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electrical cables, including those for most of the ship's radars. The fires on the flight deck and in the hangar were extinguished by 11:55, and seven Avengers and a Corsair which were damaged beyond repair were dumped over the side. The bomb struck at the intersection of three armour plates and dented the plates over an area 20 by 24 feet (6.1 by 7.3 m). The dent was filled by wood and concrete and covered by thin steel plates tack-

2065:. Two of the three armour plates damaged on 4 May were repaired, but the third had to be replaced by two 1.5-inch high-quality steel plates as there were not any armour plates of the required thickness available in Australia. Repairs were also made to the ship's machinery, boilers and electrical systems. The island was enlarged with an admiral's staff cabin and a radar workshop. Rear-Admiral Sir 2000:, shot down a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft at an altitude of 30,000 feet (9,100 m). That evening the fleet withdrew to refuel and was back on station on 8 May although heavy rains forced the cancellation of the planned air strikes. On 9 May, another kamikaze pilot, Yoshinari Kurose, penetrated the CAP at low altitude and crashed his plane into 1358:. The bombs killed 12 men and wounded 10; one bomb passed completely through the outer part of the starboard forward flight deck and detonated before it hit the water, riddling the side of the hull with holes. A near miss also blew a large hole in the ship's starboard side underwater. The pair of Fulmars on 2116:

flew off 28 Corsairs bound north of Tokyo on 17 July, but some of them were unable to locate their targets because of bad weather. Twenty-four Corsairs attacked targets near Tokyo the next day, before more bad weather halted flying operations until 24–25 July, when the BPF's aircraft attacked targets

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The detonation of the bomb put a large dent in the flight deck, around 24 feet (7.3 m) by 20 feet (6.1 m) and 2 feet (0.61 m) deep, with a 2 square feet (0.19 m) hole in the center and much spalling from the underside. It killed 2 officers and 6 ratings, wounding 55 other crewmen.

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and no damage was inflicted. Another attack scheduled for the afternoon had to be cancelled because of low clouds. A further attack could not be mounted until 24 August because of bad weather. The carrier contributed 23 Corsairs and 16 Barracudas, and 3 of the fighters were shot down over the target.

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flying boat spotted them within range of Ceylon just three and a half hours after Force A arrived at the atoll on 4 April. Too far away to intercept them before they could attack Ceylon, Force A departed about eleven hours after arrival on a course that Somerville thought would allow him to attack by

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in single mounts with a maximum range of 4,800 yards (4,400 m). By the time of her last recorded refit in March 1944, she had exchanged one octuple "pom-pom" mount for a quadruple mount and had a total of 20 twin and 14 single 20-millimetre (0.79 in) mounts. Before seeing combat against the

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to the deck so that she was able to operate aircraft by 17:00 and steam at a speed of 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph). Thirteen of her Corsairs had been airborne at the time of the attack and they operated from the other carriers for a time. The damage to the boiler room and its steam pipes was

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The carrier arrived at Scapa Flow on 2 September where both Barracuda squadrons disembarked. She later sailed to Gibraltar, arriving on 21 September to begin a refit that, among other things, augmented her anti-aircraft outfit in preparation for operations in the Pacific. The Corsairs of No. 6 Naval

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bombers to no effect. Around 14:50, one Albacore torpedoed the Italian battleship, although the other aircraft missed. The hit briefly knocked out her engines and caused heavy flooding. Another air strike of six Albacores and two Swordfish was launched at 17:30 to finish off the battleship, but they

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before it hit the ship. The Bofors gun had a maximum range of 10,750 yards (9,830 m). By the war's end the ship had all six of her original octuple "pom-pom" mounts, five single power-operated 40-millimetre (1.6 in) mounts, seven single 40 mm "Boffin" mounts and 11 twin and 12 single

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s flight deck and deck park at 17:05. The impact did little damage to the ship, but caused an explosion and large fire that destroyed 18 of her aircraft. One crewman, Petty Officer George Hinkins, was killed and four were wounded. The carrier was able to resume operations fifty minutes later, but

