HMS Eagle

HMS Eagle taken in 1937.

HMS Eagle was originally a battleship built for the Chilean navy. She was converted shortly after the First World War to be the first of a new generation of aircraft carriers.
She carried a compliment of 17 Swordfish biplanes when refitted.

HMS Eagle
Photo courtesy of Sandra Meacock

The new Eagle taken in 1967, Bighi Hospital in the background.
Photo courtesy of Andrew Hili

Torpedoed during Operation Pedestal. Photo shows the carrier sinking.

HMS Eagle passing Gibraltar. She was sunk by a U boat on the
11th August 1942 with the loss of 230 crew.
Photo courtesy of John Pearson.