Karel Doorman 1946
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Karel Doorman (ex-Nairana) | John Brown, Clydebank, UK | 6/11/1941 | 20/5/1943 | 12/12/1943 // 3/1946 | returned to UK 5/1948 |
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Displacement standard, t |
13825 |
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Displacement full, t |
17210 |
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Length, m |
159.7 oa 161.1 max |
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Breadth, m |
20.7 wl |
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Draught, m |
7.16 normal load 7.82 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Doxford diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
10700 |
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Max speed, kts |
16 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 1655 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 13000(15) |
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Armament |
1 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI HA, 4 x 4 - 40/39 pompom, 8 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 21 aircraft (Firefly F.1 fighters) |
| Sensors | type 277, 281Â, 293 radars |
| Complement | 700 - 728 |
Aircraft facilities (fd - 3,124m², ha - 1,309m² / 6,979m³): Flight deck was 153.3x19.8m, hangar was 70.4 x 18.6 x 5.33m. There was a lift (13.7 x 10.4m, 4.6t) and 1 catapult C-II (6.4t plane was launched at122 km/h). Aircraft fuel stowage was 236,000l.
| Year | Fighters |
| 3/1946 Karel Doorman | 14 Firefly F.1 |
Ship project history: Ex-British escort aircraft carrier, acquired on loan in 1946 and returned two years later.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
sister-ship Vindex 1944
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