Royal Escort to Vanguard returning from South African Royal Tour
1948-dec
Refit
until c Mar 1949
1949-jul
Deployment
Operation Firedog departed UK for Far East deployment, contributing to air strikes in Malayan jungles.
1950-jun-29
Deployment
Kure while on Far East station, diverted to Kure to re-store for Korea and departed 29 Jun, with CAG-13 embarked.
1950-jul-2
Deployment
reassigned to US Task Group 77.4 (with USS Valley Forge), off east coast of Korean peninsula after N Korea invaded S Korea. Remained with TF 77 until 26 Jul.
1950-sep-20
Deployment
completed mission with Commonwealth Task Force (off Korean west coast) and after being relieved by HMS Theseus on 10 Oct, left theatre for the UK, arriving Portsmouth in Nov.
1950-dec
Refit
at HMD Portsmouth, until c Apr 1951, as a transport carrier.
1952
Trials
trials conducted with commercial version of Sycamore
1952-feb
Trials
angled flight deck trials (painted 3 deg offset).
1953
Refit
became Cadet Training Ship, completed c Aug
1953-oct
Port Visit
visited Leningrad
1955
into Reserve, anticipating the Admiralty decision in 1956 for Frigates to take over training duties.
1957-dec
Refit
Conversion to Heavy Repair Ship commenced (as the major work on HMS Victorious finished), to be suspended between 1960/62 and completed c Aug 1964
ExerciseExercise Coral Sands participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct. Moved 200 Hovercraft Squadron of Royal Corps of Transport from and to Singapore.
Pans People filmed their Xmas 1971 Top of the Pops video on Triumphs flight deck. Departed Singapore for return to UK, via Mombasa. Brought back at least Wasp HAS.1 XS543.
Operation Firedog departed UK for Far East deployment, contributing to air strikes in Malayan jungles.
Kure while on Far East station, diverted to Kure to re-store for Korea and departed 29 Jun, with CAG-13 embarked.
Sembawang naval base Singapore, until 1971
Bhola Island 
