Search results for query: Majestic

Victorious powerplant would be worn out by 1980. It needed a serious overhaul. Obviously the four Centaurs were better than any Majestic /Colossus and India did wonders with Hermes. Which brings a question. India was much poorer than Australia yet their navy in the 1980 had two carriers, one...

Yeap! But what we really want is Ark Royal to be the 900ft long carrier study of 29,000tons deep load instead of the 800ft long Scheme.

...d'arc with Tartar is interesting. V. Venetto too ! In the 1980s Argentina managed to fly Super Etendards out of 25 de Mayo, a Colossus/Majestic class. Earlier in time (1961) India wanted BLC+Avon Etendard IVB for their carrier, also a Colossus/Majestic class. Etendard IVB however had some...

To the OP. When are you proposing these “new” sales should take place? After 1952 there are only 2 incomplete Majestic hulls left unsold to Commonwealth countries - Hercules and Leviathan. The former was bought by India as Vikrant in Jan 1957 for conversion. By the early 1960s Leviathan was...

Surely not ruled out for cost reasons? Surely it was their inferior range, and modest improvements over the Majestic class that precludes them? However that said the option of Albion might relate to the desire to acquire SeaVixens, certainly it was felt by the RN that they where too big and...

Whilst I am aware of the strengthened flight deck of the original Majestics over the original Colossus, Colossus vessels must surely have been put through deck restrengthening/rebuilds to enable them to operate heavier or larger aircraft? The reason I ask is because 2 of the 4 longest...

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Scimitar was a bastard to fly, and not sure it fits on Colossus / Majestic carriers... it was big and heavy.

This. -scrap the Illustrious ASAP by 1946 -sell all the Colossus -keep the Majestics, tests new technologies on them, post 1961: commando carriers, sold, or scrap -finish the third Audacious -rebuilt the two Implacables in place of Victorious and Hermes -gradual upgrades to the three Audacious...

According to "Post-war naval revolution" when there were proposals (1950-51) for full conversion of the Majestics to missile cruisers, it was considered replacing their engines bringing the speed to 31kt. IIRC Tiger and Blake finished up serving much longer than it was intended, and the...

Thank you for your reply Steelwind. In truth I don't take Wikipedia as a serious reference. The subject of the 'Improved Majestic' jumped out at me, and I thought it was something that I wasn't aware of and hence my enquire. Thank you for the clarification (as to yours airman). Pity, I thought...

...?). Tangentially related thread, could be useful https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/the-fleet-air-arm-pivots-toward-harriers-and-escort-cruiser-right-from-1962.37073/ Moar threads through a quick "Majestic" search https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/search/1952408/?q=Majestic&o=relevance

That one was a Colossus / Majestic, correct ? (turned floating aviation workshop) . Just like 25 de Mayo... the irony. How about some Colossus / Majestic surviving just long enough to provide an aditional deck in the Falklands ? France kept Arromanches until 1974 and it was retired partly...

Wikipedia english is better , italian wikipedia is worse especially @ voice " 5G " .

Yes! The Royal Netherlands Navy operated basic S2Fs off of their Majestic class, the Karel Doorman.

...complement was piston-engined aircraft only, F4Us, T-6s, T-28s and Grumman Trackers. The Veinticinco de Mayo, as you know operated A-4s. The Royal Australian Navy had issues with its Majestic Class carrier HMAS Melbourne and its catapult initially when operating A-4s and lost a few as a result.

Nothing wrong as such with what you say but... Centaurs with mk13's are your limit I think on that. mk12 as used on the Majestics and Colossii would not cope with a 35,000lb aircraft at 100kts (assuming a 20kt WOD) Maybe 30,000lb at 60kts if I reccal correctly. Which was on the old Brazilian...

While at it, might add the Unryus too, they'd be no worse than the RN Colossus/Majestics, many of which had very long lives after the war.

What about having Japan purchase a few Colossus/Majestic-class CVLs? The JMSDF was looking at regaining the ability to operate carriers pretty much since its formation.

As noted by Archibald, 25 knots was the top speed of the original Colossus & Majestic designs - and the modernized ones that weighed more saw their top speeds drop to 24 or 23 knots. The larger and newer Centaur class CVL had a top speed of 28 knots.