Colossus class - CV - Aircraft Carrier IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: V Call Sign: Shipyard: Cammell Laird Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissioned History of HMS Venerable R63 1942-dec-03Laid downLaid down Yard No. V.1126 1943-dec-30LaunchedLaunched Cammell Laird Birkenhead 1945-jan-17CommissionedCommissioned Deck letter B, then N, T in 1946), then V 1948DecommissionedDecommissioned to Royal Netherlands Navy as HMNLS Karel Doorman History of Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman R81 1948-may-28CommissionedCommissioned ex RN HMS Venerable 1955RefitRefit until 1958 with angled flight deck, mirror landing sight and new radar 1962-mar-27Port VisitPort Visit NS Norfolk 27mar to 2apr 1962-apr-18 Den Helder Marinehaven (naval base) arrived 1968-jan-23 Den Helder Marinehaven (naval base) departure 1968-feb-09Port VisitPort Visit Las Palmas harbour 9-12 feb 1968-mar-15 Den Helder Marinehaven (naval base) arrived 1968-apr-29DecommissionedDecommissioned 1968-oct-15Fate: transferedFate: transfered to Argentina as ARA Veinticinco de Mayo Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Colossus class 13190light (tn) 18400full load (tn) 211.80length (m) 24.40beam (m) 7.20draught (m) 12000range (nm) 25max speed (knots) 42000power (shp) 2Naval Engine steam turbines 32Naval Gun single 20 mm 1Naval Radar air direction radar Type 277 Aircraft Typical Max Royal Navy Sikorsky S-55 H-19 60 Builder Cammell Laird,