HMS Warrior (R31)
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| Career |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 12 December 1942 |
| Launched: | 20 May 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 14 March 1946 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Broken up |
| Struck: | from Argentine Navy 1971 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 18,300 tons |
| Length: | 695 feet (211.8 m) |
| Beam: | 80 ft (24.4 m) |
| Draught: | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | 40,000 shp (30 MW) |
| Speed: | 25 knots |
| Range: | 12,000 nmiles at 14 knots |
| Complement: | 1300 including air group |
| Armament: | 24 x 2 pdr AA; 32 x 20 mm |
| Aircraft: | 48 |
| Motto: | |
She was built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, and originally to be called Brave. Launched on May 20 1944, she was immediately transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy on completion on January 24 1946. She was returned to Britain in 1948 and took part in Operation Grapple, the first British Hydrogen bomb tests.
Argentina
She was sold to Argentina in 1958, and renamed ARA Independencia (V-1). Argentine Naval Aviation began air operations from Independencia in June 1959 even before the vessel was officially commissioned into the Navy Fleet.
F4U Corsair, SNJ-5Cs Texan and Grumman S2F-1 (S-2A) Trackers form the air group in those years.
The navy inventory also include F9F Panther and F9F Cougar jets but the Independencia was not suitable for operating them. Althougth, were embarked during their delivery voyage, from the United States to Argentina.
After the arrival of the ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (V-2) in 1969, she passed to the reserve and then in 1971 was scrapped.
See HMS Warrior for other ships of this name.
General Characteristics
- Displacement: 18,300 tons
- Length: 695 ft (212 m) overall
- Beam: 80 ft (24.4 m)
- Draft: 23 ft (7.0 m)
- Complement: 1,300
- Armour: None
- Armament: Six quad 2-pounder anti-aircraft guns, thirty-two 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon,
- Aircraft: 48
- Propulsion: Twin screw steam turbine. 40,000 shp (30 MW)
- Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h) maximum
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