Invincible Class Aircraft Carriers - Specification

Specification

  • Length: 689 ft (210 m)
  • Beam: 118.1 ft (36 m)
  • Draught: 28.9 ft (8.8 m)
  • Displacement: 22,000 tonnes
  • Crew: Ships crew: 650. Air crew: 350. Capacity for additional 500 royal marines
  • Power: 4 x Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines (COGAG) 100,000 shp (75 MW), 8 Paxman Valenta diesel generators.
  • Speed: 28 knots (52 km/h), 18 knots (33 km/h) cruising
  • Range: 7,000 nmi (13,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)

The Paxman Valenta power units used for electrical power generation are similar to the engines originally used in the British Rail Class 43 HST Power cars

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