1945 to 1957    

R51 HMS Perseus

UK Royal Navy





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Call Sign: GGSL
Shipyard: Vickers-Armstrong





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History of UK HMS Perseus R51

1942-mar-25OrderedOrdered
1943-jun-01Laid downLaid down as HMS Edgar, Yard no. 56
1944-mar-26LaunchedLaunched as HMS Perseus and completed as an aviation maintenance carrier, without catapults
1945-oct-19CommissionedCommissioned
1945-nov-17DeploymentDeployment Ferry Departed UK to ferry fixed wing aircraft to Australia. Arrived Sydney.22 Dec 1945.
1946-marPort VisitPort Visit AU Williamstown visit to Melbourne while returning to UK
1946-jun Into the Reserve fleet.
1949RefitRefit HMD Rosyth Refit for newly designed steam catapult until 1950
1951-dec-31DeploymentDeployment US Philadelphia Naval Shipyard departed HMNB Rosyth for Philadelphia to demonstrate the steam catapult to US Navy. Returned to HMNB Portsmouth on 21 Mar 1952
1952-dec-12DeploymentDeployment SG Sembawang naval base Operation Firedog departed UK with 10 Whirlwind HAR.21 of 848 NAS embarked to support forces in Borneo. Also ferried Dragonfly HR.3 WG707 and WG721 to Sembawang. Arrived in Singapore on 8 Jan 1953.
1953-febDeploymentDeployment Departed Sembawang for UK, included ferrying of Dragonfly WG667.
1953-jun-15DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: Coronation Review of the Fleet as part of the Home Fleet - Portsmouth
1953-sep-28DeploymentDeployment SG Sembawang naval base Departed Sembawang for UK, included ferrying of Dragonfly HR.3 WG668.
1954-jan-20TrialsTrials embarked Whirlwind HAS.22 of 706 NAS for anti-submarine trials.
1954-apr-21DeploymentDeployment Embarked 845 Squadron to transport it to Malta. Returned to UK Jul 1954
1955RefitRefit Harland and Wolff towed to Belfast for conversion to fleet maintenance ship, but cancelled by 1957 Defence White Paper and towed to Gareloch for the Reserve.
1958-may-06Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped Sold for scrap at Port Glasgow



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Colossus class
13190light (tn)
18400full load (tn)
211.80length (m)
24.40beam (m)
7.20draught (m)
12000range (nm)
25max speed (knots)
42000power (shp)

2Naval Engine steam turbines

32Naval Gun single 20 mm

1Naval Radar air direction radar Type 277

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