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R71 HMS Vengeance (1945-1952) |
Type: Light fleet aircraft ñarriers
Class: Colossus Displacement: 13190-18010 Aircraft capacity: 48 Fate: transferred to another country
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Immediately after the end of the Second World War, she was dispatched to Hong Kong to reoccupy the colony to prevent a coup de main by Chinese forces. Later she joined the other Colossus-class ships in repatriating prisoners of war. She was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy on 13th November 1952.
Aircraft:
Great Britain Fairey Barracuda [ 1 2 ]; Chance Vought F4U Corsair [ 1 2 ]; de Havilland DH.103 Hornet [ 3 ].
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HMAS Vengeance (1952-1955) |
Type: Light fleet aircraft ñarriers
Class: Colossus Aircraft capacity: 27 Fate: transferred to another country
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She took part in returning the aircraft of the famous 77 Squadron RAAF from Japan. She returned to the Royal Navy on 12 August 1955. She sold to Brazilian Navy in 1956.
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NAeL Minas Gerais (1960-2001) |
Type: Light fleet aircraft ñarriers
Class: Colossus Aircraft capacity: 20 Fate: scrapped
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Refitted in the Netherlands, she was equipped with new weapons, a steam catapult, an angled flight deck, a new island superstructure and new American radar. Due to jurisdiction problems with the Brazilian Air Force, the Navy could not operate fixed-wing aircraft and the carrier used only in ASW role equipped with helicopters only. In early 2001 few modernized A-4 Skyhawks served with the Minas Gerais. This was the first time Brazilian Navy pilots were allowed to launch fixed wing jet aircraft on their own carrier. She was decommissioned from the Brazilian Navy on 16 October 2001. In February 2004 she was broken up for scrap in India.
Aircraft:
Brazil North American T-28 Trojan/Fennec [ 1 ].
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