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  HMS Furious  
1917 - 1941 .

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HMS Furious

Class Furious Class

Builder

Armstrong Whitworth

Laid down

8. June 1915

Launched

15. August 1916

Commissioned

26. June 1917
Decommissioned September 1944
Identification Pennant D47

Deckcode -

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Decommissioned

1917

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1917 - 1918

Reconstructed as Carrier with landingdeck

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Recommissioned

15 March 1918

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1917 - 1918

Reconstructed as Carrier with landingdeck

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1920 - 1920

Rebuilt with full length flush flight deck

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1930
Atlantic -
Capt: CAG: -
463 Flight Dart (6) - Lt. A.P. Coulthurst, RN
2. Jun. 1930 - 19. Jun. 1930
464 Flight Dart (6) -  
 

 

 

463 Flight 464 Flight  
last update 4. April 2021

1931 - 1932

Modified with increased AA battery.

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1932 - 1933
Atlantic -
Capt: CAG: -
465 Flight Ripon II (6) - F/Lt N.A.P. Pritchett, RN
3. Mar. 1932 - 10. Mar. 1932
13. Mar. 1932 - 14. Mar. 1932
19. Apr. 1932 - 15. Jul. 1932
30. Aûg.1932 - 24 Oct.1932
2. Jan. 1933 - 24. Mar. 1933
466 Flight Ripon II (6) - Lt-Cdr  A.M. Kimmins, RN
3. Mar. 1932 - 10. Mar. 1932
13. Mar. 1932 - 14. Mar. 1932
19. Apr. 1932 - 8. Jun. 1932
20. Jun. 1932 - 15. Jul. 1932
30. Aug. 1932 - 24 Oct. 1932
F/Lt G.V.T. Thomson, RAF
2. Jan.1933 - 24. Mar. 1933
 

 

 

 
last update 4. April 2021
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1939

Reconstructed with Island

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1939

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801 NAS Sea Skua (9) -
816 NAS Swordfisch (9) -
818 NAS Swordfisch (9) -
Trade Protection September 1939 - March 1940
last update 20. October 2013
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8. April 1940 - 25 April 1940

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816 NAS Swordfish (9) -
818 NAS Swordfish (9) -
Norway 1940
last update 20. October 2013
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May 1940

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804 NAS Sea Gladiator (6) -
816 NAS Swordfish (9) -
Norway 1940
last update 20. October 2013
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September 1940 - October 1940

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801 NAS Sea Skua (9) -
816 NAS Swordfish (9) -
825 NAS Swordfish (9) -
Norway 1940
last update 20. October 2013
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1940 - January 1941

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801 NAS Sea Skua (6) -
Atlantic
last update 20. October 2013
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February 1941 - April 1941

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807 NAS Fulmar (9) -
825 NAS Swordfish (9) -
Atlantic
last update 20. October 2013
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1941

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800 NAS Fulmar (9) -
880 NAS A Flight Sea Hurricane (4) -
812 NAS Swordfisch (9) -
817 NAS Albacore (9) -
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last update 20. October 2013
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December 1941 - 1942

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801 NAS Seafire IC (12) -
807 NAS Seafire IIB (12) -
822 NAS Albacore (8) -
Operation Torch
last update 20. October 2013
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? 3. Apr. 42 - 15. Apr. 42

Transit USA to UK -
Capt: CAG: -
835 NAS Swordfish I - Lt-Cdr C. M. Johnstone, DSC, RN
3. Apr. 42 - 15. Apr. 42
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835 NAS    
last update 12. January 2020
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December 1941 - 1942

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801 NAS Seafire IC (12) -
     
     
Transit from USA to UK
last update 20. October 2013
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February 1943 - June 1943

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801 NAS Seafire (9) -
822 NAS Albacore (9) -
825 NAS Swordfisch (9) -
Home Fleet
last update 20. October 2013
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July 1943 - October 1943

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801 NAS Seafire (9) -
822 NAS Albacore (9), Sea Hurricane (6) -
825 NAS Swordfisch (9) -
881 NAS Martlet IV (6)* -
Home Fleet
*Onyl in July 1943 on Board
last update 20. October 2013
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October 1943 - ?

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801 NAS Seafire (9) -
822 NAS Albacore (9), Sea Hurricane (6) - war 822 NAS noch an Bord ?
825 NAS Swordfisch (9) - war 825 NAS noch an Bord ?
827 NAS Barracuda III (12) -
830 NAS Barracuda III (12) -
Home Fleet
*Onyl in July 1943 on Board
last update 20. October 2013
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April 1944

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801 NAS Seafire IB (6) -
830 NAS Barracuda II (9) -
831 NAS Barracuda II (12) -
880 NAS Seafire L.IIC (8) -
Operation Tungsten 3 April 1944 (Tirpitz Raid)
last update 20. October 2013
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July 1944

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842 NAS Flight Swordfish II (3) -
880 NAS Seafire L.IIC (3) -
1840 NAS Hellcat (20) -
Operation Mascot 17 July 1944 (Tirpitz Raid)
last update 20. October 2013
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August 1944

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827 NAS Barracuda II (9) -
801 NAS Seafire F.III (12) -
880 NAS Seafire L.IIC (12) -
Operation Goodwood 22- 29 August 1944 (Tirpitz Raid)
last update 20. October 2013
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28. July 1948 - September 1948
West Pacific 
? ? 0
last update 4. November 2010
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RNB
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Decommissioned

September 1944


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last update 4. April 2021

written 1. November 2011

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