HMS Furious (1916)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Furious
- Launch Year
- 1916
- Type
- Aircraft Carrier
- Class
- Courageous-class aircraft carrier
- Pennant Number
- 47
- Launched
- 1916
- Built at
- Armstrong Whitworth
- Commissioned
- 1917
- Armament
- Carrier air group
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Aircraft carrier
- Notable for
- Carrier conversion and WWII service
- Fate
- Scrapped in 1948
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Furious was a Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the courageous-class aircraft carrier.
Service History
HMS Furious served as a aircraft carrier and is chiefly noted for carrier conversion and wwii service.
Historical Significance
HMS Furious represents an important example of courageous-class aircraft carrier development in Royal Navy history.