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Majestic Class (1948)
Light Fleet Carriers CVL 
Ships

  Ship Pennant
No
Comm. Decommission/
Loss
Note:

Majestic

77/R21

08-Nov-1955 1982 Completed as HMAS Melbourne. Laid up Jun-1982. Sold for scrapping Aug-1984.

Magnificent

36/21

07-Apr-1948 1957 Loaned to RCN 1948 as HMCS Magnificent. Returned to RN 1957 and laid up.

Terrible

93/R17

05-Feb-1949 1973 Bought by RAN as HMAS Sydney 1948. Fast troop transport 1962, scrapped at  Korea 1976.

Powerful

95/22

17-Jan-1957 1970 Bought by RCN 1952, and completed to a substantially revised design as 
HMCS Bonaventure

Hercules

49/R11

1961 04-Mar-1961 Sold on completion to Indian Navy as IS Vikrant 1961, Decommissioned 1996.

Leviathan

97

n/a n/a Although launched 07-Jun-1945. Not completed; scrapped Faslane 1968
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