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were immediately turned on, but the fire could not be extinguished for nearly an hour, not least because the electric motors driving the steel fire curtains had been damaged in the first kamikaze attack and could only be repaired by a dockyard. Twenty-one Corsairs and seven Avengers were either

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bombers at the cost of one Fulmar forced to crash-land. Two Albacores and a Fulmar crashed due to non-combat causes during the day. The next day a pair of Fulmars from 806 NAS badly damaged a Ju 88 reconnaissance bomber that crash-landed at its base in Sicily. As the fleet and the Tiger convoy

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and forced its evacuation, cutting the ship's speed to 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). The blast on the flight deck blew the Avenger closest to it over the side and set another one on fire. Shrapnel from the blast peppered the island, causing the bulk of the casualties, and severed many

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on 13 May. The BPF continued its routine of two days of operations alternating with one or two days to replenish its ships for the next several days with minimal interference by the Japanese. On the morning of 18 May, armourers were loading ammunition into aircraft when a Corsair's guns were

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while returning to Alexandria. On the morning of 27 March, major elements of the Italian Fleet were spotted en route to the sea lanes between Egypt and Greece and the carrier sailed later that afternoon with a force of three battleships, cruisers and destroyers under the command of Admiral

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fighters once their wingtips were clipped. The ship could accommodate up to 54 aircraft rather than the intended 36 after the adoption of "outriggers" on the flight deck during the war and the flattening of the "round-downs" that increased the usable length of the flight deck to 740 feet

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on the side of the hull. The roofs of the gun turrets protruded above the level of the flight deck to allow them to fire across the deck at high elevations. The gun had a maximum range of 20,760 yards (18,980 m). Her light anti-aircraft defences consisted of six octuple mounts for

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more time to make repairs and to replenish their depleted air groups. He also revised the deployment of the BPF to counter the new low-level tactics of the Japanese by stationing the battleships and cruisers closer to the carriers, keeping the carriers closer together, and positioning

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while fighters flew a protective CAP over them and spotted the fall of their shells. The loss of the most effective anti-aircraft ships was more important than anticipated and the Japanese were able to take advantage of the opportunity. The carrier had just launched two Corsairs for

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s guns could open fire and then turned sharply to dive into the forward flight deck despite the ship's hard turn to starboard. The fighter released a bomb shortly before it would have impacted the deck and was destroyed by the bomb's blast, although the remnants of the Zero struck

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steamed north to Rosyth for a brief refit before being reduced to reserve. She was paid off on 12 August and a later survey revealed that her wartime damage and poor material shape meant the ship was beyond economical repair at a time when money was very tight. She was towed to

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that lasted for the next three weeks. On 13 November she flew off her air group and sailed for Belfast to begin a lengthy refit, arriving on 19 November. The refit was completed in early June and the ship spent the rest of the month working up. The 18 Corsairs of

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hoisted his flag over the ship on 24 August and she departed six days later to return home for a refit. She arrived at Rosyth on 21 September and her refit lasted until 18 October. She sailed that day for Scapa Flow where she embarked 24 Martlets of 888 NAS and

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design. He believed that carriers could not be successfully defended by their own aircraft without some form of early-warning system. Lacking that, there was nothing to prevent land-based aircraft from attacking them, especially in confined waters like the

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on 9 May. She made her next voyage to Bombay and Colombo between 15 June and 25 July. The ship loaded 114 officers, 958 ratings and 11 VAD nurses in Singapore in August and another 319 ratings in Trincomalee before stopping in Malta to load 41 men of the

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approached Alexandria on 11 May, a pair of Fulmars attacked a formation of Ju 88s, damaging one bomber; one Fulmar and another Ju 88 were seen falling together towards the sea. Many of the Fulmars had been rendered unserviceable during the operation and

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received the order to open fire with her 4.5-inch guns although the order was almost immediately countermanded and she was ordered out of line to starboard as soon as it was realised such a valuable ship was so close to the Italian ships. Some of

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to attack British forces in the Indian Ocean. Somerville was notified that the Japanese were planning to attack Ceylon on 28 March and ordered his fleet to assemble southeast of the island on 30 March to intercept them. Force A, consisting of

