1957 to 1970
CVL 22 HMCS Bonaventure
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1943-nov-27 | Laid down | Laid down originally as Colossus class hull | | 1945-feb-27 | Launched | Launched as HMS Powerful | | 1946 | | construction suspended until 1952 | | 1952-apr | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered sold to Royal Canadian Navy | | |
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1957-jan-17 | Commissioned | Commissioned into RCN as HMCS Bonaventure | | 1961 | Aircraft | Aircraft Air group included up to 13 Sikorsky HO4S-3 in anti submarine role | | 1963 | Refit | Refit 4 month refit in early 1963, enabling the CHSS-2 to replace the HO4S-3 in the anti-submarine role from 1964. | | 1966-apr | Refit | Refit Davie Shipbuilding Fitted Fresnel Landing Aid and Dutch radar systems, improved sea keeping and aircraft handling arrangements. | | 1967-nov-30 | Aircraft | Aircraft Bermuda area CH-124 Sea King 4002 accident off Bermuda | | 1970-jul-03 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned | | 1971 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped components removed, then hull scrapped in Taiwan. Her anchor is feature of a memorial in Halifax. | |
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18000 | full load (tn) | 211.80 | length (m) | 24.40 | beam (m) | 7.20 | draught (m) | 12000 | range (nm) | 25 | max speed (knots) | 40000 | power (shp) | Aircraft |
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