Ships of the Royal Navy . tion of which she will presentan entirely different profile. The funnel has been removed and the furnace exhaust is now led out at thesides, while the mast and superstructure have vanished. A hangar replaces the flying-off deck forwardof which only a short section remains, and the roof of this hangar will serve as a take-off for the machines. Dimensions.—786| x 88 (outside bulges) X 25 feet (maximum) = 22,900 tons full load displ. Armament.—Ten ; five 3-inch and two 3-pounder guns. 16 above water and 2 sub-merged tubes. Machinery.—All-geared turbines dri
Ships of the Royal Navy . tion of which she will presentan entirely different profile. The funnel has been removed and the furnace exhaust is now led out at thesides, while the mast and superstructure have vanished. A hangar replaces the flying-off deck forwardof which only a short section remains, and the roof of this hangar will serve as a take-off for the machines. Dimensions.—786| x 88 (outside bulges) X 25 feet (maximum) = 22,900 tons full load displ. Armament.—Ten ; five 3-inch and two 3-pounder guns. 16 above water and 2 sub-merged tubes. Machinery.—All-geared turbines driving four screws = 90,000 = 31 knots. In service she hasdone 32-33 knots. Oil = 3,393 tons. Complement 820 plus Protection.—As in Courageous. FURIOUS.—Built at Elswick. June, 1915—July, 1917. She served in the Grand Fleet 3rd and Flying Squadron 1918-19 ; Atlantic Fleet 1919 ; in Reser\-e at Rosyth 1920, since whenshe has been undergoing alterations there and at Devonport. 102 i>. ^lu m Furious (tnkcu in 1918). 103
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