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HMCS ''Magnificent'' (CVL 21) was a light aircraft carrier that served the Royal Canadian Navy from 1948–1956. Initially ordered by the Royal Navy during the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Navy acquired the carrier as a larger replacement for its existing carrier. She was generally referred to as the ''Maggie'' in Canadian service. Following its return to the United Kingdom in 1956, the ship remained in reserve until being scrapped in 1965. ==Construction and design== The 1942 Design Light Fleet carrier was divided into two groups of which the ''Majestic'' class was one. The ''Majestic'' class was intended to be similar in design to the preceding ''Colossus'' class but with reduced storage for petrol and fuel, down to 75,000 gallons. This was to compensate for the strengthening of the deck in order to operate heavier aircraft〔 up to .〔Hobbs, 2013. p. 199〕 Further improvements over the ''Colossus'' class included larger lifts () and improvements made to internal subdivisions for survivability purposes and accommodations.〔 The third ship of the ''Majestic'' class, ''Magnificent'' was ordered 16 October 1942. The order was placed with Harland and Wolff in Belfast who were also constructing sister ships and .〔 She was laid down 29 July 1943 and launched 16 November 1944. The ship was long with a beam of and a draught of .〔 The carrier displaced and had a complement of 1100 (including the air group). ''Majestic''-class carriers were fitted out with Type 281, Type 293 and two Type 277 radar installations.〔 The ship was powered by 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers creating . This powered 2 Parsons geared steam turbines driving 2 shafts.〔Chesneau, 1980. p.22〕 ''Magnificent'' had a top speed of .〔 The aircraft carrier was armed with 24 2-pounder and 19 Bofors 40 mm guns for anti-aircraft defense.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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