The Courageous class consisted of three battlecruisers known as "large light cruisers" built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. The class was nominally designed to support the Baltic Proje
Courageous as a battlecruiser during the First World War
Right elevation and plan view of the Courageous class from Brassey's Naval Annual 1923
Furious had a single 18-inch gun fitted
Furious as originally completed
Admiral-class battlecruiser
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The Admiral-class battlecruisers were to have been a class of four British Royal Navy battlecruisers built near the end of World War I. Their design began as an improved version of the Queen Elizabeth
Courageous-class battlecruiser
…Class overview Name Courageous class Builders Armstrong Whitworth (2) Harland & Wolff (1) Operators Royal Navy Preceded by Renown class Succeeded by Admiral class Subclasses HMS Furious Built 1915–1917 In service 1916–1944 In commission 1916–1944 Planned 3 Completed 3 Lost 2 Scrapped 1 General characteristics…
Close-up of Hood's aft 15-inch Mark I guns in 1926. HMS Repulse is in the background.
HMS Hood in 1932