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HMS Theseus |
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Class |
Colossus Class |
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Builder |
Fairfield |
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Laid down |
6 January 1943 |
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Launched |
6 July 1944 |
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Commissioned |
9 February 1946 |
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21. February 1947 - 14. December 1947 |
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Far East |
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804 NAS |
Seafires |
T 100 |
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812 NAS |
Firefly |
T 200 |
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* |
Seafires (30) |
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Ships Flight |
Sea Otter (1) |
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Port calls
at: Gibraltar, Malta,
Port Said , Aden, Trincomalee (Ceylon), Colombo (Ceylon), Port Blair
(Burma), Nancowry (Burma), Georgetown (Penang), Singapore, Hobart
(Australia), Melbourne (Australia), Wellington (New Zealand), Port
Moresby , Hong Kong,Singapur, Trincomalee (Ceylon), Aden, Gibraltar. * Until 14. March 1947 ob Board of HMS Theseus |
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RNB Rosyth
| 1949 | |||
| UK to Gibraltar | - | ||
| Capt: | CAG: - | ||
| 733 NAS |
Sea Fire FB.11 Martinet TT.1 |
? |
Lt A. Haslam,
RN 27, January 1949 - 5. February 1949 |
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14. August 1950 - 27 May 1951 |
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Far East (Korea) |
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807 NAS or 804 NAS? |
Sea Fury FB.11 |
T 100 |
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810 NAS |
Firefly AS.5 |
T 200 |
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First
Korean tour: 29. September 1950 to 23. April 1951 Port calls at: Malta, Aden, Singapur, Sasebo (Japan), Hong Kong, Singapore, Malta |
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RNB Portsmouth
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June 1951 - September 1951 |
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Refitted at Portsmouth Dockyard |
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14 October 1951 - 6. December 1951 |
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Mediterranean |
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807 NAS |
Sea Fury FB.11 |
T 100 |
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814 NAS |
Firefly AS.4 |
T 200 |
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Ships Flight |
Hoverfly |
- |
| Port calls at: Gibraltar, Malta | ||
RNB Portsmouth
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1952 (general) |
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Mediterranean |
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898 NAS
26. Feb. 52 - 9. Apr. 52 |
Sea Fury FB.11 |
143-149 T |
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1952 (general) |
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Mediterranean |
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898 NAS 15. Oct. 52 - 28. Nov. 52 |
Sea Fury FB.11 |
143-149 T |
| 1946 | |||
| ? | - | ||
| Capt: | CAG: - | ||
| 794 NAS | Seafire III | A5A to A5Z |
Lt-Cdr (A) G. Dennison,
RNVR 21. May 1946 - 31. May 1946 |
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Decommissioned |
1960 |