HMS Furious
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Five ships of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Furious:
was a 12-gun launched in 1797 and sold in 1802. was a 12-gun launched in 1804 and sold in 1815. was a wooden-hulled paddle frigate launched in 1850. She was hulked
in 1867 and sold in 1884. was an Arrogant-class
second class protected cruiser
launched in 1896. She was hulked in 1915 and renamed Forte, and was sold in 1923. was a modified Courageous-class
large light cruiser launched in 1916. She was converted to a flush-deck aircraft carrier
between 1921 and 1925 and was sold in 1948.
Royal Navy
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have been named HMS Furious:
was a 12-gun launched in 1797 and sold in 1802. was a 12-gun launched in 1804 and sold in 1815. was a wooden-hulled paddle frigate launched in 1850. She was hulked
Hulk (ship)
A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea. Although sometimes used to describe a ship that has been launched but not completed, the term most often refers to an old ship that has had its rigging or internal equipment removed, retaining only its flotational qualities...
in 1867 and sold in 1884. was an Arrogant-class
Arrogant class cruiser
The Arrogant class cruiser was a class of four protected cruisers built for the Royal Navy at the end of the 1890s.-External links:*...
second class protected cruiser
Protected cruiser
The protected cruiser is a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because its armoured deck offered protection for vital machine spaces from shrapnel caused by exploding shells above...
launched in 1896. She was hulked in 1915 and renamed Forte, and was sold in 1923. was a modified Courageous-class
Courageous class battlecruiser
The Courageous class comprised three battlecruisers known as "large light cruisers" built for the Royal Navy during World War I. Nominally designed to support Admiral of the Fleet Lord John Fisher's Baltic Project, which was intended to land troops on the German Baltic Coast, ships of this class...
large light cruiser launched in 1916. She was converted to a flush-deck aircraft carrier
Aircraft carrier
An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...
between 1921 and 1925 and was sold in 1948.