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US Navy – Air Units
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USMC – Air Units
USMC –
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Marine News
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Dies & Das
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In eigener Sache
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Canada – Royal
Canadian Navy / Marine Canadienne
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Aircraft Carrier
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R 36 / CVL 21 -
HMCS Magnificent
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HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21)
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DND photo
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Type,
Class:
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Royal Navy Majestic-Class
Light Aircraft Carrier |
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Builder:
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Harland & Wolff Ltd.; Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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STATUS:
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Laid down: July 29, 1943 Launched: November 16, 1944 Commissioned:
April 7, 1948 (Royal Canadian Navy – loaned) Decommissioned: June 14, 1957; Fate: returned to the Royal Navy and placed in
reserve; stricken 1965; sold for scrap; scrapped in
Faslane, Scotland, U.K. |
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Homeport:
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Crest
Motto:
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Displacement:
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19550 tons (full load)
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Length:
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211,80 meters
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Beam:
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24,40 meters
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Draft:
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7,50 meters
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Propulsion:
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4
Admiralty 3 drum type 350psi boilers; |
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Speed:
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approx. 25 knots, max.
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Crew:
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1200
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Armament:
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24 2-pdr AA (6 x 4); 19 40mm
AA; |
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Aviation :
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211,84 meters flight deck; up to 40 aircraft;
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… Information
& History … |
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HMCS Magnificent replaced HMCS
Warrior and was borrowed from the Royal Navy between the years of 1948 and
1957. During this time, 'Maggie' participated in endless training exercises. During
the Crisis in the Middle East in 1956, she arrived in Port Said with a deck
load of vehicles and army personnel as Canada's contribution to the UN force
there. After returning to the RN, she was laid up for several years and then
scrapped in Faslane, Scotland. |
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Built by Harland & Wolff.
Laid down 29 July 1943, launched 16 Nov 1944, suspended after WWII and laid
up for possible future use. Work resumed upon loan to Canada in 1948.
Commissioned in Canadian service as HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21) 17 April 1948
prior to completion; completed 21 May 1948. Major refit 12/1951 to 4/1952.
Reclassified as a ferry carrier (RML 21) in 1954 but continued regular
operations. Last regular flight operations completed 10 Oct 1956, then
outfitted as an emergency troopship for deployment to Suez. Decommissioned
and returned to RN 14 June 1957; replaced by HMCS Bonaventure. Given
designation R36 upon return and immediately placed in reserve. |
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