HMS Triumph (R16)
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.
HMS Triumph at sea | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Laid down | 27 January 1943 |
| Launched | 2 November 1944 |
| Commissioned | 6 May 1946 |
| Stricken | 1981 |
| Fate | Scrapped in Spain 1981 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Colossus-class aircraft carrier |
| Displacement | 13,350 tons standard |
| Length | 695 ft (212 m) |
| Beam | 80 ft (24 m) |
| Draught | 23.5 ft (7.2 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range | 12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) |
| Complement | 1,300 (including air group) |
| Aircraft carried | 48 |
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