Malta-class aircraft carrier
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The Malta-class aircraft carrier was a British large aircraft carrier design of World War II. Four ships were ordered in 1943 for the Royal Navy, but changing tactical concepts, based on American experience in the Pacific War, caused repeated changes to the design, which was not completed before the end of the war. All four ships were cancelled in 1945 before they were laid down.
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Name | Malta |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Audacious class |
Succeeded by | Centaur class |
Planned | 4 |
Cancelled | 4 |
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Type | Aircraft carrier |
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Length | |
Beam | 115 ft 6 in (35.2 m) |
Draught | 35 ft (10.7 m) (deep load) |
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Speed | 33.25 knots (61.58 km/h; 38.26 mph) |
Range | 7,100 nmi (13,100 km; 8,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 3,500 |
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Aircraft carried | 80–108 |
Aviation facilities | 2 catapults |
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