Eagle Class Aircraft Carrier Class Overview |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Company Ltd. Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
June 8, 1918 |
Feb. 26, 1924 |
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Fate |
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Sunk Aug. 11, 1942 by U-73. (torpedo)
Location: Mediterranean Sea, 70 miles south of Cape Salinas, Majorca Island, Balearic Islands. (38.05N - 03.02E) 160 men onboard killed, 2 died of wounds on Aug. 12. 927 survivors picked up by HMS Laforey F-99, HMS Lookout G-32 and HMS Jaunty W-30. (Roll of Honour) |
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