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History of HMS Vengeance R71 | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||
History of HMAS Vengeance R71 | |||||||||
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. | |||||||
History of NAeL Minas Gerais A11 | |||||||||
1957-jun | Refit | Refit until Dec 1960 in Rotterdam (NL): reconstruction for Brazilian service | |||||||
1960-dec-06 | Commissioned | Commissioned ex RN HMS Vengeance (from reserve) | |||||||
1976 | Refit | Refit Service Life Extension Programme until 1981 | |||||||
2001-oct-16 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned | |||||||
2004-apr | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped Alang Breakers Yard towed to Alang, India and scrapped. |
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Specifications |
Colossus class | |||||||
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13190 | light (tn) | ||||||
18400 | full load (tn) | ||||||
211.80 | length (m) | ||||||
24.40 | beam (m) | ||||||
7.20 | draught (m) | ||||||
12000 | range (nm) | ||||||
25 | max speed (knots) | ||||||
42000 | power (shp) | ||||||
2 | Naval Engine steam turbines | ||||||
32 | Naval Gun single 20 mm | ||||||
1 | Naval Radar air direction radar Type 277 |