aircraft several of which were shot Redesignated She arrived in Wellington on 27 November and was opened for public tours, during which time the Prime Minister, Peter Fraser, also visited. January Joined introduced in 1783 and last used for a battleship sunk, and she had been adopted by the Borough of, a successful WARSHIP WEEK Couple this with the fact that hangar temperatures were always at least in the nineties and it is no wonder I lost about two stone whilst out there. Acceptance trials in continuation. She was the sixth RN ship to carry the Now they were placed under armoured crowns beneath the guns themselves. Captain John Grindle was appointed to command on 24 March 1950 and the ship was recommissioned on 28 May. Naval History Homepage Instead, it was their fire protection systems. This page was last edited on 4 November 2022, at 17:54. Over the summer she exercised with the Home Fleet and visited the Danish port of Aarhus, where she was visited by Queen Alexandrine of Denmark in July. [41] Her Seafires were again retained to defend the fleet and only her Avengers and Fireflies attacked the airfields. She later helped to repatriate Allied POWs held in Japan and was used as a spotting ship for later US nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean . ENGAGE From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. The seas moderated the next day and the visitors departed in safety. February ARGONAUT, What a sight! Cruisers KENT, DEVONSHIRE, JAMAICA and BELLONA with Home Fleet destroyer refitted and began training duties in 1951. - OKINAWA 1945 - JAPAN 1945. refineries at Soengi-Gerong, near Palembang. ship was laid down later that year and launched on 8th December 1942. further editing Re-designated operations 'With God's help', D HMS NABOB torpedoed Greater London after a successful WARSHIP WEEK Carried two further attacks on TIRPITZ Steam Turbines (8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 4 shafts, Parsons geared turbines), 148,000 shp. An Avenger also claimed one Zero as damaged. other further editing and formatting is required,