HMS Furious

HMS Furious was a modified Courageous class "large light cruiser" (an extreme form of battlecruiser) converted into an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy.

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  Photographed when first completed in 1917, with a single 18-inch gun aft and flying-off deck forward.
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  In a British port in 1918, after she had been fitted with a landing-on deck aft.
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  Photographed in 1918, with palisade windbreaks raised on her flying-off deck, forward.
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  Photographed in 1918, with palisade windbreaks raised on her flying-off deck, forward, and an airplane just behind her crash barrier, aft of the funnel.
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  Photographed in 1918, moored to a buoy.
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  With her crew manning the rails in 1918.
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  Photographed in 1918, with two airplanes on her landing-on deck, aft of the funnel.
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  View on her flying-off deck in 1918, looking forward from the bridge area.
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  View on her landing-on deck, looking forward from the stern, in 1918.

After 1921-1925 reconstruction

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  Photographed soon after completion of her 1921-1925 reconstruction.
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  Photographed after completion of her reconstruction, circa 1925.
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  Photographed after reconstruction, circa 1925.
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  Photographed from astern on 23 November 1925, following reconstruction.
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  Photographed after reconstruction, circa 1926.
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  At sea, circa 1935–36, with a flight of Blackburn "Baffin" torpedo planes overhead.
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  Office of Naval Intelligence ship recognition drawing, depicting Furious as she appeared during World War II.
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  Sketch, possibly prepared by the Office of Naval Intelligence, showing her anticipated appearance after reconstruction, as understood in May 1923.
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  Fairey III-F aircraft on the flight deck, with Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel standing by, circa the late 1920s or early 1930s
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  Fairey III-F aircraft landing on board, circa the early 1930s. Note arresting gear wires, elevated rather high above the flight deck.