HMS Albion (R07)

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HMS Albion in 1956
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Albion
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down	22 March 1944
Launched	16 May 1947
Commissioned	26 May 1954
Decommissioned	1973
Homeport	HMNB Portsmouth
Identification	pennant number: R07
Motto	Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter (Latin: Boldly, Faithfully, Successfully)
Fate	Scrapped 1973
General characteristics
Class and type	Centaur-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	22,000 tons standard, 27,000 tons full load
Length	737.75 ft (224.87 m)
Beam	123 ft (37 m)
Draught	27.8 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsion	Steam turbines, 4 boilers, 2 shafts
Speed	28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	1596 (including air group)
Armament	2 sextuple Bofors 40 mm AA ; 8 twin Bofors 40 mm ; 4 single Bofors 40 mm ; 4 single 3-pounder saluting guns
Armour	1 to 2-inch (51 mm) flight deck
Aircraft carried	42 (decreased to 26 with jet fighters)

HMS Albion (R07) was a 22,000-ton Centaur-class light fleet carrier of the Royal Navy. The ship was laid down in 1944 and launched in 1947 but did not enter service until 1954. She served in the Royal Navy into the early 1970s.