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1
9 4 6 to
1 9 4
8
On
completion of storing embarked Squadrons
and carried out exercises in Home
waters
in preparation for deployment.
Joined Mediterranean
Fleet as Flagship of Flag Officer (Air).
1
9 4 9
Transferred
from Mediterranean,
to Far
East
to increase the RN presence
in the area after
Chinese
Communist
forces successes made a change of
Government inevitable.
1
9 5 0
China
Station deployment in continuation and
joined UN Task Group after outbreak of
war
in Korea.
Aircraft
carried out. photo-reconnaissance
flights.
1
9 5 1
UN deployment in
continuation.
On
relief by HM Light Fleet Aircraft Carrier
THESEUS returned to UK.
1
9 5 2
Deployed with Home
Fleet.
Carried out helicopter
trials with SYCAMORE aircraft and
investigations into use of Angled Deck.
Sabotage
investigation on board.
Nominated for
conversion for use as Cadet. Training
Ship.
1
9 5 3
Converted for Cadet
Training.
During
deployment in Mediterranean took part in rescue work after fire in the troopship ss
EMPIRE
WINDRUSH off Algiers
whilst on
passage from Singapore.
1
9 5 5
Visited Leningrad
with HM
Cruiser APOLLO.
1
9 5 6
Relieved in Training
Squadron by HM Destroyer CARRON and HM
Frigates VIGILANT and VENUS.
Reduced to Reserve
status pending conversion for use as
Heavy
Repair Ship.
Precautionary
moves after Suez operations included possible use as troopship but not
implemented.
1
9 5 7 t o
1 9
61
Start
of conversion delayed by higher priority
work and financial constraints.
1
9 6 2 t o
1 9 6 4
Under conversion at Portsmouth.
1
9 6 5
Commissioned at Portsmouth
for
service with Far East Fleet.
Early
departure for support of KONFRONTASI
operations involved additional expense to
cover travel
of personnel
from Singapore
by air to UK
for foreign service leave
not possible before sailing.
1
9 6 6
t o 1 9 71
Deployed at Singapore
for
support duties.
Carried out repair
work on Liberian tanker during passage
in South
China
Sea.
Assisted in relief
work in Pakistan
after
flooding (Operation BURLAP).
1
9 7 2
Withdrawn
from service at Singapore
and returned to Chatham
to pay off into Reserve.
1
9 7 3
t o 1 9 7
9
In Reserve.
1
9 8 0
Placed
on Disposal List and sold for breaking-up.