HMS Furious (47)
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HMS Furious was a modified Courageous-class battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by the First Sea Lord, Lord Fisher, the
Furious circa 1935–1936
Furious as originally completed with a flying-off deck for aircraft forward
Stern view of Furious in 1917, showing the ship's single 18-inch gun
Furious seen in 1918, after being fitted with an aft landing deck
BL 18-inch Mk I naval gun
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The BL 18-inch Mk I naval gun was a breech-loading naval rifle used by the Royal Navy during World War I. It was the largest and heaviest gun ever used by the British. Only the Second-World-War Japane
HMS Furious (47)
…support the Baltic Project championed by the First Sea Lord, Lord Fisher, the ship was very lightly armoured and designed with a main battery of only two 18-inch (457 mm) guns. Furious was modified as an aircraft carrier while under construction. Her forward turret was removed and a flight deck was added in its place, such…
An 18-inch gun fitted to HMS Furious (47) in a single-gun turret (1917)
A view of the stern of Lord Clive, showing her 18-inch gun in its fixed mounting (November 1918)
On board Lord Clive; her BL 18 inch gun is at its full elevation, November 1918