Illustrious class - CV - Aircraft Carrier IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: A Call Sign: GBZQ Shipyard: Vickers-Armstrong Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedFate: scrappedRefitDeploymentAircraft History of HMS Indomitable R92 1937-nov-10Laid downLaid down Yard no. 735 1940-mar-26LaunchedLaunched 1941-oct-10CommissionedCommissioned 1947RefitRefit until 1950 1951-jan-12AircraftAircraft first Dragonfly to deploy as SAR Flight, HR.1 VZ965. 1951-aprAircraftAircraft Dragonfly HR.1 VZ963 assigned as SAR Flt 1953-feb-03 damaged in hangar fire 1953-jun-15DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: Coronation Review of the Fleet as part of the Home Fleet 1953-julAircraftAircraft assigned Dragonfly HR.3 WN500 as SAR Flt by Jul 1953 1955Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped 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 Vickers-Armstrong, High Walker