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History of HMS Warrior R31 | |||||||||
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1942-aug-07 | Ordered | Ordered | |||||||
1948-mar-23 | Commissioned | Commissioned ex RCN HMCS Warrior. RN Deck Letter J | |||||||
1948-nov-03 | Trials | Trials Trials of flexible (rubber) deck Nov to early Dec 1948 | |||||||
1949-mar | Trials | Trials Further trials of flexible (rubber) deck Mar 1949 | |||||||
1950-aug | Deployment | Deployment departed UK to ferry aircraft and troops to the Far East. | |||||||
1951-jun-22 | Deployment | Deployment Singapore departed UK for Far East, transporting 16 Parachute Brigade to Cyprus and stores and at least Dragonfly HR.1 VZ964 and VZ965. Arrived Singapore towards end of Jul. | |||||||
1951-nov | Aircraft | Aircraft Sembawang naval base assigned Dragonfly HR.1 VX596 for Ship Flight until c Dec, to Far East. | |||||||
1952 | Refit | Refit air search radar Type 281 in HMD Devonport for refit until Sep 1953. | |||||||
1954-may-12 | Deployment | Deployment relieved HMAS Sydney, off Korean peninsula. | |||||||
1954-aug-31 | Deployment | Deployment departed Hong Kong after rapid fit of extra accommodation, to evacuate civilians from Vietnam, until mid Sep 1954. | |||||||
1954-dec-14 | Refit | Refit carrier controlled approach radar Type 961 at HMD Devonport., which included fitting of a 5° angled deck, a mirror landing sight and strengthening the flight deck. | |||||||
1956-nov | Aircraft | Aircraft assigned Whirlwind HAR.3 XG579 / 993-J, XG584 / 994-J and XG588 / 995-J until Oct 1957. | |||||||
1957-feb | Deployment | Deployment off Malden Island Line Islands Operation Grapple In Pacific Ocean for H Bomb test as part of Operation Grapple. Whirlwinds were used for an air sampling programme during the Grapple tests. | |||||||
1958-feb | Decommissioned | Decommissioned | |||||||
1958-nov-11 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered transferred to Argentina in a ceremony at HMNB Portsmouth, as ARA Independencia | |||||||
History of ARA Independencia V1 | |||||||||
1958-dec | Deployment | Deployment HMNB Portsmouth Delivery Sailed from HMNB Portsmouth on delivery voyage to Argentina. | |||||||
1959-jul-08 | Commissioned | Commissioned | |||||||
1970 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned | |||||||
1971-mar | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped |
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Specifications |
Colossus class | |||||||
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13190 | light (tn) | ||||||
18400 | full load (tn) | ||||||
211.80 | length (m) | ||||||
24.40 | beam (m) | ||||||
7.20 | draught (m) | ||||||
12000 | range (nm) | ||||||
25 | max speed (knots) | ||||||
42000 | power (shp) | ||||||
2 | Naval Engine steam turbines | ||||||
32 | Naval Gun single 20 mm | ||||||
1 | Naval Radar air direction radar Type 277 |