HMS Indomitable (92)

Indomitable in 1943
History
United Kingdom
Name	Indomitable
Ordered	6 July 1937
Builder	Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down	10 November 1937
Launched	26 March 1940
Commissioned	10 October 1941
Identification	Pennant number: 92
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1955
General characteristics
Class and type	Modified Illustrious-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	23,000 long tons (23,000 t) (standard)
Length	230.0 m (754 ft 7 in)
Beam	29.2 m (95 ft 10 in)
Draught	8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
Installed power	6 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers 111,000 shaft horsepower (83,000 kW)
Propulsion	3 shafts; geared steam turbines
Speed	30.5 knots (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph)
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	1,392 2,100 (later)
Armament	8 × twin 4.5 in (114 mm) AA guns 6 × octuple 2 pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns 10 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns
Aircraft carried	48–55

HMS Indomitable was a modified Illustrious-class aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy during World War II. Originally planned to be the fourth of the class, she was redesigned to enable her to operate more aircraft, 48 instead of 36. A second hangar was added above the original, raising the flight deck by 14 feet (4.3 m), although the hangar-side armour had to be reduced to compensate. The lower hangar was made shorter than the upper hangar due to the need for extra workshops and accommodation to support the added aircraft.^[1]