HMS Triumph (R16)

HMS Triumph at sea, March 1950
History
United Kingdom
Laid down27 January 1943
Launched2 November 1944
Commissioned6 May 1946
Stricken1981
FateScrapped in Spain 1981
General characteristics
Class and typeColossus-class aircraft carrier
Displacement13,350 tons standard
Length695 ft (212 m)
Beam80 ft (24 m)
Draught23.5 ft (7.2 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts, Parsons geared Steam turbines.
  • 4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • 40,000 shp
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)
Range12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km)
Complement1,300 (including air group)
Aircraft carried48

HMS Triumph was a Royal Navy Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carrier. She served in the Korean War and later, after reconstruction, as a support ship.