HMS Courageous |
Type: |
Battlecruiser (a) |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Armstrong Whitworth & Co. Ltd. Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
Pennant Number: |
50 (as carrier) |
Ordered: |
March 14, 1915 |
Launched: |
February 5, 1916 |
Keel Laid: |
March 18, 1915 |
Commissioned: |
November 4, 1916 |
Fate: |
Sunk Sept. 17, 1939 by U-29 (torpedo). Location: North Atlantic 350 miles west of Land's End, England. (50.10N - 14.45W) 519 crewmen were killed, 741 survivors picked up by SS Veendam and SS Collingsworth. *Converted into an aircraft carrier 1924-1928. |
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Notes |
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(a): |
Converted into an aircraft carrier at Devonport Dockyard between 1924-1928. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Dec. 12, 2007 |