Courageous-class aircraft carrier

The Courageous class, sometimes called the Glorious class, was the first multi-ship class of aircraft carriers to serve with the Royal Navy. The three ships—Furious, Courageous and Glorious—were originally laid down as Courageous-class battlecruisers as part of the Baltic Project during the First World War. While very fast, their minimal armour and few guns limited their long-term utility in the post-war Royal Navy, and they were laid up after the war. They were considered capital ships by the terms of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty and were included in the total amount of tonnage allowed to the Royal Navy. Rather than scrap them, the Navy decided to convert them to aircraft carriers as permitted under the Treaty.

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1916 — 1945  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Courageous class aircraft carrier; Glorious class; Glorious class aircraft carrier
speed 31 knot, 
aircraft carrier, Harland and Wolff, Royal Navy, Armstrong Whitworth, 

Flugzeugträger B, HMS Courageous, HMS Furious, HMS Glorious, 

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  HMS Furious ⓘ
  1916 Courageous-class battlecruiser

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  HMS Courageous ⓘ
  1916 Courageous-class battlecruiser

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  HMS Glorious ⓘ
  1916 Courageous-class battlecruiser

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1916 — 1945 Courageous-class aircraft carrier

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1917 HMS Furious

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Glorious class cruiser diagram Brasseys 1923

Aircraft carrier silhouettes (Warships To-day, 1936)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft	1917	HMS Furious	Courageous-class battlecruiser, Courageous-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1917	HMS Courageous	Courageous-class battlecruiser, Courageous-class aircraft carrier, battlecruiser, shipwreck, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1917	HMS Glorious	Courageous-class battlecruiser, shipwreck, Courageous-class aircraft carrier, battlecruiser, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
commons	image		Glorious class cruiser diagram Brasseys 1923		Commons
commons	image		Aircraft carrier silhouettes (Warships To-day, 1936)		Commons