Illustrious class - CV - Aircraft Carrier IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Y Call Sign: GGJD Shipyard: BAE Systems (Vickers) See Also: CVS Invincible class R06 Events ---Filter---OrderedLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate: scrappedRefitDeploymentAircraft History of HMS Illustrious R87 1937-jan-13OrderedOrdered 1937-apr-27Laid downLaid down Yard no. 732 1939-sep-05LaunchedLaunched 1940-may-25CommissionedCommissioned joined the Fleet in Sep 1940 1940-nov-11DeploymentDeployment launched Swordfish of 815 and 819 NAS in the torpedo attack on the Italian Fleet at Taranto, aka Operation Judgement. 1945-jun-27RefitRefit in UK, until Jun 1946 1953-apr-24AircraftAircraft Accident assigned Dragonfly HR.3 WH991 as SAR flt. Damaged 1 May and returned to Westland for repair. 1953-mayAircraftAircraft assigned Dragonfly HR.3 WN499 as SAR flt. 1953-jun-15DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: Coronation Review of the Fleet as part of the Home Fleet - Plymouth 1954-decDecommissionedDecommissioned 1956-nov-03Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped to Faslane, for scrapping Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event
