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  HMS Courageous  
1917 - 1939 .
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HMS Courageous
Class Courageous Class

Builder

 Armstrong Whitworth

Laid down

 18. March 1915

Launched

 5. February 1916

Commissioned

 January 1917
Decommissioned 17. September 1939
Identification Pennant D50

Deckcode -
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June 1924 - May 1928

Converted to carrier at Devonport and recommissioned 21. February 1928
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1928 - 1930
Atlantic -
Capt: CAG: -
463 Flight Dart (6) - F/Lt A.H. Paull, RAF
15. May 1928 - 6. Jul. 1928
20. Jul. 1928 - 30. Oct. 1928
28. Nov.1928 - 30. Nov.1928
12. Mar. 1929 - 3. May 1929
14. Jun. 1929 - 21. Aug. 1929
Lt. A.P. Coulthurst, RN
26. Aug. 1929 - 30. Aug. 1929
9. Sep.1929 - 28. Sep. 1929
8. Oct. 1929 - 1. Nov.1929
20. Jan. 1930 - 30. Jan.1930
  Dart (6) -  
 

 

 

 464 Flight  
last update 4. April 2021

8. February 1930 - 9. September 1930

Refit at Devonport Dockyard
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1930 - 1933
Atlantic -
Capt: CAG: -
463 Flight Dart (6) - Lt. A.P. Coulthurst, RN
23. Sep. 1930 - 5. Jun. 1931
 Lt-Cdr  E.W. Anstice, RN
29. Sep. 1931 - 1. Dec.1931
4. Jan. 1932 - 11. Feb. 1932
22. Feb. 1932 - 13. Mar. 1932
11. Apr. 1932 - 11. Jun. 1932
1932 - 20. Jul. 1932
30. Aug. 1932 - 1. Oct.1932
 Cdr  E.W. Anstice, RN
2. Jan.1933 - 3. Apr. 1933
  Dart (6) -  
 

 

 

 464 Flight  
last update 4. April 2021

1939 - 17. September 1939

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811 NAS Swordfisch (12) -
822 NAS Swordfisch (12) -
Trade Protection September 1939 - March 1940
last update 20. October 2013
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Decommissioned

17 September 1939 (sunk)
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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. November 2011

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