Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers: HMS Colossus, HMS Glory, HMS Ocean, HMS Pioneer, HMS Venerable, HMS Vengeance
Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers in the Second World War Colossus-class, Colossus, Glory, Ocean, Pioneer, Venerable, Vengeance, 6 ships completed by war’s end – 13,200 tons, 25 knots, 40 aircraft, 1,300 crew, 1944-45. ‘Pioneer‘commissioned as an aircraft maintenance ship. HMS Colossus (R15) (RN Photo) HMS Colossus (R15) was the name-ship of the Colossus-class of light carriers. She … Read more