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Royal Canadian Navy - Aircraft Carrier
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CVL 21
- HMCS Magnificent
ex R 36 - HMS Magnificent |
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Type,
Class:
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Royal Navy
Majestic-class Light Aircraft Carrier |
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Builder:
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Harland &
Wolff Ltd., Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
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STATUS:
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Laid
down: July 29, 1943 Launched: November 16, 1944 Commissioned: April 7, 1948 (loaned to Royal Canadian
Navy) Decommissioned: June 14, 1957 Fate:
returned to
the Royal Navy and placed in reserve; stricken in 1965; sold
for scrap, scrapped in Faslane, Scotland |
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Homeport:
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Namesake:
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Ship’s
Motto:
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Technical Data:
(Measures, Propulsion, Armament, Aviation, etc.)
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General
characteristics: Lenght: 211,80 meters Beam: 24,40 meters Draft: 7,50 meters Displacement: 18000 tons (full load) Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h) max. Range: Crew: up to 1200 Propulsion: 4 x Admiralty 3 drum type
350psi boilers 2 x Parsons
single reduction geared steam turbines; 40000 shp 2 shafts / 2
propellers Armament
(as built): 24 x quad QF 2-pounder AA (6 x 4) 19 x 40mm AA Aviation: full
flight deck; up to 40 aircraft |
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HMCS
Magnificent (CVL 21) (ex HMS Magnificent / R 36): -
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