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arrived at Sydney on 24 August, and had her hangar refitted to accommodate Allied ex-prisoners of war and soldiers for repatriation. Having left her air group behind to maximise the numbers of passengers she could carry, the ship arrived at

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and the other ships continued to Taranto. In the darkness and without radar the Italian cruisers were surprised and the three battleships plus Formidable were able to close to 3,800 yd (3,500 m) and open fire. After three minutes,

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on the centreline, each of which measured 45 by 22 feet (13.7 by 6.7 m). The hangar was 456 feet (139.0 m) long and had a maximum width of 62 feet (18.9 m). It had a height of 16 feet (4.9 m), which allowed storage of

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sailed on 30 October and provided cover in the Western Mediterranean against any attempt to interfere with the landings by Axis forces in Italy or France. Her Martlets shot down a pair of Ju 88s on 6 November and her Albacores laid a

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arrived at Kilindini on 10 May and remained there until she departed on 29 May bound for Colombo. The ship alternated between Colombo and Kilindini for the rest of her time with the Eastern Fleet. During this time she took part in

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provided air cover for Convoy GA 15 on 29 April. A Fulmar from 803 NAS was forced to ditch on 2 May before the carrier returned to Alexandria the next day. She put to sea on 6 May to provide air cover for the convoys involved in

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The attacks were repeated the next day, sinking two warships and numerous small merchantmen and destroying numerous railway locomotives and parked aircraft. The BPF had been scheduled to withdraw after 10 August to prepare for

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fighters. Later that morning, as the fleet was returning to Egypt, the Fulmars shot down a He 111 and two Ju 88s for the loss of one Fulmar forced to land aboard the carrier and another forced to ditch. At 13:10 a formation of

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bombers intervened, but they were driven off by the escorting pair of Fulmars. The attack failed and another strike force of three Albacores and two Swordfish was prepared. Shortly after launching them at 12:22,

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the next day; the carrier mustered 12 Fulmars and 15 Albacores and Swordfish. Six Albacores and four Fulmars attacked the airbase, destroying one Ju 88 and damaging two others. Also damaged were an Italian

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after running out of fuel. Cunningham continued the pursuit of the Italian ships into the night. Unaware of the British pursuit, a squadron of cruisers and destroyers was ordered to return and help

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A fragment from the flight deck armour penetrated the hangar deck armour and passed through the centre boiler uptakes, the centre boiler room itself, and an oil tank before it came to rest in the

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on 5 February 1946. The dockyard there fitted her with more permanent accommodations in the hangar for more trooping duties and she loaded 480 personnel before departing for Sydney on 2 March.

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which then departed the scene. She remained off the Algerian coast providing air support for Allied forces for the rest of the month, and one of her Seafires shot down a Ju 88 on 28 November.

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in which the aircraft would shelter, but putting that much weight so high in the ship allowed only a single-storey hangar due to stability concerns. This halved the aircraft capacity of the

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had a usable length of 670 feet (204.2 m), due to prominent "round-downs" at bow and stern to reduce air turbulence, and a maximum width of 95 feet (29.0 m). A single hydraulic

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buildings at Nobara airfield. After refuelling and two more days' attacks, the BPF sailed on 20 April for San Pedro Bay to replenish its ships for further operations.

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Vice-Admiral Vian addressed the ship's crew on 27 December before she departed the following day with 800 naval personnel embarked for passage home. She arrived at

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s 4.5-inch guns fired a salvo in what was one of the few occasions in the Second World War in which an aircraft carrier fired her main armament at enemy warships.

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transports flying fuel to North Africa. On the morning of 21 April, the carrier's aircraft dropped flares to illuminate the port so it could be shelled by three

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You may still contact survivors of the ship's complement and view photos of their annual reunions with hundreds of photos of the ship itself on this website.

