1944 to 1946
R15 HMS Colossus
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1942-mar-25 | Ordered | Ordered | | 1942-jun-01 | Laid down | Laid down Yard No. 55 | | 1943-sep-30 | Launched | Launched | | 1944-dec-01 | Commissioned | Commissioned with Deck letter C, then J (1946), then S | | 1946-aug | Decommissioned | Decommissioned on loan to French Navy as Arromanches | | |
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1946-aug-06 | Commissioned | Commissioned ex RN HMS Colossus, for 5 year loan | | 1949 | Deployment | Deployment off French Indo-China (Vietnam) with French Navy | | |
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1951-aug | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered sold by RN to French Navy, at end of loan period. | | |
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1951-aug-27 | Deployment | Deployment departed Toulon for Djibouti with air group including S-51 detachment from 58S. Arrived Djibouti 7 Sep. | | 1953-sep-09 | Deployment | Deployment departed Toulon with 58S embarked, off French Indo-China (Vietnam). Returned to Toulon 19 Sep 1954. | | 1956-oct-23 | Deployment | Deployment Arrived in Bizerte, covertly preparing for Op Mousquetaire. SAR Flt equipped with 2x HUP-2, detached from 23S (including 23S-7). | | 1956-nov-01 | Deployment | Deployment Nile Delta Operation Musketeer Participated in Suez Canal rotary wing operations. | | 1957 | Refit | Refit until 1958, with a 4° angled deck and mirror landing sight | | 1960 | Refit | Refit became a training carrier | | 1962 | Aircraft | Aircraft Took on assault role. HSS-1 of 33F embarked. | | 1968 | Refit | Refit became anti-submarine carrier, helicopter complement increased to 24. | | 1973-nov | Decommissioned | Decommissioned | | 1978 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped at Toulon | |
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