HMS Formidable

HMS Formidable was an Illustrious-class aircraft carrier ordered for the Royal Navy before the Second World War. After being completed in late 1940, she was briefly assigned to the Home Fleet before being transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet as a replacement for her crippled sister ship Illustrious. Formidable's aircraft played a key role in the Battle of Cape Matapan in early 1941, and they subsequently provided cover for Allied ships and attacked Axis forces until their carrier was badly damaged by German dive bombers in May.

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1940 — 1947  Wikimedia, Wikidata
67; Formi; The Ship That Launched Itself
mass 23000 tonne, length 225.6 metre, beam 29.2 metre, 
Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier, Harland and Wolff, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

• naval-history.net page^@
• Ship Design Drawings archive page^@
• uboat.net page^@
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1940-11-24T00:00:00Z

1947-08-12T00:00:00Z

1940 — 1947 HMS Formidable

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1937-06-17T00:00:00Z

1937-06-17T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1940-11-24T00:00:00Z

1940-11-24T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1947-08-12T00:00:00Z

1947-08-12T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1939-08-17T00:00:00Z

1939-08-17T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21710

British warships in Algiers Harbour

Force H at Sea and in Harbour, 12 To 14 January 1943, at Sea and at Mers-el-kebir. A14164

The British Navy Supporting North Africa Campaign. Force H at Sea and in Harbour, 12 To 14 January 1943, at Sea and at Mers-el-kebir. the British Navy Supporting North Africa Campaign. A14167

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A11660

BIG SHIPS AT MALTA. OCTOBER 1943, ON BOARD HMS FORMIDABLE AT GRAND HARBOUR, VALLETTA, MALTA. A19815

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A11627

British Pacific Fleet 1944-1945 ABS226

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A11624

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A30363

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
link	page		Ship Design Drawings archive page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21710		Commons
commons	image		British warships in Algiers Harbour		Commons
commons	image		Force H at Sea and in Harbour, 12 To 14 January 1943, at Sea and at Mers-el-kebir. A14164		Commons
commons	image		The British Navy Supporting North Africa Campaign. Force H at Sea and in Harbour, 12 To 14 January 1943, at Sea and at Mers-el-kebir. the British Navy Supporting North Africa Campaign. A14167		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A11660		Commons
commons	image		BIG SHIPS AT MALTA. OCTOBER 1943, ON BOARD HMS FORMIDABLE AT GRAND HARBOUR, VALLETTA, MALTA. A19815		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A11627		Commons
commons	image		British Pacific Fleet 1944-1945 ABS226		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A11624		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A30363		Commons