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arrived at Alexandria the following day and disembarked her air group. She received emergency repairs before departing on 24 July for permanent repairs at

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reached 30.6 knots (56.7 km/h; 35.2 mph) with 112,018 shp (83,532 kW). She carried a maximum of 4,850 long tons (4,930 t) of

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s stern, but neither ship was seriously damaged. She was repaired at Belfast from 21 December 1941 to 3 February 1942 and embarked the Albacores of

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launched 24 Corsairs and 12 Barracudas against the German battleship and nearby targets, all of which returned. A smoke screen again protected the

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The precise dates for these changes are not known, but most probably occurred during her 1943–1944 refit, based on the changes made to her sister

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that controlled all of the aircraft on the carrier. The ships arrived on 4 July, refuelled, and departed two days later to join the American

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on 17 August 1939. Just before the launch ceremony was to begin, the wooden cradle supporting the ship collapsed, and the ship slid down the

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while workmen were still underneath and around the ship. One spectator was killed by flying debris and at least 20 others were injured;

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bombardment-spotting duties and the deck park of eleven Avengers was being moved forward to allow aircraft to land when an undetected

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in the Dutch East Indies to maintain law and order until Dutch colonial troops could take over. The ship then loaded elements of the

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flew aboard and she joined the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow on 12 December. Her stay there was brief as she, escorted by the

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and two in sponsons on the port side of the hull. The two-pounder gun had a maximum range of 6,800 yards (6,200 m).

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was lightly damaged by two bomb hits during this attack. A final attack was made five days later, again without effect.

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The fleet returned to waters off Okinawa on 4 May and renewed its attacks on the airfields on the Sakishima Islands.

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nurses. She sailed on 12 April, stopping in Colombo to refuel and drop off 576 naval personnel, before arriving in

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Friends and relatives of repatriated Australian POWs wave them off as they depart in buses after disembarking from

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on 30 September, where she loaded over 1,000 Australian former prisoners of war on 4 October and unloaded them at

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The BPF returned to action on 12 May and no Japanese aircraft were seen or detected that day or the next. One of

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was a layered system of liquid- and air-filled compartments backed by a 1.5-inch (38 mm) splinter bulkhead.

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with only four Avengers and eleven Corsairs still serviceable. Rawlings decided to immediately withdraw to give

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in the Philippines on 4 April to await the return of the BPF from their efforts to neutralise airfields on the

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s aircraft before the attack. The mistake allowed the battleship to reach port. One Albacore was shot down by

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class compared with the older unarmoured carriers, trading offensive potential for defensive survivability.

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and led his aircraft into the attack. Intense flak set his engine on fire, but Gray continued his attack,

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s Albacores spotted some of the Japanese carriers just before nightfall on 5 April, after the Japanese

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The cruiser was struck by a torpedo from one of the aircraft, possibly from one of two Swordfish from

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Somerville was still uneasy about the possibility of another attack on Ceylon and ordered Force A to

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as completed. Her complement was approximately 1,299 men upon completion in 1940. The ship had three

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into the hull; they were generally not usable by aircraft or equipment because they were not level.

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in support of the landings at Algiers on 8 November. Two of her Albacores torpedoed and sank the

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before the Second World War. After being completed in late 1940, she was briefly assigned to the

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repaired so that the centre boilers could be reconnected to the engines at 02:00 the next day.

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The bombardment significantly reduced Japanese aerial activity on 5 May, although several of

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was fitted on the forward part of the flight deck. The ship was equipped with two unarmoured

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early to give her extra time for repairs in Sydney and she was ordered to depart on 22 May.

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sailed on 17 February to join the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean, escorting a convoy to

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Barracudas being "bombed-up", during Operation Goodwood in August 1944. The heavy cruiser

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aboard the carrier on 14 August. The first attack was on the morning of 22 August when

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in Norway in mid-1944 as part of the Home Fleet. She was subsequently assigned to the

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The Italians surrendered as the Allies landed and their fleet was interned at Malta.

