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 | | Ordered: | | | Laid down: | | | Launched: | 1943 | | Commissioned: | 1944 | | Decommissioned: | 1974 | | Fate: | broken up | | Struck: | 1978 | | General Characteristics | | Displacement: | 13,400 tons (13,600 t) | | Length: | 695 ft (212 m) | | Beam: | 80 ft (24 m) | | Draught: | 23.5 ft (7.2 m) | | Propulsion: | Steam Turbines (4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons geared turbines) | | Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) | | Range: | | | Complement: | 1,300 | | Armament: | | | Aircraft: | 48 | | Motto: | | The fourth and last HMS Colossus (R15) had a relatively brief time with the Royal Navy. She was the name-ship of the Colossus-class Light Fleet aircraft carriers, and were basically smaller derivatives of the Illustrious-class carriers. She was launched in 1943 and commissioned in 1944. She served with the British Pacific Fleet from 1945-46, prior to being loaned to France. HMS Colossus (Colossus class light fleet carrier). ...
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The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...
The Colossus class was a class of ten light aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. ...
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The Illustrious-class aircraft carriers were some of the most important ships to the United Kingdom in World War II. They were laid down in the late 1930s as part of the rearmament of the Royal Navy in response to the threats of Hitler, Mussolini and militarist Japan. ...
The British Pacific Fleet (BPF) was a multinational Allied naval force which saw action against Japan during World War II. The fleet was comprised mainly of British Commonwealth naval vessels. ...
She was renamed Arromanches in 1946 and lent to the French Navy. While in French service, she participated in the Indochina war in 1948 for three months. She returned to France in 1949 and was purchased by the French in 1951. The following year, she returned once again to Indo-China, this time as a fully fledged French warship. Between 1958-59 she was reconstructed with a 4 degree angled flight deck. Combatants French Colonialists Việt Minh Strength 500,000 ? Casualties 94,581 dead 78,127 wounded 40,000 captured 300,000+ dead 500,000+ wounded 100,000 captured The First Indochina War (also called the French Indochina War, the French War or the Franco-Vietnamese War) was fought in Indochina...
Indochina, or French Indochina, was a federation of French colonies and protectorates in south-east Asia, part of the French colonial empire. ...
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In 1968 she was converted to an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) carrier, operating up to 24 helicopters. She was decommissioned in 1974 after a long and faithful career with the French Navy. She was broken up at Toulon in 1978, a place of importance for both the first Colossus in 1793, and the last in 1978. Anti-submarine warfare is a term referring to warfare directed against submarines. ...
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the maritime arm of the French military and the largest Western European navy in terms of personnel. ...
Location within France Coat of Arms of Toulon Toulon (Tolon in Provençal) is a city in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. ...
The first HMS Colossus was a 74-gun ship of the line in the British Royal Navy. ...
Colossus class statistics
- Displacement: 13,400 tons (13,600 t)
- Length: 695 ft (212 m)
- Beam: 80 ft (24 m)
- Draught: 23.5 ft (7.2 m)
- Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
- Compliment: 1,300
- Aircraft: 48
- Propulsion: Steam Turbines (4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons geared turbines)
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The list of ship commissionings in 1946 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1946. ...
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Colossus: Colossus (1787) - A 74-gun sail battleship of the Leviathan class, launched at Gravesend. ...
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