1941 to 1954    

R92 HMS Indomitable

UK Royal Navy





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Flight Deck: A
Call Sign: GBZQ
Shipyard: Vickers-Armstrong





  Events


History of UK HMS Indomitable R92

1937-nov-10Laid downLaid down Yard no. 735
1940-mar-26LaunchedLaunched
1941-oct-10CommissionedCommissioned
1947RefitRefit until 1950
1951-jan-12AircraftAircraft first Dragonfly to deploy as SAR Flight, HR.1 VZ965.
1951-aprAircraftAircraft Dragonfly HR.1 VZ963 assigned as SAR Flt
1953-feb-03 damaged in hangar fire
1953-jun-15DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: Coronation Review of the Fleet as part of the Home Fleet
1953-julAircraftAircraft assigned Dragonfly HR.3 WN500 as SAR Flt by Jul 1953
1955Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped



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  Specifications


Illustrious class
23200light (tn)
28900full load (tn)
228length (m)
29.20beam (m)
8.80draught (m)
11000range (nm)
30.50max speed (knots)

3Naval Engine steam turbines

1Naval Radar air direction radar Type 984

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  Builder


UK Vickers-Armstrong, High Walker




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