They were considered capital ships by the terms of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty and were included in the total amount of tonnage allowed to the Royal Navy. While very fast, their minimal armour and few guns limited their long-term utility in the post-war Royal Navy, and they were laid up after the war. The three ships- Furious, Courageous and Glorious-were originally laid down as Courageous-class battlecruisers as part of the Baltic Project during the First World War. The Courageous class, sometimes called the Glorious class, was the first multi-ship class of aircraft carriers to serve with the Royal Navy. General characteristics ( Glorious and Courageous as converted) Aerial view of Furious (right) and either Courageous or Glorious off Gibraltar, early 1930s
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