HMS Unicorn |
Type: |
Aircraft Carrier |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Harland & Wolff Ltd. Belfast, Ireland |
Pennant Number: |
I-72 |
Ordered: |
April 14, 1939 |
Commissioned: |
March 12, 1943 |
Keel Laid: |
June 29, 1939 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
November 20, 1941 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sold 1959 to Arnott Young for scrap. Arrived Dalmuir, Scotland June 15, 1969 and stripped, hull towed to Troon, Scotland Mar. 30, 1960 and scrapped. |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
640' |
Engines: |
2 Parsons single reduction geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
90' 3" |
Boilers: |
4 Admiralty three drum type |
Flight Deck: |
N/A |
Shafts: |
2 |
Draft: |
23' max |
HP: |
40,000 |
Displacement: |
16,510 std. / 20,300 full |
Speed: |
24 knots (22 knots full) |
Crew: |
1,000+ |
Range: |
N/A |
Aircraft: |
36 |
Armament As Built |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
8 |
4"/45 (102mm) |
4 twin mounts |
19,850 yards @ 45° (11.2 miles) AA ceiling 39,000' @ 80° 35 lb. HE shell |
12 |
1.5"/39 (40mm) |
3 quad mounts |
3,800 yards (2.1 miles) AA ceiling 13,300' 2 lb. shell |
12 |
.79"/70 (20mm) |
2 twin mounts 8 single mounts |
4,800 yards @ 45° (2.7 miles) AA ceiling 10,000' .271 lb. HE shell |
Notes: |
Unicorn was primarily used as an aircraft repair ship. She was also used as an aircraft transport and training ship. She was engaged in combat operations from Mar. to Aug. 1943 and again during the Korean War. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published May 27, 2007 |