Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1946 | ex RN HMS Colossus, for 5 year loan |
| 1949 | off French Indo-China (Vietnam) with French Navy |
| Aug 27, 1951 | departed Toulon for Djibouti with air group including S-51 detachment from 58S. Arrived Djibouti 7 Sep. |
| Sep 9, 1953 | departed Toulon with 58S embarked, off French Indo-China (Vietnam). Returned to Toulon 19 Sep 1954. |
| Oct 23, 1956 | Arrived in Bizerte, covertly preparing for Op Mousquetaire. SAR Flt equipped with 2x HUP-2, detached from 23S (including 23S-7). |
| Nov 1, 1956 | Nile Delta Participated in Suez Canal rotary wing operations. Port Faud Operation Musketeer |
| 1957 | until 1958, with a 4° angled deck and mirror landing sight |
| 1960 | became a training carrier |
| 1962 | Took on assault role. HSS-1 of 33F embarked. |
| 1968 | became anti-submarine carrier, helicopter complement increased to 24. |
| Nov 1973 | |
| 1978 | at Toulon |