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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
Illustrious-class aircraft carrier
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1940–1947
Quantity
4
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS · WORLD WAR II
4
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
80
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
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Hull ClassificationAircraft carrier
- Builder / ShipyardVickers-Armstrongs, Harland & Wolff
- Laid Down1937
- Commissioned1940
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement23,000 t
- Full Load Displacement30,000 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)225.5 m
- Length (waterline)216.4 m
- Beam28.95 m
- Draft8.74 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement1,229
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3 shafts; 3 geared steam turbines
- Shaft Power82,760 kW
- Shafts / Screws3
- Top Speed30.5 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range10,700
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun8 × twin QF 4.5-inch dual-purpose guns
- Main Gun Calibre114 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns6 × octuple QF 2-pdr anti-aircraft guns
⬢Aviation3MOD.3
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft57
▲Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed4
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned6
- Cancelled2
- Lost0
- Retired4
- Preserved0
◎Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourWaterline belt: 114mm, Flight deck: 76mm, Bulkheads: 114mm, Hangar sides: 114mm, Magazines: 114mm
- Belt Armour114 mm
- Deck Armour76 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1940Production started
- 1947Production ended
86
years in service
7
years in production
4
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS RANKING Fleet Aircraft Carriers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
18FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS4WORLD WAR II · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS69UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS10PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theFleet Aircraft Carrierscategory.
📖 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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