HMS Audacity (1941)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Audacity
- Launch Year
- 1941
- Type
- Aircraft Carrier
- Class
- Escort carrier
- Pennant Number
- D10
- Launched
- 1941
- Built at
- Converted merchant ship
- Commissioned
- 1941
- Armament
- Escort carrier air group
- Propulsion
- Diesel engines
- Role
- Escort carrier
- Notable for
- First British escort carrier
- Fate
- Sunk in 1941
- Status
- Lost
HMS Audacity was a Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the escort carrier.
Service History
HMS Audacity served as a escort carrier and is chiefly noted for first british escort carrier.
Historical Significance
HMS Audacity represents an important example of escort carrier development in Royal Navy history.