Theseus
Tier VIII · Aircraft Carrier · U.K. · Premium
Rating C+ (Lower-mid within its tier and class · overall score 38) · Balanced carrier
Balanced carrier. Strike aircraft fly at 217 kn and cross flak zones quickly. Both bomber and torpedo-bomber strikes are weak, so pick targets with weak AA. It is slow, so secure a safe spot behind islands early.
Key stats
- HP: 30,444
- Top speed: 24.46 kn
- Surface detectability: 7.74 km
A Colossus-class light carrier, the most numerous class of light aircraft carriers in the Royal Navy. Theseus occupies an intermediate position between the Illustrious-class heavy carriers and escort carriers. To reduce costs and expedite construction, technologies used in building merchant ships were employed. Theseus actively participated in the Korean War as part of the UN peacekeepers. Later, she was refitted for service in Training Squadron, Home Fleet, before being placed in reserve in 1956.