Tuesday, May 31, 2011

French aircraft carrier Arromanches

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Arromanches (R95) was an aircraft carrier of the French Navy, which served from 1946 to 1974. She was previously HMS Colossus (R15) of the British Royal Navy. She was the name-ship of the Colossus-class of light carriers. She was commissioned in 1944, but saw no combat service in World War II. She served with the British Pacific Fleet in 1945–46, as an aircraft transport and repatriation ship.
In 1946, she was transferred to the French Navy, and renamed Arromanches.


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