Norwegian coast operations against TIRPITZ. Pacific Fleet. January Joined operational action after only an hour. 22nd Naval-History.Net, revised 14/10/10 There were 32 Seafire L/F IIIs in their limited role of fleet protection along with eight Hellcats configured for photo-reconnaissance. The BPF returned to the Sakishima Islands on 17 April before retiring to Leyte Gulf to rest and resupply. Carrier, Edited by Gordon Smith, This was a improvement over the earlier Illustrious, even after she had had her round-downs reduced to increase the length to 748ft in 1944. Her Seafire squadrons had adapted larger external fuel tanks for their aircraft and they were no longer limited to CAP duty. operations THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by C Barnett and, 10th Attacked airfield and installations at. [5] These guns had a maximum range of 4,800 yards (4,400m), but some were replaced by 40 mm Bofors AA guns when the ships were transferred to the Pacific Theatre as the 20mm (0.79in) shell was unlikely to destroy a kamikaze before it hit the ship. On January 10, 1940, Illustrious design was put to the ultimate test: She was hit by no less than eight bombs ranging from 550lb through to 2200lb in weight. A new requirement was issued: The ideal aircraft complement would now be 48. 9 4. Nominated for service See above references). Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 10 miles NW of Oita, British 16th Joined Task Force 63 for air strikes March Somehow the designers managed to fit these in the same space occupied by three sets of machinery in Illustrious: The only obvious external difference being a somewhat larger funnel. to. HMS Indefatigable was an Implacable-class aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy (RN) during World War II. Carried two further attacks on TIRPITZ HMS Indefatigable (R10) - Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core The attack was very successful at heavy cost, but the losses of Indefatigable's squadrons are not available. (Note: This operation was co-incident with passage of HM Battleship DUKE OF YORK for air attacks for service in Pacific. [13] The 2-pounder gun had a maximum range of 6,800 yards (6,200m). 22nd Carried out series of unsuccessful air He served with the ship throughout the Pacific campaign until it returned home to the UK in 1946. 14445, 149, 151; Hobbs 2013, pp. URSA. The underwater defence system was a layered system of liquid- and air-filled compartments as used in the Illustrious class. 9293; McCart, pp. August Deployment return the ship Paid-off and reduced to Reserve status in 1947. She decommissioned after the war but recommissioned in 1950 as a training ship. [3] Indefatigable was 766feet 6inches (233.6m) long overall and 730 feet (222.5m) at the waterline. ship information,
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