Malta class
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Aircraft carrier |
| units | 4 planned |
| 1. Period of service |
|
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
56,800 ts |
| length |
279 m |
| width |
41 m |
| Draft |
10 m |
| crew |
2,780 (peace) |
| drive |
8 3-drum boiler |
| speed |
32 knots |
| Armament |
|
| Armor |
3.8–11.5 cm belt armor |
| Planes |
81 |
The Malta class was a planned carrier class of the Royal Navy . A total of four ships should be built, which were canceled at the end of 1945.
history
The Malta class was planned during World War II from 1942 to make up for war losses and bring the Royal Navy back to the strength of the US Navy . In 1943 the ships were ordered without specifying the details of the construction, which were not clearly defined until late 1944. All four ships were canceled shortly after the war ended in 1945 after England fell into an economic crisis.
The ships were a completely new design, the design of which was due to the influence of the American carriers (e.g. Essex class ). It includes an open hangar deck, less armor and guns . In addition, more aircraft should be able to be carried, which would only have been possible with a very large hangar deck.
The following four ships were ordered:
- HMS Malta (D93) at John Brown & Company , Clydebank . Canceled December 21, 1945.
- HMS New Zealand (D43) at Cammell, Laird & Company , Birkenhead . Canceled December 21, 1945.
- HMS Gibraltar (D68) at Vickers-Armstrongs , Newcastle upon Tyne . Canceled November 5, 1945.
- HMS Africa (D06) from Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. , Govan originally ordered as Audacious class , then continued to build as Malta class in 1944. Canceled October 15, 1945.
See also
- List of historical aircraft carriers
- Midway class - comparable size
swell
- A. Toppan, " Malta class large fleet aircraft carriers ", Haze Gray & Underway, October 9, 2005 (accessed November 12, 2010)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c A. Toppan, " Malta class large fleet aircraft carriers ", Haze Gray & Underway, October 9, 2005 (accessed November 12, 2010)