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VENERABLE

The Venerable was a British first class battleship of 15,000 tons launched in 1899. HMS Venerable was a British Colossus Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 13190 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Venerable was powered by four Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 25 knots. She carried a crew of 850 plus aircrew and between 39 and 44 aircraft. Armaments comprised four 3-pounder guns, twenty-four 2-pounder pompoms and nineteen 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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