4 × shafts
150,000 shp (110 MW)
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Range: 20,000 nautical miles (37,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: As built:
2,600 officers and enlisted
Armament: As built:
4 × twin 5 inch (127 mm) 38 caliber guns
4 × single 5 inch (127 mm) 38 caliber guns
8 × quadruple 40 mm 56 caliber guns
46 × single 20 mm 78 caliber guns
Armor: As built:
2.5 to 4 inch (60 to 100 mm) belt
1.5 inch (40 mm) hangar and protectice decks
4 inch (100 mm) bulkheads
1.5 inch (40 mm) STS top and sides of pilot house
2.5 inch (60 mm) top of steering gear
Aircraft carried: As built:
90–100 aircraft
1 × deck-edge elevator
2 × centerline elevators

 

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Submersible Aircraft carrier HMS M2

Name: HMS M2
Builder: Vickers
Laid down: 1916
Launched: 1919
Fate: Sank during exercise 26 January 1932
General characteristics
Class and type: M class submarine
Displacement: 1,594 long tons (1,620 t) surfaced
1,946 long tons (1,977 t) submerged
Length: 295 ft 9 in (90.1 m)
Beam: 24 ft 8 in (7.5 m)
Propulsion: 2 × 12-cylinder Vickers 1,200 hp (890 kW) diesel engines
4 × 800 hp (600 kW) electric motors
2 × 3-blade 5 ft 10 in (1.8 m) diameter screws
Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced
8–9 kn (15–17 km/h) submerged
Range: Surfaced:
2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Submerged:
9 nmi (17 km) at 17 kn (31 km/h)
80 nmi (150 km) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h)
Test depth: 200 ft (61 m) - accidentally reached 239 ft (73 m) in 1923
Complement: 62
Armament: 1 × 12 in (300 mm) Mark IX gun and 50 shells (removed 1928)
1 × 3 in (76 mm) Mk II high angle anti-aircraft gun
4 × 18 in (460 mm) bow torpedo tubes with 4 reload torpedoes
Aircraft carried: 1 × Parnall Peto seaplane
Aviation facilities: Hangar and Hydraulic catapult

 

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I-400 class submarine (aircraft carrier)

In commission: 1944–45
Planned: 18
Completed: 3
General characteristics
Displacement: 5,223 tons
6,560 tons
Length: 122 m (400 ft)
Beam: 12.0 m (39 ft)
Draft: 7.0 m (23 ft)
Propulsion: 4 diesels: 7,700 hp (5.7 MW), surface
Electric motors: 2,400 hp (1.8 MW), submerged
Speed: 18.75 knots (35 km/h), surfaced
6.5 knots (12 km/h),submerged
Range: 37,500 nmi. at 14 knots
(69,500 km at 26 km/h)
Test depth: 100 m (330 ft)
Complement: 144
Armament: • 3 Aichi M6A1 Seiran sea-planes
• 8 × 533 mm forward torpedo tubes
• 1 × 140 mm (5.51 in) 40 caliber gun
• 3 × 25 mm 3-barrel machine gun
• 1 × 25 mm machine gun