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to refuel on 3 April after the Japanese failed to attack as the British expected. A

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and then ferried British personnel across the globe through 1946. She was placed in

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in early 1941, and they subsequently provided cover for Allied ships and attacked

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made her last trooping voyage between Portsmouth and Singapore, delivering 1,000

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for repairs, with the dock's labour force being augmented with workers from the

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fighter attacked at 11:31. The Zero first strafed the flight deck before any of

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with two 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bombs and blew the bow off her escorting

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arrived there a month later and loaded 1,336 naval personnel as well as some

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was 95 feet 9 inches (29.2 m) at the waterline and she had a

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The ship arrived on 31 May and was taken into the Captain Cook Dock at the

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Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945: The Naval History of World War Two

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s air group had a strength of 36 Corsairs and 18 Avengers. She arrived in

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where she loaded Indian ex-PoWs before delivering them to Bombay. There

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in mid-1949 and then to Portsmouth Royal Dockyard in November 1952.

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in Sydney on 21 October. She departed three days later, bound for

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damaged or destroyed in the incident. Rawlings decided to detach

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departed Sydney on 28 June, bound for the BPF's advance base at

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in November. She remained in the Mediterranean and covered the

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on 12 December. During the night of 15/16 December,

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They failed to find the 696:of 28 feet 10 inches (8.8 m) at 3981:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3940:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3883:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3864:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3823:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3804:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 1891:was called forward six days later to join the 1797:). The two Corsair squadrons were assigned to 1617:on 17 November, after it had surrendered to a 1059:on 12 February for the loss of two Albacores. 784:The ship's main armament consisted of sixteen 4302:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1945 4287: 3900:The Naval War in the Mediterranean, 1940–1943 3898:Greene, Jack; Massignani, Alessandro (1998). 1860:Aircraft wreckage after the kamikaze hit off 1830:departed Gibraltar on 14 January to join the 914:. The belt was closed by 2.5-inch transverse 614: 3842:. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 2–85. 2179:, with his eight Corsairs. Gray spotted two 2163:. A second fighter sweep, led by Lieutenant 2031:s Avengers made a successful landing aboard 4261:List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy 4100:. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain (Historians). 