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Naval
History and Heritage Command #NH 97010
| Tonnage | 13,190 tons standard |
| Dimensions | 695' by 80' by 18'6" 211.84m by 24.38m by 5.64m |
| Maximum speed | 25 knots |
| Complement | 1300 |
| Aircraft | 680' (207.3m) flight deck 2 elevators 1 catapult 48 aircraft |
| Armament | 6x4 40mm/40
AA guns 32 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared turbine
(40,000 shp) 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage | 3196 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) at 14 knots |
| Sensors |
Type
281 air search radar |
The Colossus class has been described as
a scaled-down Illustrious
class. However, the design was fundamentally different, being based
on a merchant hull to keep down costs. The ships had no armor
protection at all. However, they had better speed than escort carriers and could
operate a reasonable air group for a light carrier. This varied from
unit to unit but consisted of Barracudas
and Fireflies on Vengeance.
| Venerable |
Arrived 1945-1 |
| Vengeance |
Arrived 1945-2 |
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