Almirante Latorre-class
HMS Eagle
Originally designed as the Almirante Cochrane of the Chilean Almirante Latorre-class of super dreadnoughts. Her building was ordered on 29 July 1912, laid down by Armstrong Whitworth &Company Limited, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England with yard number on 20 February 1913, building suspended caused by the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, redesigning started already for the purchase resulting in a preliminary design dated 8 February 1918 but which was considerable changed, purchased by the Royal British Navy on 28 February 1918, launched on 8 June 1918, converted into an aircraft carrier, transported to High Walker yard to be fitted out on 18 June 1918, conversion suspended when Chile wanted to buy her back after recon version in a battleship on 21 October 1919, this was however regarded the costs refused, commissioned on 20 February 1924, refitted at Portsmouth, England between August 1931-28 November 1932, refitted at Devonport, England in 1936-1937 and sunk by the German submarine U-73 70 nautical miles way from Cape Salinas, Majorca on 11 August 1942. Pennant number 94.
Displacement 22.200 tons (standard) and as dimensions 203,5 (over all) x 35,1 x 8,1 (deep load) metres or 667.6 x 115 x 28.8 feet. Length flight deck 198,7metres/652” and with a hanger of 121,9 x 10,1 x 6,2 (height) metres or 400 x 33 x 20.6 feet. The 4 Brown-Curtiss geared steam turbine sets and 32 water tube boilers supplied 50.000 shp allowing a speed of 24,37 knots and with a speed of 16 knots a range of 4.800 nautical miles. The armour consisted of a 11,4cm/4.5” thick belt, a 2,5-3,8cm/1-1.5” thick deck and 10,2cm/4” thick bulkheads. Her crew numbered 791 men. The armament consisted of 9x1-15,2cm/6” breech loading Mk VII guns, 5010,2cm/4” Mk V anti aircraft guns and she could carry 25-30 aircraft with her.
