Illustrious class - CV - Aircraft Carrier IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Y Call Sign: GGJD Shipyard: BAE Systems (Vickers) See Also: CVS Invincible class R06 Events ---Filter---OrderedLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate: scrappedRefitDeploymentAircraft History of HMS Illustrious R87 1937-jan-13OrderedOrdered 1937-apr-27Laid downLaid down Yard no. 732 1939-sep-05LaunchedLaunched 1940-may-25CommissionedCommissioned joined the Fleet in Sep 1940 1940-nov-11DeploymentDeployment launched Swordfish of 815 and 819 NAS in the torpedo attack on the Italian Fleet at Taranto, aka Operation Judgement. 1945-jun-27RefitRefit in UK, until Jun 1946 1953-apr-24AircraftAircraft Accident assigned Dragonfly HR.3 WH991 as SAR flt. Damaged 1 May and returned to Westland for repair. 1953-mayAircraftAircraft assigned Dragonfly HR.3 WN499 as SAR flt. 1953-jun-15DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: Coronation Review of the Fleet as part of the Home Fleet - Plymouth 1954-decDecommissionedDecommissioned 1956-nov-03Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped to Faslane, for scrapping Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event 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 Aircraft Typical Max Royal Navy Westland dragonfly 10 Royal Navy Westland Wessex 80 Builder BAE Systems (Vickers),
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