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HMS Eagle |
Type: |
Aircraft Carrier |
Class: |
Eagle |
Builder: |
Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Company Ltd. Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
Pennant Number: |
94 |
Ordered: |
February 28, 1918 |
Commissioned: |
February 26, 1924 |
Keel Laid: |
February 20, 1913 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
June 8, 1918 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sunk Aug. 11, 1942 by U-73 (Kapitänleutnant Helmut Rosenbaum). Location: Mediterranean Sea, 70 miles south of Cape Salinas, Majorca Island, Balearic Islands. (38.05N - 03.02E) 160 men 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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Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
667' 6" |
Engines: |
2 Brown-Curtis high pressure steam turbines 2 Parsons low pressure steam turbines |
Beam: |
92' 9" (105' 3" across bulges) |
Boilers: |
32 Yarrow water tube (oil fired) |
Flight Deck: |
652' x 96' |
Shafts: |
4 |
Draft: |
26' 9" (full) |
HP: |
50,000 |
Displacement: |
22,600 std. / 27,054 full |
Speed: |
24 knots (23.5 full) |
Crew: |
748 |
Range: |
3,790 NM @ 19 knots |
Aircraft: |
21 |
Combat Victories |
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Date
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Name
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Type
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Tons
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Nationality
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Notes
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July 5, 1940 |
Zeffiro |
Destroyer |
1,715 |
Italy |
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July 5, 1940 |
Euro |
Destroyer |
1,715 |
Italy |
Damaged |
July 5, 1940 |
Manzoni |
Cargo |
3,955 |
Italy |
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July 5, 1940 |
Serenitas |
Cargo |
5,171 |
Italy |
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July 5, 1940 |
Liguria |
Cargo |
15,354 |
Italy |
Damaged |
July 10, 1940 |
Leone Pancaldo |
Destroyer |
2,203 |
Italy |
(a) |
July 20, 1940 |
Ostro |
Destroyer |
1,715 |
Italy |
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July 20, 1940 |
Nembo |
Destroyer |
1,715 |
Italy |
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July 20, 1940 |
Sereno |
Cargo |
2,333 |
Italy |
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Aug. 22, 1940 |
Iride |
Submarine |
856 |
Italy |
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Apr. 3, 1941 |
Daniele Manin |
Destroyer |
1,580 |
Italy |
(b) |
Apr. 3, 1941 |
Nazario Sauro |
Destroyer |
1,580 |
Italy |
(b) |
June 6, 1941 |
Elbe |
Cargo |
9,179 |
Germany |
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June 15, 1941 |
Lothringen |
Tanker (U-boat supply) |
10,746 |
Germany |
Captured (c) |
Totals |
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Sunk: |
11 |
32,002 |
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Damaged: |
2 |
17,069 |
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Captured: |
1
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10,746 |
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Combat victory notes: |
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(a): |
Sunk at Augusta, Sicily, raised and repaired, sunk again Aug. 30, 1943 by USAAF aircraft. |
(b): |
Sunk by aircraft from 813 & 824 squadrons which were launched from Port Sudan, Sudan. |
(c): |
Assisted by HMS Dunedin D-93. |
History: |
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Feb. 28, 1918: |
Bought by the Admiralty, converted and completed at Portsmouth Dockyard. |
Mar. 14, 1940: |
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Nov. 11, 1940: |
Five aircraft from 813 and 824 squadrons were embarked on HMS Illustrious for the raid on Taranto, Italy. One was lost during the raid. |
Notes: |
Originally ordered by Chile as the battleship Almirante Cochrane. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Aug. 12, 2007 |
