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  • UK Nairana class

    Aircraft Carrier
    ships



    1943    


    Specifications

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    Aircraft

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        Typical Max
    UK Royal Navy Westland dragonfly 00


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    UK Harland and Wolff - Belfast1


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    UKRoyal NavyD48HMS CampaniaGKFG19441952





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    Events

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    1940OrderedUK D48 HMS Campania
    1941-aug-12Laid downUK D48 HMS Campania and converted from refrigerated transport of Shaw Savill Line
    1943-jun-17LaunchedUK D48 HMS Campania as HMS Campania
    1944-mar-8CommissionedUK D48 HMS Campania
    1952-jun-2DeploymentUK D48 HMS Campania departed Portsmouth via Cape of Good Hope for Indian Ocean off W Australia, for first British A-bomb test, arriving on station on 8 Aug. En route, rendezvous with HMS Plym which had loaded material from Shoeburyness at Stangate Creek, Sheerness and acted as escort (while actually carrying the device). 3 Dragonfly HR.3 on board.
    1952-oct-3DeploymentUK D48 HMS Campania Operation Hurricane off Montebello Islands as command ship for A-bomb test
    1952-decDecommissionedUK D48 HMS Campania
    1955-novFate: scrappedUK D48 HMS Campania at Blyth in Northumbria






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