3878: 3488:Hobbs 2011, pp. 190–191, 194; McCart, p. 62 3270:Sturtivant, pp. 275–276, 281, 284, 287, 290 3261:Brown, J. D., pp. 24, 28; McCart, pp. 57–58 3021:Formidable – The Ship That Launched Herself 1699:on 13 October together with the battleship 1597:A Martlet on the flight deck, November 1942 1125:was attacked by a pair of torpedo-carrying 925: 4294: 4280: 4092: 3761: 3389:H.M. Ships Damaged or Sunk by Enemy Action 1666:transferred 2 Seafires and 15 Martlets to 1444:of the Eastern Fleet. The ship arrived at 732:), enough to give a maximum speed of 30.5 570:in 1943 before beginning a lengthy refit. 4076:Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece, and Crete 1601:Assigned to Force H for Operation Torch, 1538:, Madagascar, against a Japanese attack. 1062: 649:Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy 546:in mid-1942 against the possibility of a 435:sides and ends: 4.5 in (114 mm) 3856: 3837: 3818: 2379: 2371: 2231: 2187:a 500-pound (230 kg) bomb into the 1973: 1944: 1855: 1679: 1650:in January 1941. The latter ship joined 1592: 1281: 929: 680:had a length of 740 feet (225.6 m) 618: 19:For other ships with the same name, see 3150:Shores, Cull & Malizia, pp. 377–379 3132:Shores, Cull & Malizia, pp. 165–167 2303:; she arrived at Sydney on 6 December. 2220:, departed for Manus on 12 August. The 1675: 550:by the Japanese into the Indian Ocean. 6287: 4054: 4014: 3995: 3973: 3466: 3464: 3428:Rucki, Alexandra (13 September 2015). 3357: 3355: 3353: 3289: 3287: 3285: 3221: 3219: 3083: 3081: 1440:, about to take up his appointment as 4275: 4182: 3959:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 3954: 3935: 3921:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 3916: 3799: 3780: 3427: 3005: 3003: 2948: 2946: 2944: 2916: 2914: 2367: 1845: 1826:. After several weeks of working up, 755:The 753-foot (229.5 m) armoured 50: 4000:. Cheltenham, UK: Fan Publications. 3114:Greene & Massignani, pp. 152–156 2859: 2857: 2376:Fulmars on the flight deck, May 1942 2299:, and picked up more Australians at 2264:, where she loaded 1,254 men of the 1410: 780:Armament, electronics and protection 736:(56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph). On 512:s aircraft played a key role in the 294:28 ft 10 in (8.8 m) ( 6300:Illustrious-class aircraft carriers 3461: 3440:from the original on 9 October 2016 3350: 3282: 3273: 3216: 3153: 3078: 2988:Friedman, p. 137; Hobbs 2013, p. 83 2227: 1654:as a replacement for the torpedoed 1575:in preparation for the invasion of 1105:. Reinforced by three Fulmars from 899:gunnery radars were mounted on the 748:, which gave her a range of 10,700 684:and 710 feet (216.4 m) at the 531:in the Indian Ocean in early 1942, 13: 4098:The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm 3802:Carrier Operations in World War II 3783:WWII Fact Files: Aircraft Carriers 3311:Brown, J. D., p. 28; McCart, p. 58 3000: 2941: 2911: 2706:21 October 1942 – 13 November 1943 2626:16 September 1944 – 24 August 1945 2569:15 November 1940 – 23 August 1941 2492:3 February 1942 – 11 November 1943 2100:. Two of the latter aircraft were 1756:before launching an attack on the 1672:as replacements for their losses. 1642:became the first carrier to enter 1582: 1333:dive bombers was spotted from II./ 591:and later attacked targets in the 496:as a replacement for her crippled 286:95 ft 9 in (29.2 m) 219:General characteristics (as built) 14: 6331: 4115: 3524:Hobbs 2011, pp. 261, 263, 266–267 2884: 2875: 2866: 2854: 2691:24 August 1942 – 13 November 1943 2676:28 October 1942 – 18 October 1943 2053:Operations off the Japanese coast 817:While under repair in late 1941, 6305:Ships built by Harland and Wolff 6270: 6265: 6253: 6245: 3578:Hobbs 2013, p. 99; McCart, p. 68 2224:a few days later ended the war. 2073:when her repairs were complete. 1567:, 12 Albacores of 820 NAS and 6 1084:on 10 March. 