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, the ship was very lightly armoured and armed with only a few heavy guns.

On 17 Sep 1939, HMS Courageous (50) (Capt W.T. Makeig-Jones, RN) was on anti-submarine patrol about 350 miles west of Lands End, escorted by HMS Inglefield (D 02) (Capt A.G. Talbot, RN), HMS Ivanhoe (D 16) (Cdr B. Jones, RN), HMS Impulsive (D 11) (LtCdr W.S. Thomas, RN) and HMS Intrepid (D 10) (Cdr J.W. Josselyn, RN).

HMS Courageous (S50) is a decommissioned Churchill -class [1] nuclear fleet submarine in service with the Royal Navy from 1971. She is now a museum ship managed by the Devonport Naval Heritage Centre.

The Courageous class, sometimes called the Glorious class, was the first multi-ship class of aircraft carriers to serve with the Royal Navy. The three ships— Furious, Courageous and Glorious —were originally laid down as Courageous -class battlecruisers as part of the Baltic Project during the First World War.

HMS Courageous (50) 17th September 1939, just two weeks after Britain had declared war on Germany, Aircraft Carrier HMS Courageous was on patrol off the west coast of Ireland. Unbeknown to her, she was being stalked by a hidden predator.

La HMS Courageous (Pennant number 50), quarta nave da guerra britannica a portare questo nome, è stata un'unità della Royal Navy. Fu costruita nei cantieri Armstrong Whitworth come "grande incrociatore leggero".

At 1950 hours on 17 September 1939 HMS Courageous (Capt. William Totfield Makeig-Jones, RN) was struck by two torpedoes from the German submarine U-29 about 190 nautical miles south-west of Dursey Head, Ireland, in position 50º10'N, …

Mar 30, 2020 · HMS Courageous (50) served two distinct lives for the British Royal Navy during her ocean-going tenure. She began as a light battlecruiser and fought throughout World War 1 (1914-1918). In the mid-to-late 1920s, she was selected for conversion into an aircraft carrier and, while retaining her name, she took on an all-new function.

Nov 6, 2023 · Courageous was the first British warship to be sunk by German forces. The commander of the German submarine force, Commodore Karl Dönitz, regarded the sinking of Courageous as "a wonderful success" and it led to widespread jubilation in …

HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by First Sea Lord John Fisher, the ship was very lightly armoured and armed with only a few heavy guns.