HMS Formidable the Illustrious class Aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy.

 Built by Harland and Wolff, and launched 17th August 1939 and commissioned 24th November 1940, When she joined the Navy she replaced HMS Illustrious in the Mediterranean in early 1941.One of her aircraft torpedoed and damaged the  Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto  on the 28tjh march 1941. her aircraft also contributed to the destruction of three Italian Cruisers the following day during the Battle of Matapan. by torpedoing the Cruiser Pola with a torpedo allowing the British Battleships to finish her off. On the 26th may 1941  HMS Formidable was damaged by two 1,000 KG bombs due to this damage she was out of action for 6 months. She continued in service in the Mediterranean until  joining the Home fleet at the end of  1944. after which she joined the Far East fleet in 1945. In May 1945 she was hit by a Kamikaze nut not seriously damaged. After the war she was placed in the reserve fleet in1 947 finally being sold in 1953 and scrapped in November 1956 at Inverkeithing  Displacement: 23,000 tons,       Speed: 30.5 knots,       Range: 11,000 nautical miles at 14 knots.  Compliemnt:1200           Aircraft 36               Guns  Sixteen 4.5 inch  and Forty Eight 2 pounders.