---- united kingdom ---- Aircraft Carrier ............ Audacious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Colossus class Aircraft Carrier ............ Courageous class Aircraft Carrier ............ Illustrious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Implacable class Aircraft Carrier ............ Improved Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Majestic class Aircraft Carrier ............ Modified Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Nairana class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Invincible class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Queen Elizabeth class Helicopter Carrier ............ Argus class Helicopter Carrier ............ Engadine class Helicopter Carrier ............ Lofoten class Helicopter Carrier ............ Tiger conversion class Cruiser ............ Crown Colony class Cruiser ............ Fiji class Cruiser ............ Tiger class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ County class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 3) Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 45 Daring class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 82 Bristol class Destroyer ............ Daring class Destroyer ............ Later Battle class Guided-Missile Frigate ............ Type 26 City class Frigate ............ Broad Beam Leander class Frigate ............ Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Ikara Leander class Frigate ............ Leander (mod) class Frigate ............ Leander class Frigate ............ River (RN Group II) class Frigate ............ Seawolf Leander class Frigate ............ Towed Array Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Type 12 Rothesay class Frigate ............ Type 15 class Frigate ............ Type 21 Amazon class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class Frigate ............ Type 23 Duke class Frigate ............ Type 26 class Frigate ............ Type 31 Inspiration class Frigate ............ Type 61 Salisbury class Frigate ............ Type 81 Tribal class Corvette ............ Castle class patrol vessel Corvette ............ Modified River class Corvette ............ Port of Spain class Corvette ............ River (Batch 2) class Corvette ............ River class Corvette ............ Triton class Assault Carrier ............ Ocean class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Albion class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Bay class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Fearless class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ LST(3) class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Round Table class Support Ship ............ Abdiel class Support Ship ............ Castle class Support Ship ............ Challenger class Support Ship ............ Early Tide class Support Ship ............ Echo class Support Ship ............ Endurance (1967) Support Ship ............ Fort I class (1978) Support Ship ............ Fort II class (1992) Support Ship ............ Galatea class Support Ship ............ Hecla class Support Ship ............ Improved Tide class Support Ship ............ Ness class Support Ship ............ OL class Support Ship ............ Patricia class Support Ship ............ Point class Support Ship ............ Protector (2011) class Support Ship ............ Protector class Support Ship ............ Regent class Support Ship ............ Retainer class Support Ship ............ Rover class Support Ship ............ RRS Ernest Shackleton Support Ship ............ RRS Sir David Attenborough Support Ship ............ Scott class Support Ship ............ Somersby class Support Ship ............ Tide class Support Ship ............ Triumph class Support Ship ............ Vidal class Support Ship ............ Wave class Icebreakers ............ Polar Circle class ------------- Also used ------------- CA ... Support Ship ........... Canadian Fort class SE ... Support Ship ........... Diligence class RO ... Support Ship ........... MRSO (1) class PL ... Support Ship ........... Reliant class (1983) --More-- ---- Colossus class ---- French Navy ----- R95 Arromanches Canadian Armed Forces ----- R31 HMCS Warrior Argentine Navy ----- V1 ARA Independencia Argentine Navy ----- V2 ARA Veinticinco de Mayo Royal Navy ----- R15 HMS Colossus Royal Navy ----- R16 HMS Triumph Royal Navy ----- R31 HMS Warrior Royal Navy ----- R51 HMS Perseus Royal Navy ----- R62 HMS Glory Royal Navy ----- R63 HMS Venerable Royal Navy ----- R64 HMS Theseus Royal Navy ----- R68 HMS Ocean Royal Navy ----- R71 HMS Vengeance Royal Australian Navy ----- R71 HMAS Vengeance Brazilian Navy ----- A11 NAeL Minas Gerais Royal Netherlands Navy ----- R81 Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman --More--
1945 to 1958 R68 HMS Ocean
---Filter--- Ordered Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Struck Fate: scrapped Refit Deployment Homeport Trials Aircraft 1942-aug-07 Ordered Ordered 1942-nov-08 Laid down Laid down Yard no. 598 1944-jul-08 Launched Launched 1945-aug-08 Commissioned Commissioned 1945-dec-03 Aircraft Aircraft first carrier landing by a jet aircraft. A Sea Vampire flown by Eric Winkle Brown. 1946-jan Trials Trials in the Mediterranean, as a Nightfighter carrier, completed Apr 1946 1948-may Deployment Deployment operating in eastern Mediterranean, to cover withdrawal of British forces from Palestine. 1949-jun Homeport Homeport Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta departed HMNB Devonport to serve with Mediterranean Fleet 1951-jan Refit Refit until c May 1951 1952-jan Deployment Deployment departed Malta, to support Korean War operations in the Far East 1952-may-01 Deployment Deployment relieved HMS Glory and transferred Dragonfly HR.1 VZ965 aboard as SAR Flt until c Aug 1952. Korean war service until 30 Oct. 1952-nov Deployment Deployment relieved as duty Far East carrier by HMAS Sydney . 1953-may-17 Deployment Deployment again relieved HMS Glory, on operations during the Korean War, until end of Oct. She returned to Hong Kong, having been relieved in turn by HMAS Sydney. 1953-dec Homeport Homeport HMD Devonport returned to HMNB Devonport 1954-jan Refit Refit at HMD Devonport until c Jun, to become a training carrier, to replace HMS Indefatigable (R10). 1956-jun Aircraft Aircraft 845 Squadron Whirlwind HAS.22 embarked. In mid Oct 1956, the unit then embarked on HMS Theseus 1956-aug-05 Deployment Deployment with HMS Theseus, transported 16 Parachute Brigade to Cyprus, during preparations for Operation Musketeer . 1956-oct-19 Deployment Deployment Departed UK for Malta, with JEHU embarked. 1956-nov-01 Deployment Deployment Nile Delta Operation Musketeer Participated in Suez Canal rotary wing operations. 1957-jan-10 Aircraft Aircraft embarked Whirlwind HAS.22 WV199 /T of 845 Sq ditched and sank off Malta 1957-may-27 Deployment Deployment Cromarty Firth Took part in the Royal Review of the Home Fleet in the Cromarty Firth. 1958-mar Decommissioned Decommissioned 1960-feb Struck Struck sold for scrap 1962-may Fate: scrapped Fate: scrapped scrapped at Faslane
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Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta departed HMNB Devonport to serve with Mediterranean Fleet
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