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HMS Victorious was the third Illustrious-class aircraft carrier after Illustrious and Formidable. Ordered under the 1936 Naval Programme, she was laid down at the Vickers-Armstrong shipyard at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1937 and launched two years later in 1939.
HMS Victorious (CV, 38) HMS Eagle (CV, 94) sunk by torpedo from U-73; HMS Indomitable (CV, 92) damaged; HMS Furious (CV, 47) part of sub-operation BELLOWS; USN Invasion of Guadalcanal (7 August 1942) US Operation WATCHTOWER (aka "Operation Shoestring") USN Task Force 61 (Fletcher) USN Task Group 61.1 (Noyes) USN Task Unit 61.1.1 aka Task Force 11:
Torpedoed in a 'friendly fire' situation by another Barrow-built submarine – HMS Triton (N15) – near Norway on 10 September 1939 with only 3 survivors: HMS P32 (1940) U class Royal Navy: 30 April 1940: 15 December 1940: Mined on 18 August 1941 near Tripoli with the loss of 8 crew: HMS P33 (1941) U class Royal Navy: 18 June 1940: 28 January 1941
This list of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
Pages in category "Ships built by Vickers Armstrong" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. ... HMS Victorious (R38) HMS Virulent (P95) W.
HMS Victorious (1895) was a Majestic-class battleship. She had a quiet career, spending World War I as a dockyard repair ship before being broken up in 1923. HMS Victorious (R38), an Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, launched in 1939. She saw much action in World War II. She was scrapped in 1969. HMS Victorious (S29), launched in 1993, is a ...
Liberty ship: Cargo Ship [59] SS John W. Brown: United States Maryland: Baltimore: United States: 1942 Liberty ship: Cargo Ship [60] SS Lane Victory: United States California: San Pedro: United States: 1945 Victory Ship: Cargo Ship: U.S. Merchant Marine [61] SS Red Oak Victory: United States California: Richmond: United States: 1944 Victory ...
HMS Suffolk (55) was one of the Kent subclass of the County-class heavy cruisers Heavy cruisers were defined by international agreement pre-war for the purposes of arms limitation as those with guns greater than 6-inch (152 mm); ships of guns of 6-inch or less were light cruisers.