---- united kingdom ---- Aircraft Carrier ............ Audacious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Colossus class Aircraft Carrier ............ Courageous class Aircraft Carrier ............ Illustrious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Implacable class Aircraft Carrier ............ Improved Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Majestic class Aircraft Carrier ............ Modified Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Nairana class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Invincible class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Queen Elizabeth class Helicopter Carrier ............ Argus class Helicopter Carrier ............ Engadine class Helicopter Carrier ............ Lofoten class Helicopter Carrier ............ Tiger conversion class Cruiser ............ Crown Colony class Cruiser ............ Fiji class Cruiser ............ Tiger class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ County class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 3) Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 45 Daring class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 82 Bristol class Destroyer ............ Daring class Destroyer ............ Later Battle class Frigate ............ Broad Beam Leander class Frigate ............ Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Ikara Leander class Frigate ............ Leander (mod) class Frigate ............ Leander class Frigate ............ River (RN Group II) class Frigate ............ Seawolf Leander class Frigate ............ Towed Array Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Type 12 Rothesay class Frigate ............ Type 15 class Frigate ............ Type 21 Amazon class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class Frigate ............ Type 23 Duke class Frigate ............ Type 26 class Frigate ............ Type 31 Inspiration class Frigate ............ Type 61 Salisbury class Frigate ............ Type 81 Tribal class Corvette ............ Castle class patrol vessel Corvette ............ Modified River class Corvette ............ Port of Spain class Corvette ............ River (Batch 2) class Corvette ............ River class Corvette ............ Triton class Assault Carrier ............ Ocean class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Albion class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Bay class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Fearless class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ LST(3) class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Round Table class Support Ship ............ Abdiel class Support Ship ............ Castle class Support Ship ............ Challenger class Support Ship ............ Early Tide class Support Ship ............ Echo class Support Ship ............ Endurance (1967) Support Ship ............ Fort I class (1978) Support Ship ............ Fort II class (1992) Support Ship ............ Galatea class Support Ship ............ Hecla class Support Ship ............ Improved Tide class Support Ship ............ Ness class Support Ship ............ OL class Support Ship ............ Patricia class Support Ship ............ Point class Support Ship ............ Protector (2011) class Support Ship ............ Protector class Support Ship ............ Regent class Support Ship ............ Retainer class Support Ship ............ Rover class Support Ship ............ RRS Ernest Shackleton Support Ship ............ RRS Sir David Attenborough Support Ship ............ Scott class Support Ship ............ Somersby class Support Ship ............ Tide class Support Ship ............ Triumph class Support Ship ............ Vidal class Support Ship ............ Wave class Icebreakers ............ Polar Circle class ------------- Also used ------------- CA ... Support Ship ........... Canadian Fort class SE ... Support Ship ........... Diligence class RO ... Support Ship ........... MRSO (1) class PL ... Support Ship ........... Reliant class (1983) --More-- ---- Colossus class ---- French Navy ----- R95 Arromanches Canadian Armed Forces ----- R31 HMCS Warrior Argentine Navy ----- V1 ARA Independencia Argentine Navy ----- V2 ARA Veinticinco de Mayo Royal Navy ----- R15 HMS Colossus Royal Navy ----- R16 HMS Triumph Royal Navy ----- R31 HMS Warrior Royal Navy ----- R51 HMS Perseus Royal Navy ----- R62 HMS Glory Royal Navy ----- R63 HMS Venerable Royal Navy ----- R64 HMS Theseus Royal Navy ----- R68 HMS Ocean Royal Navy ----- R71 HMS Vengeance Royal Australian Navy ----- R71 HMAS Vengeance Brazilian Navy ----- A11 NAeL Minas Gerais Royal Netherlands Navy ----- R81 Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman --More--
1944 to 1952 R71 HMS Vengeance
---Filter--- Ordered Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Port Visit Refit Deployment Trials 1942-aug-07 Ordered Ordered 1942-nov-16 Laid down Laid down Swan Hunter (Wallsend) as Yard No. 1699 1944-feb-23 Launched Launched 1945-jan-15 Commissioned Commissioned Decl letter A, then N (by 1946) , then Q 1946-jan-16 Refit Refit HMAS Kuttabul short refit in Sydney Garden Island Dockyard, until Mar 1946 1947-jun Port Visit Port Visit visited Oslo. 1949-jan Trials Trials Arctic trials until early Mar. Included 705 NAS Dragonfly WB220 . 1949-mar-08 Refit Refit HMD Rosyth repairs at Rosyth until c Jun, to rectify flight deck cracks and other defects incurred during the Arctic trials. 1952-jan Deployment Deployment Sembawang naval base departed HMNB Portsmouth for Singapore as an aircraft ferry to re-inforce efforts for the Korean War. Returned Mar 1952. 1952-sep Refit Refit HMD Portsmouth wear and tear repairs and work in preparation for transfer to RAN . 1952-nov Decommissioned Decommissioned to RAN as HMAS Vengeance 1952-nov-13 Commissioned Commissioned HMD Devonport ex RN HMS Vengeance 1953-jan-16 Aircraft Aircraft 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-jun Deployment Deployment departed Sydney for return to UK. Her Ships Company would take over HMAS Melbourne after hand-over in the UK. 1955-aug-13 Decommissioned Decommissioned returned to RN, until sold to Brazil on 13 Dec 1956.
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