HMS Eagle

HMS Eagle was an Audacious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, in service 1951–1972. Until the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers in the 21st century, she and her sister Ark Royal were the two largest Royal Navy aircraft carriers ever built.

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1951  Wikimedia, Wikidata
R05
speed 32 knot, 
Audacious-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier, Harland and Wolff, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

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1951-10-05T00:00:00Z

1951-10-05T00:00:00Z

1951 HMS Eagle

1942-10-24T00:00:00Z

1942-10-24T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1951-10-31T00:00:00Z

1951-10-31T00:00:00Z

ship completed

1951-10-05T00:00:00Z

1951-10-05T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1946-03-19T00:00:00Z

1946-03-19T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1972-01-26T00:00:00Z

1972-01-26T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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Frameless

Catapult launch of Sea Hawk from HMS Eagle (R05) c1953

HMS Eagle (R05) MOD 45139767

HMS Eagle (R05) MOD 45139760

HMS EAGLE GOES TO SEA FOR TRIALS. MAY 1964, LEAVING PLYMOUTH FOR TRIALS. HMS EAGLE WAS EXTENSIVELY MODERNISED AND FITTED WITH MANY FEATURES NEW TO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. A34831

HMS Eagle (R05) flight deck at Gibraltar c1953

Sea Hawks 806 NAS firing starter cartrdges on HMS Eagle (R05)

British carriers during Suez Crisis 1956

HMSEagle Attacker Firefly Firebrand NAN3-53

428-GX-USN 1162069 (26477611913)

13 Sea Vixen landing on Eagle Mediterranean Jan1970

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Catapult launch of Sea Hawk from HMS Eagle (R05) c1953		Commons
commons	image		HMS Eagle (R05) MOD 45139767		Commons
commons	image		HMS Eagle (R05) MOD 45139760		Commons
commons	image		HMS EAGLE GOES TO SEA FOR TRIALS. MAY 1964, LEAVING PLYMOUTH FOR TRIALS. HMS EAGLE WAS EXTENSIVELY MODERNISED AND FITTED WITH MANY FEATURES NEW TO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. A34831		Commons
commons	image		HMS Eagle (R05) flight deck at Gibraltar c1953		Commons
commons	image		Sea Hawks 806 NAS firing starter cartrdges on HMS Eagle (R05)		Commons
commons	image		British carriers during Suez Crisis 1956		Commons
commons	image		HMSEagle Attacker Firefly Firebrand NAN3-53		Commons
commons	image		428-GX-USN 1162069 (26477611913)		Commons
commons	image		13 Sea Vixen landing on Eagle Mediterranean Jan1970		Commons