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Ships

Ship Pennant
No
Commissioned. Decommission/
Loss
Note:

Activity

D94/R301

29-Sep-1942 1945 Sold and converted back to a merchant ship Breconshire..

Audacity

D10

20-June-1941 Dec-1941 Commissioned initially as Empire Audacity, then renamed. Sunk by torpedo from U-751 in the Atlantic.

Campania

D48/R48

7-Mar-1944 1953 Named after a WW1 seaplane carrier. Scrapped Nov-1955.

Nairana

D05

20-May-1943 (launched) 1946 Named after a WW1 seaplane carrier. Transferred to Royal Netherlands Navy 1946 and renamed Karel Doorman
Sold for civilian use as Port Victor. Broken up at Faslane 1971.

Pretoria Castle

F61

09-Apr-1943 21-Mar-1946 Converted Union Castle Line cargo liner. A Training and Trials Carrier.
Sold 1946 and converted back to liner Warwick Castle.

Vindex

D15/R319

May-1943 (launched) 1946 Named after a WW1 seaplane carrier. Converted back to merchant ship Port Vindex.
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