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| Tonnage | 16,530 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 575' by 90' by 20'6" 175.26m by 27.43m by 6.25m |
| Maximum speed | 24 knots |
| Complement | 1094 |
| Aircraft | 610' (185.9m) flight deck 1 catapult 2 elevators 36 aircraft |
| Armament | 4x2 4"/45
dual-purpose guns 4x4 40mm/40 AA guns 5x2, 6x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Protection |
2" (51mm) NC flight deck 1" (25mm) elevators 2"/2" (51mm/51mm) forward magazine crowns/sides 3"/2" (76mm/51mm) aft magazine crowns/sides 1.5" (38m) torpedo bulkhead |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared turbine
(40,000 shp) 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage | 3000 tons fuel oil |
| Sensors |
Type
281 air search radar Type 282 fire control radar Type 285 fire control radar |
The Unicorn was originally designed as a
depot ship, but was converted on the ways to an aircraft carrier based
loosely on the Ark Royal. She retained her internal workshops
at the cost of hangar space and speed, suggesting that her designers
expected her to operate primarily as an aircraft maintenance ship even
after conversion. She deployed to the Pacific in time to
participate in the Okinawa
campaign.
References
Chesneau
(1980, 1992)
Gogin (2010; accessed 2013-4-20)
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