HMS Triumph (R16)

HMS Triumph at sea
History
United Kingdom
Laid down27 January 1943
Launched2 November 1944
Commissioned6 May 1946
Stricken1981
FateScrapped in Spain 1981
General characteristics
Class and typeColossus-class aircraft carrier
Displacement13,350 tons standard
Length695 ft (212 m)
Beam80 ft (24 m)
Draught23.5 ft (7.2 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts, Parsons geared Steam turbines.
  • 4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • 40,000 shp
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)
Range12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km)
Complement1,300 (including air group)
Aircraft carried48

HMS Triumph was a Royal Navy Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carrier. She served in the Korean War and later, after reconstruction, as a support ship.


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