Arromanches R95

Colossus class - CV - Aircraft Carrier

Events

History of HMS Colossus R15

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
History of Arromanches R95
1946-aug-06	Commissioned	Commissioned ex RN HMS Colossus, for 5 year loan
1949	Deployment	Deployment off French Indo-China (Vietnam) with French Navy
History of HMS Colossus R15
1951-aug	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered sold by RN to French Navy, at end of loan period.
History of Arromanches R95
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 Port Faud 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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