:::: Naval Vessels - GREAT BRITAIN - AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
ILLUSTRIOUS
Code - N1203
£1.75
Class - 4
Date - 1939
Description - H.M.S. ILLUSTRIOUS N1203
Completed 1940
Sisters: Victorious, Formidable & Indomitable.
Displacement 23,000 tons
Dimensions 673' x 95'9" x 24'
Armament 16 x 4.5"
48 x 2pdr
Aircraft 36 (48 in Indomitable)
Armour 4.5" Belt, 3"Deck (1½“ in Indomitable)
Speed 30½ knots
