Spanish aircraft carrier Dédalo
1967 Spanish Navy Independence-class light aircraft carrier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see Spanish ship Dédalo.
Dédalo (Spanish for Daedalus) was the first Spanish aircraft carrier and the second aviation ship in the Spanish Navy (after the seaplane tender and balloon ship Dédalo that took part in the landings at Al Hoceima in 1925). She remained the fleet's flagship until Príncipe de Asturias replaced her. Dédalo was formerly the World War II-era light aircraft carrier USS Cabot, which was acquired from the United States in the 1960s.
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Dédalo at sea on 1 June 1988 | |
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Name | Dédalo |
Laid down | 16 March 1942 |
Launched | 4 April 1943 |
Acquired |
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Refit | 1976 |
Stricken | August 1989 |
Fate | Scrapped 2002 |
Notes | Served in United States Navy 1943–1947 and 1948–1955 as USS Cabot |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 11,000 |
Length | 622.5 ft (189.7 m) |
Beam |
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Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Installed power | 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
Complement | 1112 |
Sensors and processing systems | SPS-6 radar |
Armament | 26 × Bofors 40 mm guns |
Aircraft carried |
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