HMS Triumph (R16)

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HMS Triumph at sea, March 1950
History
United Kingdom
Laid down	27 January 1943
Launched	2 November 1944
Commissioned	6 May 1946
Stricken	1981
Fate	Scrapped in Spain 1981
General characteristics
Class and type	Colossus-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	13,350 tons standard
Length	695 ft (212 m)
Beam	80 ft (24 m)
Draught	23.5 ft (7.2 m)
Propulsion	2 shafts, Parsons geared Steam turbines. 4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers 40,000 shp
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h)
Range	12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km)
Complement	1,300 (including air group)
Aircraft carried	48

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.