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  HMS Unicorn  
1943 - 1953 .
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HMS Unicorn
Class Unicorn class

Builder

 Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Laid down

 26. June 1939

Launched

 20. November 1941

Commissioned

 12. March 1943
Decommissioned 17. November 1953
Identification Pennant R72

Deckcode -
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July 1943

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887 NAS Seafire (10) -
818 NAS Swordfish (4) -
824 NAS Swordfish (9) -
Home Fleet
last update 20. October 2013
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4. August 1943 - 10. October 1943

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897 NAS 4. Aug. 43 - 10. Oct. 43 Seafire L.IIc -
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Salerno Landings
last update 20. October 2013
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September 1943

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894 NAS 11. Sep.43 - 16. Sep.43 Seafire IIc -
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Salerno Landings
last update 20. October 2013
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1944
Trainig of Ceylon -
Capt: CAG: -
776 NAS ? ? Lt-Cdr(A) S. Mde. L. Longsden, RN
29. April 1944 - 4. May 1944
 

 

 

 756 NAS    
last update 1. November 2022

1958 - 1965

Converted to heavy repair ship

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Decommissioned

January 1946

Recommissioned

1949

Decommissioned

17 November 1953
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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. November 2011

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