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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category.
01 / Overview
Audacious-class aircraft carrier
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1951–1955
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS · EARLY COLD WAR
11
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
60
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationAircraft carrier
- Ship TypeAircraft carrier
- Builder / ShipyardHarland & Wolff, Cammell Laird, Swan Hunter, Vickers-Armstrong
- Laid Down1942
- Launched1946
- Commissioned1951
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement36,800 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)245 m
- Beam34.14 m
- Draft10.06 m
◇Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers in 4 boiler rooms; 4 sets of Parsons geared turbines, 4 shafts
- Number of Engines8
- Shaft Power113,257 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed58 kn
- Range7,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
◆Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun16 × QF 4.5 inch Mk I - V naval guns (8 × 2)
- Main Gun Calibre114 mm
- Main Gun Count16
- Secondary Guns61 × 40 mm guns (8 × 6, 2 × 2, 9 × 1)
▤Missile Armament1MOD.1
- Surface-to-Air Missiles6 × Sea Cat missile launchers
⬢Aviation4MOD.4
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft60
- UAV CapabilityNo
▲Sensors & Combat Systems2MOD.2
◎Survivability2MOD.2
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
◈Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned4
- Cancelled2
- Lost0
- Retired2
- Preserved0
▣Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourWaterline belt: 102 mm; Armoured flight deck: 25–102 mm; Hangar side: 25 mm; Hangar deck: 25 mm
- Belt Armour102 mm
- Deck Armour25 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1951Production started
- 1955Production ended
75
years in service
4
years in production
2
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS RANKING Fleet Aircraft Carriers · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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