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264:11,000
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1743:Indomitable
1736:Illustrious
1715:Illustrious
1681:Indomitable
1673:Indomitable
1664:Indomitable
1244:D. Hobbs.
1022:Indomitable
1006:Indomitable
983:Indomitable
948:Indomitable
925:Indomitable
895:joined the
893:Indomitable
885:Illustrious
881:Indomitable
869:Indomitable
854:Squadriglia
826:Indomitable
753:Indomitable
715:Indomitable
700:Indomitable
671:Indomitable
646:Indomitable
627:Indomitable
606:Illustrious
601:Indomitable
575:Dorsetshire
534:Indomitable
504:sister ship
500:Indomitable
492:Indomitable
444:joined the
442:Indomitable
414:Indomitable
410:West Indies
379:Indomitable
372:Indomitable
355:flight deck
338:Illustrious
332:Indomitable
157:Illustrious
80:6 July 1937
71:Indomitable
38:Indomitable
1821:1940 ships
1805:Categories
1750:Victorious
1729:Formidable
1165:29 October
1011:Victorious
961:Home Fleet
933:HMCS
919:, but her
901:Victorious
887:to attack
873:Victorious
770:Manchester
758:Victorious
591:Madagascar
554:HMAS
540:-equipped
508:Formidable
502:, and her
347:Royal Navy
273:Complement
238:Propulsion
1774:HMS
1767:Ark Royal
1765:HMS
1418:0043-0374
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987:HMS
981:In 1951,
969:HMS
956:Australia
929:Hong Kong
911:Palembang
819:Gibraltar
811:Spitfires
742:Charybdis
713:In July,
706:Charybdis
704:HMS
675:HMS
653:Albacores
595:submarine
563:Hollyhock
561:HMS
484:Hong Kong
454:Sri Lanka
448:based at
430:Singapore
383:laid down
293:8 × twin
173:long tons
154:Modified
137:Sold for
99:Laid down
1626:(1984).
1428:(1988).
989:Vanguard
943:Post-war
916:kamikaze
569:Cornwall
517:Far East
395:launched
288:Armament
223:111,000
181:standard
107:Launched
1776:Unicorn
1002:Channel
852:of 204
815:Furious
806:Furious
782:Nigeria
683:Panther
657:Fulmars
556:Vampire
515:in the
467:in the
465:Sumatra
426:Force Z
418:Jamaica
374:in 1942
313:AA guns
306:AA guns
298:AA guns
204:Draught
171:23,000
85:Builder
77:Ordered
46:History
40:in 1943
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788:Phoebe
776:Nelson
727:convoy
677:Active
611:Durban
550:Hermes
546:Bombay
522:Hermes
513:Allies
450:Ceylon
438:Malaya
351:hangar
340:-class
188:Length
159:-class
141:, 1955
1028:Notes
971:Eagle
889:Medan
834:StG 3
764:Kenya
748:Eagle
736:Cairo
731:Malta
666:Monge
649:'
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488:Burma
452:(now
323:48–55
278:1,392
261:Range
254:knots
252:30.5
249:Speed
139:scrap
1632:ISBN
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1410:XXIV
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680:and
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381:was
330:HMS
217:6 ×
196:Beam
134:Fate
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