Dates: 1941 - 1943
ILLUSTRIOUS Class Fleet aircraft carrier ordered from Victors-Armstrong, Newcastle en 13th Jan.1937 and laid down on 5th May that year. The ship was launched by Lady Inskip, Wife of a Defence Minister, on 14th September 1939. She was the 5th RN ship to carry the name, introduced in 1783 for a 3rd Rate, and last used for an 1895 battleship sold in 1923. Build was completed on 15th May 1941 at a cost of ?4.05M. Unusually, the ship was adopted by a civil organisation outside the United Kingdom - The War Savings Committee of India.
Badge :On a Field Red a winged female figure, habited and supported with the hands uplifted White, a wreath of Laurel also White.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Victorious
" Hi,i am trying to find Clark McLaughlan he served on board HMS Victorious between 1957-1960,are there any of his crew mates who has any ideas where he went when he left the navy or where he could be now,i really would like to hear from or of Clark,he would be maybe 65-67 now. marjorie jones. Last edited by Marjorie jones"
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"Mine was the Headmaster of Christ Church Jonior School, St. Leonards on Sea, East Sussex. Mr Apps was a real gentleman and his son was a Lt Cdr in one of the squadrons on HMS Victorious. He wrote a book about the Victorious which I still have a copy of. "
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" Hi, Ian Many years and lots of water since I was last in Kuwait. Early 1960,s and we were sent to the Gulf to support the troops ashore in Q8. We, HMS Victorious, aircraft carrier, were sent from a lovely time in Mombasa, to stop some greedy arabs from stealing oil from Q8. Our aircraft were ..."
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" Quoting: Arthur Rowsell Hi, Ian Many years and lots of water since I was last in Kuwait. Early 1960,s and we were sent to the Gulf to support the troops ashore in Q8. We, HMS Victorious, aircraft carrier, were sent from a lovely time in Mombasa, to stop some greedy arabs from stealing oil ..."
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" I`m just finding out if anyone out there remembers my father, info/anecdotes etc.He was Fleet Air Arm, served HMS Falcon, HMS Centaur, HMS Victorious, Malta, Singapore (HMS Simbang), Brazil (Naval Attache). I`d be grateful for any information at all "
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