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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
Invincible-class aircraft carrier
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1980–1981
Quantity
3
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS · COLD WAR
7
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
50
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 ClassificationLight aircraft carrier
- Ship TypeLight aircraft carrier
- Builder / ShipyardSwan Hunter, Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group
- Laid Down1973
- Launched1976
- Commissioned1980
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Full Load Displacement22,000 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)209 m
- Beam36 m
- Draft8 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement1,000
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionCOGAG
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)COGAG
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power74,570 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed28 kn
- Cruise Speed18 kn
- Range7,000
▤Gun Armament1MOD.1
- CIWSPhalanx/Goalkeeper
⬢Missile Armament1MOD.1
- Surface-to-Air MissilesSea Dart
▲Underwater Warfare2MOD.2
◎Aviation4MOD.4
- Embarked Helicopters10
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft18
◈Sensors & Combat Systems2MOD.2
- Air-Search RadarType 1022
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarType 996
▣Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed3
- Retired3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1980Production started
- 1981Production ended
46
years in service
1
years in production
3
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS RANKING Fleet Aircraft Carriers · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
38FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS7COLD WAR · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS293UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS49PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theFleet Aircraft Carrierscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Combined gas turbine and gas turbine propulsion system where two gas turbines drive a single shaft via a combining gearbox.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
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