The Majestic class displaced just under 16,000 tons standard and about 19,500 to 20,000 tons at full load. Machinery rated at roughly 40,000 shaft horsepower drove two shafts for a speed of 25 knots, while range reached about 12,000 nautical miles at 14 knots. As first completed, the ships could carry up to 52 aircraft. Their anti-aircraft battery included about thirty 40 mm Bofors guns. This mix of range, speed, and organic aviation gave a medium power some strategic independence because it could project power where its own government needed it.
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What a Majestic-class carrier could carry and sustain
The Majestic class combined a 25-knot speed, a 12,000-nautical-mile range at 14 knots, and an original air group of up to 52 aircraft in a compact carrier hull.