HMS Courageous (1916)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Courageous
- Launch Year
- 1916
- Type
- Aircraft Carrier
- Class
- Courageous-class aircraft carrier
- Pennant Number
- 50
- Launched
- 1916
- Built at
- Armstrong Whitworth
- Commissioned
- 1928
- Armament
- Carrier air group
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Aircraft carrier
- Notable for
- Early fleet carrier loss
- Fate
- Sunk in 1939
- Status
- Lost
HMS Courageous was a Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the courageous-class aircraft carrier.
Service History
HMS Courageous served as a aircraft carrier and is chiefly noted for early fleet carrier loss.
Historical Significance
HMS Courageous represents an important example of courageous-class aircraft carrier development in Royal Navy history.