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HMS Perseus was a Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy during World War II. The ship was initially named HMS Edgar, but she was renamed in 1944 when the Admiralty decided to convert her into an aircraft maintenance carrier. She was completed in 1945, after the end of World War II, and she made a trip to Australia ...
Ship Aircraft Displacement Propulsion Service Laid down Commissioned Fate HMS Hermes (95) 20 13,000 long tons (13,209 t) 6 Yarrow small-tube boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines: max. speed 25 kn
HMS Perseus (N36) was a Parthian-class submarine launched in 1929 and sunk in 1941 during the Second World War. HMS Perseus (R51) was a Colossus -class aircraft carrier launched in 1944 as HMS Edgar but renamed a few months later.
The Royal Navy built three aircraft maintenance carriers for its Fleet Air Arm before and during World War II.The Abyssinia Crisis of 1934–35 demonstrated to the Admiralty that it needed a depot ship to support the aircraft carriers in active service, just like submarine and destroyer tenders supported those types. [1]
This category contains the Colossus-class aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy ... HMS Perseus (R51) HMS Pioneer (R76) T. HMS Theseus (R64) HMS Triumph (R16) V.
The 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier, commonly referred to as the British Light Fleet Carrier, was a light aircraft carrier design created by the Royal Navy during the Second World War, and used by eight naval forces between 1944 and 2001.
Arromanches: Colossus-class light aircraft carrier, ex-HMS Colossus (R15), in service from 1946 to 1974; Independence class. ... HMS Perseus (1944) HMS ...
HMS Theseus /ˈtʰeː.seu̯s/, [ˈt̪ʰeːs̠ɛu̯s̠] (R64) was a Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. Theseus was laid down on 6 January 1943 by Fairfield at Govan and was launched on 6 July 1944.