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HMS Majestic
---Filter--- Laid down Launched Fate: transfered Trials 1943-apr-15 Laid down Laid down as Colossus class hull 1945 construction suspended until 1949 1945-feb-28 Launched Launched as HMS Majestic 1955-aug Trials Trials BAE Systems (Vickers) undergoing contractors inclining trials in the Buccleuch Dock at Vickers. 1955-oct Fate: transfered Fate: transfered to Royal Australian Navy 1955-oct-28 Commissioned Commissioned into RAN as HMAS Melbourne, deck letter B 1956-apr departed UK for transit to Australia (deck letter Y). Arrived 10 May 1956 escorted by HMAS Sydney 1956-sep-21 Deployment Deployment departed Australia for S E Asia exercises. Group included HMAS Sydney , HMAS Quadrant, HMAS Queenborough and HMAS Quickmatch. Only time HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Sydney ever deployed together. 1957-dec-04 Aircraft Aircraft Sycamore HR.51 XD656 ditched in sea, while operating from HMAS Melbourne. 1961-apr Aircraft Aircraft during late Apr, hosted RN 825 NAS Whirlwind HAS.7 during an amphibious landing exercise off northern Borneo, supporting RM 42 Commando from HMS Bulwark and US Marines from USS Thetis Bay . 1963-apr-20 Aircraft Aircraft Konfrontasi embarked RN 814 NAS Wessex HAS.1 (usually based aboard HMS Hermes ) for 3 weeks during spring 1963. 1963-aug Aircraft Aircraft embarked anti-submarine force was the Wessex 31 of 817 Sq , until Feb 1976. 1965-mar-15 Deployment Deployment Exercise FOTEX 65 Exercising off Singapore in multi-national Naval Force 1967 Refit Refit mid life refit until 1969, to re-equip for operating US components of her air wing 1969-jun-03 Deployment Deployment South China Sea (JS) 3 Jun1969, collided with the USS Frank E Evans , whilst participating in the SEATO Exercise Sea Spirit 1972 Aircraft Aircraft From 1972, the usual 10 Wessex HAS.31 were replaced by 10 Sea King Mk.50 in her air group. 1974-dec-31 Deployment Deployment Darwin Intl Cyclone Tracy relief operations Departed Sydney on news of cyclone hitting Darwin. Arrived on station 31 Dec 1974 with most of HS-817 embarked and remained active until 30 Jan 1975. 1976-feb Aircraft Aircraft embarked anti-submarine force was the Sea King 50 of 817 Sq , until Nov 1981. 1977-may-09 Aircraft Aircraft Sea King 08 accident 1977-jun-25 Deployment Deployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen in UK waters for Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Spithead 1982-jun Decommissioned Decommissioned 1983-nov Fate: scrapped Fate: scrapped
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Majestic class 18000 full load (tn) 211.80 length (m) 24.40 beam (m) 7.20 draught (m) 12000 range (nm) 25 max speed (knots) 40000 power (shp)
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