HMS Eagle (1918)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Eagle
- Launch Year
- 1918
- Type
- Aircraft Carrier
- Class
- Eagle-class aircraft carrier
- Pennant Number
- 94
- Launched
- 1918
- Built at
- Armstrong Whitworth
- Commissioned
- 1924
- Armament
- Carrier air group
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Aircraft carrier
- Notable for
- Interwar and early WWII carrier
- Fate
- Sunk in 1942
- Status
- Lost
HMS Eagle was a Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the eagle-class aircraft carrier.
Service History
HMS Eagle served as a aircraft carrier and is chiefly noted for interwar and early wwii carrier.
Historical Significance
HMS Eagle represents an important example of eagle-class aircraft carrier development in Royal Navy history.