Dates: 1945 - 1960
COLOSSUS Class Light Fleet aircraft carrier ordered from Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7th August 1942 under an Emergency War Programme. This ship was laid down on 16th November 1942 and launched on 23rd February 1944 as the 7th RN ship to carry the name. The name was introduced for in 1578 for a 6th Rate ship taken as a Prize by HMS HUSSAR and lastly used by a battleship built in 1899 and sold in 1921. Build completion was on 15th January 1945.
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" The former Swan Hunter shipyard on Tyneside has been sold. North Tyneside Council and regional development agency One North East have purchased the 60-acre site in Wallsend from owner Jaap Kroese. They plan to make the site a key part of redevelopment proposals for a 600-acre stretch of ..."
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