R06 Illustrious (Invincible Class)
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| Laid down | 7th June 1976 |
| Launched | 1st December 1978 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 18th June 1982 |
| Fate | In service with Royal Navy |
| Builders | Swan Hunter, Wallsend United Kingdom |
| Complement | 725 crew 365 air group |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | As built: 16256 tons std 19812 tons max Refitted: 16850 tons std 20600 tons max |
| Dimensions | 677' 9" x 90' |
| Draught | 24' |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 2 x 20mm Oerlikon GAM B01 |
| Secondary guns | None |
| Torpedo tubes | None |
| Other weapons | As built: SAM: 2 x GWS30 SeaDart (1 x 2) 22 rounds CIWS: 3 x Mk 15 Phalanx Refitted: SAM: 2 x GWS30 SeaDart (1 x 2) 22 rounds CIWS: 3 x HSA Goalkeeper |
| Countermeasures | 8 x Sea Gnat decoy launchers |
| Armour | N/A |
| Aircraft Facilities | |
| Aircraft | 24 various Sea Harriers Sea Kings |
| Flightdeck | 550' x 115' |
| Hangar | N/A |
| Catapults | None |
| Arrestor system | None |
| Aviation fuel | 250000 gallons |
| Electronics Fit | |
| Radar | Type 1022 air search Type 1007 navigation Type 996 surface search 2 x Type 909 fire control |
| Sonar | Type 2016 |
| ECM | Type 675 jammer |
| Other | N/A |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | 4 x Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines |
| Power output | 112000shp |
| Speed | 28kts |
| Shafts | 2 |
| Range | 5000NM @ 18kts |
| Fuel | N/A |
