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HMS Courageous - Fleet aircraft carrier
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous, a Courageous-class battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by First Sea Lord John Fisher, the ship was very lightly armoured and armed with only a few heavy guns. Courageous was completed in late 1916 and spent the war patrolling the North Sea. She participated in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight in November 1917 and was present when the German High Seas Fleet surrendered a year later. Courageous was decommissioned after the war, then rebuilt as an aircraft carrier during the mid-1920s. She could carry 48 aircraft compared to the 36 carried by her half-sister Furious on approximately the same displacement. After recommissioning she spent most of her career operating off Great Britain and Ireland. She briefly became a training ship, but reverted to her normal role a few months before the start of the Second World War in September 1939. Courageous was torpedoed and sunk in the opening weeks of the war, going down with more than 500 of her crew. Date: circa 1930
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Approximately Armed Armoured Baltic Battlecruiser Bight Briefly Career Carried Carrier Carry Championed Compared Completed Courageous Courageous Class Crew Decommissioned Displacement Fisher Furious Guns Heavy Heligoland Lightly Months Normal Opening Operating Participated Patrolling Present Project Rebuilt Reverted Role Seas Spent Start Sunk Support Surrendered Torpedoed Weeks Designed Fleet Half Sister Year
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This stunning print captures the majestic HMS Courageous, a Courageous-class battlecruiser of the Royal Navy. Built during the First World War, this formidable vessel was designed to support the Baltic Project under the leadership of First Sea Lord John Fisher. Despite being lightly armoured and armed with only a few heavy guns, Courageous played a crucial role in patrolling the North Sea and engaging in battles such as the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight.
After undergoing reconstruction as an aircraft carrier in the mid-1920s, HMS Courageous became even more powerful, capable of carrying 48 aircraft compared to her sister ship Furious. Throughout her career, she operated off Great Britain and Ireland, serving both as a training ship and fulfilling her primary role before the outbreak of World War II.
Tragically, HMS Courageous met her end in the early stages of WWII when she was torpedoed and sunk with over 500 crew members onboard. This print serves as a poignant reminder of the bravery and sacrifice made by those who served aboard this historic vessel.
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