The Courageous-class ships had an overall length of 786 ft 9 in (239.8 m), a beam of 90 ft 6 in (27.6 m), and a draught of 28 ft (8.5 m) at deep load.
These were increases of 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) in beam and over 2 ft (0.6 m) in draught compared to their earlier incarnations as battlecruisers.
They displaced 24,210 long tons (24,600 t) at normal load and 26,990 long tons (27,420 t) at deep load, increases of over 3,000 long tons (3,000 t).
Their metacentric height declined from 6 ft (1.8 m) at deep load to 4.4 ft (1.3 m) and the ships had a complete double bottom.
In 1939, Courageous had a complement of 807 officers and ratings, plus 403 men in her air group.

Their half-sister Furious was the same length, but had a beam of 89 ft 0.75 in (27.1 m), and an average draught of 27 ft 3 in (8.3 m) at deep load, two feet deeper than before the conversion.
She displaced 22,500 long tons (22,900 t) at normal load and 26,500 long tons (26,900 t) at deep load, over 3,000 long tons more than her previous displacement of 19,513 long tons (19,826 t) at load and 22,890 long tons (23,260 t) at deep load.
Furious's metacentric height was 3.6 ft (1.1 m) at deep load, a reduction of 1.48 ft (0.5 m) after her conversion.
In 1932, Furious had a complement of 738 officers and ratings, plus 468 men in her air group.
The Courageous-class ships had an overall length of 786 ft 9 in (239.8 m), a beam of 90 ft 6 in (27.6 m), and a draught of 28 ft (8.5 m) at deep load. These were increases of 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) in beam and over 2 ft (0.6 m) in draught compared to their earlier incarnations as battlecruisers. They displaced 24,210 long tons (24,600 t) at normal load and 26,990 long tons (27,420 t) at deep load, increases of over 3,000 long tons (3,000 t). Their metacentric height declined from 6 ft (1.8 m) at deep load to 4.4 ft (1.3 m) and the ships had a complete double bottom. In 1939, Courageous had a complement of 807 officers and ratings, plus 403 men in her air group.
Their half-sister Furious was the same length, but had a beam of 89 ft 0.75 in (27.1 m), and an average draught of 27 ft 3 in (8.3 m) at deep load, two feet deeper than before the conversion. She displaced 22,500 long tons (22,900 t) at normal load and 26,500 long tons (26,900 t) at deep load, over 3,000 long tons more than her previous displacement of 19,513 long tons (19,826 t) at load and 22,890 long tons (23,260 t) at deep load. Furious's metacentric height was 3.6 ft (1.1 m) at deep load, a reduction of 1.48 ft (0.5 m) after her conversion. In 1932, Furious had a complement of 738 officers and ratings, plus 468 men in her air group.
Courageous-class aircraft carrier