HMS Illustrious was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy before World War II. Her first assignment after completion...
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of her 12-inch guns were remounted in the Tyne Turrets. HMS Illustrious (87) was an Illustrious-class aircraft carrier commissioned in 1940. In the same...
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United Kingdom. There are two carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, currently in service. HMS Unicorn was an aircraft repair ship and...
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served as a trials and training carrier in 1955 and 1956, replacing HMS Illustrious (87) which was laid up in December 1954 and sold for scrapping in November...
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her class of aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious (87) during June 1944. It disbanded, aboard Illustrious's sister ship, HMS Victorious, into the 47th Naval...
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Air Squadron (24 July–7 August and 15–21 October 1945) (Sea Otter) HMS Illustrious (87) Nil G. Drucker (2001). "Index of Fleet Air Arm Air Stations in the...
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operated by the Royal Navy. Three ships were constructed: HMS Invincible, HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal. The vessels were built as aviation-capable anti-submarine...
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enclosing the hangar in an armoured box. The lead ship of this new type, HMS Illustrious, was commissioned in 1940. Prior to the beginning of the war, President...
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predecessor HMS Ark Royal, and what may be described as their nearest American contemporaries, the Yorktown and Essex class carriers. The Illustrious class...
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her class HMS Illustrious (87), however, the formation was cancelled following Victory over Japan Day. The squadron moved to RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw) on...
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