---Filter--- Ordered Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Struck Fate: scrapped Refit Deployment Homeport Trials Aircraft 1942-aug-7 Ordered 1942-nov-8 Laid down Yard no. 598 1944-jul-8 Launched 1945-aug-8 Commissioned 1945-dec-3 Aircraft first carrier landing by a jet aircraft. A Sea Vampire flown by Eric Winkle Brown. 1946-jan Trials in the Mediterranean, as a Nightfighter carrier, completed Apr 1946 1948-may Deployment operating in eastern Mediterranean, to cover withdrawal of British forces from Palestine. 1949-jun Homeport Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta 1951-jan Refit until c May 1951 1952-jan Deployment departed Malta, to support Korean War operations in the Far East 1952-may-1 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 relieved as duty Far East carrier by HMAS Sydney . 1953-may-17 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 HMD Devonport 1954-jan Refit at HMD Devonport until c Jun, to become a training carrier, to replace HMS Indefatigable (R10). 1956-jun Aircraft 845 Squadron Whirlwind HAS.22 embarked. In mid Oct 1956, the unit then embarked on HMS Theseus 1956-aug-5 Deployment with HMS Theseus, transported 16 Parachute Brigade to Cyprus, during preparations for Operation Musketeer . 1956-oct-19 Deployment Departed UK for Malta, with JEHU embarked. 1956-nov-1 Deployment Nile Delta Port Said Operation Musketeer 1957-jan-10 Aircraft Accident embarked Whirlwind HAS.22 WV199 /T of 845 Sq ditched and sank off Malta1957-may-27 Deployment Cromarty Firth Fleet Review Took part in the Royal Review of the Home Fleet in the Cromarty Firth.1958-mar Decommissioned 1960-feb Struck sold for scrap 1962-may Fate: scrapped scrapped at Faslane
Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta departed HMNB Devonport to serve with Mediterranean Fleet
Operation Musketeer Participated in Suez Canal rotary wing operations.
Alexander Stephen, 