829 NAS was issued 832:Japanese, some were replaced by 607:the following year and sold for 492:before being transferred to the 52: 31: 4169:Link to HMS Formidable Facebook 3755: 3743: 3734: 3725: 3716: 3707: 3698: 3689: 3680: 3671: 3662: 3653: 3644: 3635: 3626: 3617: 3608: 3599: 3590: 3581: 3572: 3563: 3554: 3545: 3536: 3527: 3518: 3509: 3500: 3491: 3482: 3473: 3452: 3421: 3412: 3403: 3394: 3382: 3373: 3364: 3341: 3332: 3323: 3320:Garzke & Dulin, pp. 267–268 3314: 3305: 3296: 3264: 3255: 3246: 3237: 3228: 3207: 3198: 3189: 3180: 3171: 3162: 3144: 3135: 3126: 3117: 3108: 3099: 3090: 3069: 3060: 3051: 3044:HMS Formidable Launches Herself 3035: 3012: 2991: 2982: 2973: 2964: 2955: 2932: 2923: 2902: 2808: 2793: 2512:26 November 1940 – 27 May 1941 1658:in Force H for the landings at 1203:which was third in line behind 1096:and flew off five aircraft for 810:, two each fore and aft of the 347:(56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph) 6320:Maritime incidents in May 1945 4057:Dust Clouds in the Middle East 3902:. London: Chatham Publishing. 2893: 2845: 2836: 2827: 2780: 2423:25 April 1942 – 24 August 1942 2421:27 November 1940 – 12 May 1941 1458:that same day. Two days after 1159:and two others were forced to 1021:, which had recently attacked 870:target-indicator radar on the 169:The Ship That Launched Herself 1: 3821:Naval Weapons of World War II 3785:. New York: Arco Publishing. 3370:Hobbs 2011, pp. 145, 148, 150 3168:Sturtivant, pp. 238, 244, 371 2745:26 June 1944 – 23 August 1945 1893:1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron 1137:for it in the fading light. 4055:Shores, Christopher (1996). 3551:Hobbs 2011, pp. 286–288, 410 3338:Sturtivant, pp. 331, 422–423 3329:Sturtivant, pp. 275–276, 284 2821: 2550:18 August – 2 September 1944 2514:15 August – 2 September 1944 2343:Decommissioning and disposal 953:shipyard on 17 June 1937 as 874:. She also probably mounted 625:Office of Naval Intelligence 576:made several attacks on the 537:the invasion of Diego Suarez 272:710 ft (216.4 m) ( 265:740 ft (225.6 m) ( 7: 2146:atomic bombing of Hiroshima 1949:Dent in the flight deck of 1740:flew aboard on 29 June and 627:recognition drawing of the 423:: 4.5 in (114 mm) 10: 6336: 4136:Huge gallery of photos of 2929:Campbell, John, pp. 52, 55 2476:4 February – 20 April 1942 1849: 1586: 1547:, a decoy invasion of the 1414: 1066: 805:QF two-pounder ("pom-pom") 615:Background and description 441:: 2.5 in (64 mm) 18: 6240: 6050: 4307: 4256: 4230: 4194: 3762:Ballantyne, Iain (2001). 2881:Campbell, N. J. M., p. 19 2405: 2402: 2399: 2396: 2364:where she was broken up. 2240:at Sydney in October 1945 1717:and the American carrier 1636:Allied invasion of Sicily 1167:. 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She arrived in 1692: 1612:German submarine 1598: 1322:Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 1287: 1127:Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 1069:Battle of Cape Matapan 1063:Battle of Cape Matapan 1049:. They sank the 5,723- 985:826 Naval Air Squadron 935: 901:fire-control directors 789:4.5-inch (110 mm) 632: 514:Battle of Cape Matapan 3996:McCart, Neil (2000). 3955:Hobbs, David (2017). 3936:Hobbs, David (2011). 3917:Hobbs, David (2013). 3800:Brown, J. D. (2009). 3781:Brown, David (1977). 2970:Campbell, John, p. 67 2961:Campbell, John, p. 75 2938:Campbell, John, p. 71 2760:28 June 1945 – ? 2442:4 March – 27 May 1942 2403:Embarked (from – to) 2390:is in the background. 2383: 2375: 2347:In early March 1947, 2235: 2106:2nd Carrier Air Group 1977: 1948: 1859: 1832:British Pacific Fleet 1683: 1596: 1497:Consolidated Catalina 1285: 1148:, Crete, that joined 1132:Italian cruiser 1103:Sir Andrew Cunningham 1092:escorted a convoy to 933: 847:was completed with a 798:that were mounted in 622: 593:Japanese Home Islands 585:British Pacific Fleet 3749:Brown, J. D., p. 100 3028:29 June 2011 at the 2890:Brown, David, p. 367 2268:and continued on to 2161:Matsushima Air Field 2151:During the morning, 1820:Grumman TBF Avengers 1676:Norwegian operations 1292:Evacuation of Greece 1199:had been destroyed. 