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Invincible-class aircraft carrier

Aircraft carrierUnited KingdomRetired
Invincible-class aircraft carrier
Photo: POA(Phot) Jonathan Hamlet · OGL v1.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type
Aircraft carrier
Shipyards
Swan Hunter, Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group
Construction began
1973
First commissioned
1980
Last retired
2014
Status
Retired
Ships completed
3
Crew
650

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
22,000 t
Length
209.00 m
Beam
36.00 m
Draught
8.00 m
Performance
Maximum speed
28 kn (52 km/h)
Range
7,000 nmi (12,964 km)
Power
75,000 kW
Armament
Armament
Sea Dart2 × 20 mm3 × Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried
Harrier GR.7/9Sea King ASaCMerlin HM Mk.1

Operators

United Kingdom

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Invincible-class aircraft carrier, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.