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Malta class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Malta class aircraft carrier

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Class overview
Cancelled: All four cancelled in late 1945 before building started
General characteristics
Displacement: 56,800 tons full load
Length: 915 ft (279 m)
Beam: 136 ft (41 m)
Draught: 34 ft (10 m)
Propulsion: Steam turbines, 8 boilers, 4 shafts, 200,000 shp
Speed: 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h)
Complement: 2,780 (3,535 wartime)
Armament: 8 × twin QF 4.5 inch naval guns
8 × 6-barrel 40 mm AA
7 × single 40 mm AA
Aircraft carried: 81

The Malta Class Large Fleet Carrier was a British aircraft carrier design of World War II.

A large carrier design originated in the middle of the Second World War, they would have been by far the largest Royal Navy carriers of the time. No ships were laid down; two were cancelled at the end of the war, and two later on due to economic pressures.

It was a major departure from previous RN designs, incorporating features such as an open hangar deck and reduced armour. Overall, the design appears to show the influence of the big US carriers, especially their relatively large aircraft complement and the hangar arrangements necessary to make such a large air wing possible.

There were to be four ships:

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Malta class aircraft carrier
HMS Malta (D93) | HMS New Zealand (D68) | HMS Gibraltar (D68) | HMS Africa (D06)

List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy


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