HMS Illustrious (87)

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HMS Illustrious adalah kapal induk milik Britania Raya yang dibangun sebelum Perang Dunia II. Ia tergabung dalam Armada Mediterania, dimana pencapaiannya yang paling terkenal yaitu berhasil menenggelamkan 1 kapal perang milik Italia (Conte di Cavour) dan membuat 2 kapal lainnya rusak parah (Littorio dan Caio Duilio) pada Pertempuran Taranto pada akhir tahun 1940.

Illustrious sekitar tahun 1954
Sejarah
Britania Raya
Nama	Illustrious
Dipesan	13 April 1937
Pembangun	Vickers-Armstrongs
Pasang lunas	27 April 1937
Diluncurkan	5 April 1939
Mulai berlayar	25 Mei 1940
Dipensiunkan	Februari 1955
Tidak beroperasi	Februari 1955
Identifikasi	Nomor umbul: 87
Motto	Vox non Incerta (Latin: "No Uncertain Voice")
Penghargaan	Genova 1795, Jalan Basque 1809, Jawa 1811, Taranto 1940, Mediterania 1940–1942, Konvoi Malta 1940, Diego Suarez 1942, Salerno 1943, Sabang 1944, Palembang 1945, Okinawa 1945
Nasib	Dijual untuk dibongkar pada November 1956

Karier

Illustrious ikut serta dalam mendukung invasi Prancis Vichy di Madagaskar (Operasi Ironclad) pada awal 1942. Pada tahun 1951, dia membantu mengangkut pasukan untuk memadamkan kerusuhan di Siprus setelah runtuhnya Perjanjian Anglo-Mesir tahun 1936. Ia juga terlibat dalam pertempuran di Samudera Pasifik seperti Operasi Meridian. Ia akhirnya dibongkar pada bulan November 1956.

Daftar pustaka

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Bacaan lanjutan

• Chesneau, Roger (1995). Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present: An Illustrated Encyclopedia (edisi ke-New, Revised). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-902-2. 
• Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7. 

Pranala luar

• Armoured aircraft carrier action and damage reports, 1940–1945 Diarsipkan 2014-10-06 di Wayback Machine.
• A crewman's story aboard the Illustrious, 1940–1941 Diarsipkan 2022-03-10 di Wayback Machine.
• Maritimequest HMS Illustrious photo gallery Diarsipkan 2022-03-09 di Wayback Machine.