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| 1942-mar-25 | Ordered | | | |
| 1942-jun-1 | Laid down | | Yard No. 55 | |
| 1943-sep-30 | Launched | | | |
| 1944-dec-1 | Commissioned | | with Deck letter C, then J (1946), then S | |
| 1946-aug | Decommissioned | | on loan to French Navy as Arromanches | |
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| 1946-aug-6 | Commissioned | | ex RN HMS Colossus, for 5 year loan | |
| 1949 | Deployment | | off French Indo-China (Vietnam) with French Navy | |
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| 1951-aug | Fate: transfered | | sold by RN to French Navy, at end of loan period. | |
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| 1951-aug-27 | Deployment | | departed Toulon for Djibouti with air group including S-51 detachment from 58S. Arrived Djibouti 7 Sep. | |
| 1953-sep-9 | Deployment | | departed Toulon with 58S embarked, off French Indo-China (Vietnam). Returned to Toulon 19 Sep 1954. | |
| 1956-oct-23 | Deployment | | Arrived in Bizerte, covertly preparing for Op Mousquetaire. SAR Flt equipped with 2x HUP-2, detached from 23S (including 23S-7). | |
| 1956-nov-1 | Deployment |  | Nile Delta Port Faud  Operation Musketeer Participated in Suez Canal rotary wing operations. | |
| 1957 | Refit | | until 1958, with a 4° angled deck and mirror landing sight | |
| 1960 | Refit | | became a training carrier | |
| 1962 | Aircraft | | Took on assault role. HSS-1 of 33F embarked. | |
| 1968 | Refit | | became anti-submarine carrier, helicopter complement increased to 24. | |
| 1973-nov | Decommissioned | | | |
| 1978 | Fate: scrapped | | at Toulon | |
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Royal Navy - R15 HMS Colossus 
