1944 to 1952    

R71 HMS Vengeance

UK Royal Navy

1952 to 1955 - AU RAN - R71 HMAS Vengeance    




IMO:
MMSI:
Flight Deck: Q
Call Sign: GGRV
Shipyard: Swan Hunter (Wallsend)





  Events


History of UK HMS Vengeance R71

1942-aug-07OrderedOrdered
1942-nov-16Laid downLaid down Swan Hunter (Wallsend) as Yard No. 1699
1944-feb-23LaunchedLaunched
1945-jan-15CommissionedCommissioned Decl letter A, then N (by 1946) , then Q
1946-jan-16RefitRefit AU HMAS Kuttabul short refit in Sydney Garden Island Dockyard, until Mar 1946
1947-junPort VisitPort Visit visited Oslo.
1949-janTrialsTrials Arctic trials until early Mar. Included 705 NAS Dragonfly WB220.
1949-mar-08RefitRefit HMD Rosyth repairs at Rosyth until c Jun, to rectify flight deck cracks and other defects incurred during the Arctic trials.
1952-janDeploymentDeployment SG Sembawang naval base departed HMNB Portsmouth for Singapore as an aircraft ferry to re-inforce efforts for the Korean War. Returned Mar 1952.
1952-sepRefitRefit HMD Portsmouth wear and tear repairs and work in preparation for transfer to RAN.
1952-novDecommissionedDecommissioned to RAN as HMAS Vengeance

History of AU HMAS Vengeance R71

1952-nov-13CommissionedCommissioned HMD Devonport ex RN HMS Vengeance
1953-jan-16AircraftAircraft took delivery of first 3 Sycamore HR.50 for the RAN in the English Channel (XA219, XA220 and XA221) and transported them to Oz, arriving early Mar.
1955-junDeploymentDeployment departed Sydney for return to UK. Her Ships Company would take over HMAS Melbourne after hand-over in the UK.
1955-aug-13DecommissionedDecommissioned returned to RN, until sold to Brazil on 13 Dec 1956.



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  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

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UK Swan Hunter (Wallsend), Wallsend




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