HMS Albion

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HMS Albion (R07) was a 22,000-ton Centaur-class light fleet carrier of the Royal Navy. The ship was laid down in 1944 and launched in 1947 but did not enter service until 1954. She served in the Royal Navy into the early 1970s.

1954 — 1973  Wikimedia, Wikidata
R07; The Old Grey Ghost of the Borneo Coast
length 224.87 metre, beam 37 metre, draft 8.5 metre, 
Centaur-class aircraft carrier, light aircraft carrier, Swan Hunter, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

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    1954-05-26T00:00:00Z
    1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
    1954 — 1973 HMS Albion
    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    World War II Q362
    1944-03-22T00:00:00Z
    1944-03-22T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1954-05-26T00:00:00Z
    1954-05-26T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1947-05-16T00:00:00Z
    1947-05-16T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
    1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
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    Frameless
    AD-4W 849Sqn NAN9-79AD-4W 849Sqn NAN9-79
    Aircraft carriers at HMNB Portsmouth 1967Aircraft carriers at HMNB Portsmouth 1967
    British carriers during Suez Crisis 1956British carriers during Suez Crisis 1956
    Landing mirror on HMS Albion (R07) 1954Landing mirror on HMS Albion (R07) 1954
    Sea Vixen prototype landing on HMS Albion (R07) in 1954Sea Vixen prototype landing on HMS Albion (R07) in 1954
    HMS Albion (R07) underway 1956HMS Albion (R07) underway 1956
    Sea Venom 809 NAS launching from HMS Albion (R07) Suez 1956Sea Venom 809 NAS launching from HMS Albion (R07) Suez 1956
    Sea Hawks 800 NAS armed on HMS Albion (R07) Suez 1956Sea Hawks 800 NAS armed on HMS Albion (R07) Suez 1956
    HMS Albion (R07) flight deck during Suez Crisis 1956HMS Albion (R07) flight deck during Suez Crisis 1956
    French HUP landing on HMS Albion (R07) 1957French HUP landing on HMS Albion (R07) 1957
      TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
      commonsimageAD-4W 849Sqn NAN9-79 Commons
      commonsimageAircraft carriers at HMNB Portsmouth 1967 Commons
      commonsimageBritish carriers during Suez Crisis 1956 Commons
      commonsimageLanding mirror on HMS Albion (R07) 1954 Commons
      commonsimageSea Vixen prototype landing on HMS Albion (R07) in 1954 Commons
      commonsimageHMS Albion (R07) underway 1956 Commons
      commonsimageSea Venom 809 NAS launching from HMS Albion (R07) Suez 1956 Commons
      commonsimageSea Hawks 800 NAS armed on HMS Albion (R07) Suez 1956 Commons
      commonsimageHMS Albion (R07) flight deck during Suez Crisis 1956 Commons
      commonsimageFrench HUP landing on HMS Albion (R07) 1957 Commons
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