HMS Unicorn (1941)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Unicorn
- Launch Year
- 1941
- Type
- Aircraft Carrier
- Class
- Aircraft maintenance carrier
- Pennant Number
- I72
- Launched
- 1941
- Built at
- Harland & Wolff
- Commissioned
- 1943
- Armament
- Aircraft and support facilities
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Auxiliary carrier
- Notable for
- Aircraft maintenance and ferry duties
- Fate
- Scrapped in 1960
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Unicorn was a Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the aircraft maintenance carrier.
Service History
HMS Unicorn served as a auxiliary carrier and is chiefly noted for aircraft maintenance and ferry duties.
Historical Significance
HMS Unicorn represents an important example of aircraft maintenance carrier development in Royal Navy history.