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Campania 1944

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Campania	D48, 1948- R48	1091	Harland & Wolff, Belfast	12.8.1941	17.6.1943	7.3.1944	sold for BU 10.1955

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	12450
Displacement full, t	15970
Length, m	164.6
Breadth, m	21.3 wl
Draught, m	6.96 deep load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Burmeister & Wain diesels
Power, h. p.	12000
Max speed, kts	17
Fuel, t	diesel oil 2230
Endurance, nm(kts)	17000(16)
Armament	1 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI, 4 x 4 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 8 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 18 aircraft (Fulmar, Sea Hurricane, Seafire, Wildcat fighters, Swordfish torpedo bombers)
Electronic equipment	type 276, type 277, type 281B radars
Complement	700

Air group

Year	Fighters	torpedo bombers
6.1944	4 Wildcat, 3 Fulmar	12 Swordfish
10.1944	8 Wildcat	12 Swordfish
11.1944	4 Wildcat	12 Swordfish
1.1945	8 Wildcat	8 Swordfish
2.1945	4 Wildcat, 1 Fulmar	12 Swordfish
3.1945	7 Wildcat	12 Swordfish

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Aircraft facilities(fd - 3,214m², ha - 1,172m² / 6,245m³)

 (fd - 3,214m², ha - 1,172m² / 6,245m³): Flight deck: 155.5x21.3m, hangar: 60.4x19.4x5.33m. There was a lift (13.7x10.4m, 4.6t) and 1 catapult C-II (6.4t plane was launched at122 km/h). Aircraft fuel stowage was 236,000l.

Project history

Nairana, Vindex and Campania were most successful British-built escort aircraft carriers. They were converted from hulls of fast cargo ships been on slipways and requisitioned in June-October, 1942. Small degree of readiness of motorships has allowed to bring in them design a number of the important changes: in particular, increasing of number of watertight bulkheads, more rational arranging of aviation magazines and petrol tanks. These 3 ships also were lonely British escort aircraft carriers having strengthened flight deck ensuring an additional hull strength. Besides, they differed unusually wide hangars. Campania carried 1620t of lead ballast.

Modernizations

1944: + 2 x 4 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII

1/1946: 1 x 2 - 102/45 Mk XIX, 4 x 4 - 40/39 Mk VII, 8 x 2 - 20/70 Mk V, 18 aircraft, type 277, type 276, type 277, type 281B radars

1951: - 6 x 4 - 40/39, 8 x 2 - 20/70; + 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 5, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 2x type 262 radars

Naval service

Ship served as special transport 1949 - 1951 and exhibition ship in 1951. She was used to provide nuclear tests in 1952 and laid up in 12.1952. Campania can carry up to 90 aircraft as ferry carrier.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.