hms aircraft carrier seaplane carrier bought royal_navy world war laid scotland great eastern railway company construction suspended start war ship converted operate mix wheeled aircraft forward flying deck lowered water spent year war supporting grand_fleet north_sea saw combat spent supporting british intervention black_sea ship remained mediterranean_fleet placed reserve brief deployment singapore sold scrap design description ship overall length feet inches beam feet draught feet inches deep load displaced long tons direct drive steam turbines driving propeller shaft designed produce total shaft horsepower speed knots mph sea trials december shp reached knots mph ship converted coal fuel oil suggestion builders carried long tons oil meant steam nautical miles maximum speed crew numbered including aviation personnel main armament consisted calibre inch pounder cwt guns mounted forecastle low angle guns mounted aft anti aircraft guns fired pound projectiles muzzle velocity gave maximum range surface targets anti aircraft range feet rate fire rounds minute fitted flying deck forward intended aircraft wheeled prominent hangar aft electric cranes fitted aft twin boom forward handle aircraft smaller forward hangar built ship bridge aircraft raised flight deck overhead lifts royal_navy forward hangar fit single seat fighters rear hangar capacity ship lower water steaming knots mph recover knots mph commissioned assigned short type torpedo bombers fighters late carried type reconnaissance aircraft began operate models iii carried imperial gallons gal petrol aircraft magazines capacity inch torpedoes pound pound later pound bombs career laid scotland great eastern railway company construction suspended beginning world war ship purchased royal_navy february launched june commissioned august completed august joined grand_fleet completion assigned support participated uneventful operations north_sea occupied pilot training aircraft ships equipped flying platforms supported british intervention russian civil war september based ship returned briefly decommissioned recommissioned december transferred mediterranean_fleet march ran aground march pulled suffering significant damage supported evacuation whites later month remained fleet forward flying deck removed ship rated aircraft tender stationed singapore july placed reserve devonport briefly recommissioned august ship sold scrap
HMS Pegasus (1917)