1053: (GRT) steamer 1016:German cruiser 860:height-finding radar 637:1936 Naval Programme 188:North Africa 1942–43 5979:Motor Gun Boat 2007 3347:Brown, J. D., p. 99 3213:Brown, J. D., p. 62 3186:Brown, J. 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Allison 4152:Maritimequest HMS 3740:Sturtivant, p. 422 3731:Sturtivant, p. 420 3722:Sturtivant, p. 383 3713:Sturtivant, p. 372 3695:Sturtivant, p. 362 3686:Sturtivant, p. 345 3677:Sturtivant, p. 331 3668:Sturtivant, p. 309 3659:Sturtivant, p. 290 3650:Sturtivant, p. 287 3641:Sturtivant, p. 281 3614:Sturtivant, p. 238 3302:Sturtivant, p. 472 3279:Sturtivant, p. 423 3087:Sturtivant, p. 284 2757:Vought F4U Corsair 2741:Vought F4U Corsair 2400:Aircraft operated 2392: 2378: 2368:Squadrons embarked 2242: 2222:Japanese surrender 2212:, the invasion of 1987: 1981:on fire after the 1954: 1866: 1846:Pacific operations 1795:Operation Goodwood 1693: 1691:on deck, July 1944 1619:Supermarine Walrus 1599: 1442:Commander-in-Chief 1324:transport and six 1288: 1051:gross register ton 1043:Italian Somaliland 936: 918:fore and aft. 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597:prisoners of war 527:Assigned to the 511: 484:ordered for the 482:aircraft carrier 448:Aircraft carried 234:aircraft carrier 141:24 November 1940 97:Northern Ireland 60: 57: 56: 55: 35: 28: 27: 6335: 6334: 6330: 6329: 6328: 6326: 6325: 6324: 6285: 6284: 6283: 6278: 6261: 6236: 6220: 6210: 6199: 6188: 6164: 6146: 6129: 6104: 6086: 6068: 6057: 6051:Other incidents 6046: 6030: 6020: 6009: 5991: 5974: 5964: 5953: 5931: 5885: 5863: 5841: 5429: 5427: 5262: 5260: 4629: 4627: 4346: 4344: 4316: 4303: 4300: 4270: 4265: 4252: 4226: 4190: 4118: 4108: 4094:Sturtivant, Ray 4086: 4067: 4045: 4043: 4030: 4008: 3989: 3967: 3948: 3929: 3910: 3891: 3872: 3850: 3831: 3812: 3793: 3774: 3758: 3753: 3748: 3744: 3739: 3735: 3730: 3726: 3721: 3717: 3712: 3708: 3703: 3699: 3694: 3690: 3685: 3681: 3676: 3672: 3667: 3663: 3658: 3654: 3649: 3645: 3640: 3636: 3631: 3627: 3622: 3618: 3613: 3609: 3604: 3600: 3595: 3591: 3586: 3582: 3577: 3573: 3568: 3564: 3559: 3555: 3550: 3546: 3541: 3537: 3532: 3528: 3523: 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In addition, 858:surface-search/ 821: 782: 631:-class carriers 617: 556:Operation Torch 509: 373: 303:Installed power 176: 58: 53: 51: 41: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 6333: 6323: 6322: 6317: 6312: 6307: 6302: 6297: 6280: 6279: 6241: 6238: 6237: 6235: 6234: 6221:Unknown date: 6218: 6208: 6197: 6186: 6162: 6144: 6127: 6123:Hugh W. 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3281: 3272: 3263: 3254: 3245: 3243:Rohwer, p. 271 3236: 3227: 3215: 3206: 3197: 3188: 3179: 3170: 3161: 3152: 3143: 3134: 3125: 3116: 3107: 3098: 3089: 3077: 3068: 3066:Shores, p. 112 3059: 3050: 3034: 3011: 2999: 2990: 2981: 2972: 2963: 2954: 2940: 2931: 2922: 2910: 2901: 2892: 2883: 2874: 2865: 2853: 2844: 2842:Lenton, p. 713 2835: 2825: 2823: 2820: 2817: 2816: 2807: 2792: 2778: 2777: 2775: 2772: 2769: 2768: 2761: 2758: 2755: 2749: 2748: 2746: 2743: 2738: 2732: 2731: 2725: 2722: 2717: 2711: 2710: 2707: 2704: 2701: 2695: 2694: 2692: 2689: 2686: 2680: 2679: 2677: 2674: 2668: 2662: 2661: 2659: 2656: 2653: 2647: 2646: 2644: 2641: 2636: 2630: 2629: 2627: 2624: 2619: 2613: 2612: 2606: 2603: 2600: 2594: 2593: 2587: 2586:9–19 July 1944 2584: 2581: 2575: 2574: 2572: 2567: 2564: 2558: 2557: 2551: 2548: 2545: 2539: 2538: 2532: 2529: 2524: 2518: 2517: 2515: 2510: 2503: 2497: 2496: 2493: 2490: 2487: 2481: 2480: 2477: 2474: 2469: 2463: 2462: 2460: 2457: 2452: 2446: 2445: 2443: 2440: 2437: 2431: 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