Dédalo 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Dédalo (ex-Cabot, ex-Wilmington) | R01 | New York SB, Camden, USA | 13.3.1942 | 4.4.1943 | 24.7.1943 // 30.8.1967 | to USA 8.1989 |
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Displacement standard, t |
13000 |
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Displacement full, t |
16416 |
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Length, m |
182.9 wl 189.9 oa |
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Breadth, m |
21.8 wl 33.3 oa |
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Draught, m |
7.90 full load |
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No of shafts |
4 |
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Machinery |
4 sets General Electric geared steam turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
100000 |
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Max speed, kts |
31 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 1800 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7500(15) |
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Armour, mm |
belt: 127 on 16mm plating, bulkheads: 127, main deck: 51 |
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Armament |
2 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2, 9 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 28 helicopters (SH-3D, AB-212ASW, AH-1, CH-19) |
| Sensors |
SPS-6, SPS-8, SPS-10, SPS-40, 2x Mk 28, 2x Mk 29 radars, WLR-1 ECM suite |
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Complement |
1112 + air group |
Aircraft facilities (fd - 3,773 m², ha - 1,313 m² / 6,957 m³): Flight deck: 166.1 x 32.9 m. Hangar: 78.6 x 16.7 x 5.3 m. There were 2 lifts in center line (12.7 t, 12.8 x 13.4 m). Aircraft fuel stowage: 462 700 l.
| Year | VSTOL attackers | helicopters |
| 1968 | --- | 8 SH-3D Sea King, 4 AB-204/212ASW, 4 AH-1 Cobra, 4 CH-19E Chickasaw |
| 1984 | 5 AV-8S Matador, 1 TAV-8A Matador | 8 SH-3D Sea King, 4 AH-1 Hue Cobra, 4 AB-212ASW |
Project history: US Independence class light aircraft carrier, transferred to Spain under MDAP on 30 August 1967 and purchased outright in 1973. The transfer of Thetis Bay (LPH6) was originally contemplated. Extensively refitted and modernized before transfer, with strengthened decks and lifts, new electronic equipment, and funnels 1 and 3 removed. In later years best speed reported as 24 kts. In 1976 she became the first ship carried Harrier VSTOL attackers.
Ship protection: The 127mm belt and 51mm main deck protected machinery and ammunition magazines.
Modernizations: early 1980s: - 1 x 4 - 40/60 (fwd)
Naval service: Returned to US in 1989 for preservation at New Orleans as a museum.
Dédalo 1974
© Ivan Gogin, 2015