HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy in the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by First Sea Lord John Fisher,
Courageous shortly after completion in 1916
Courageous as an aircraft carrier in 1935
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
HMS Courageous (50)
…HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy in the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by First Sea Lord John Fisher…
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