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HMAS Vengeance in 1953 with Fairey Firefly Aircraft on the Deck

HMAS Vengeance Australian Aircraft Carrier

HMAS Vengeance Australian Aircraft Carrier

HMS Vengeance (R71) was a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy during World War II. The carrier served in three navies during her career: the Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy (as HMAS Vengeance, from 1952 to 1955), and the Brazilian Navy (as NAeL Minas Gerais, from 1956 to 2001).

Constructed during World War II, Vengeance was one of the few ships in her class to be completed before the war’s end, but she did not see active service. The ship spent the next few years as an aircraft transport and training carrier before she was sent on an experimental cruise to learn how well ships and personnel could function in extreme Arctic conditions. In late 1952, Vengeance was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as a replacement for the delayed aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. She remained in Australian waters, operating as an aircraft carrier and training ship, for the majority of her three-year loan, and was returned to the Royal Navy (RN) in August 1955.

Instead of returning to RN service, the carrier was sold in 1956 to Brazil, and entered service after major upgrades, which allowed the ship to operate jet aircraft. Renamed Minas Gerais, the carrier remained in operation until 2001.

HMS Vengeance Sydney 12 January 1946. Seven Years Before Becoming HMAS Vengeance
HMS Vengeance Sydney 12 January 1946. Seven Years Before Becoming HMAS Vengeance
Physical Training on HMAS Vengeance in 1953
Physical Training on HMAS Vengeance in 1953
HMAS Vengeance
HMAS Vengeance
HMAS Vengeance
HMAS Vengeance
HMAS Vengeance
HMAS Vengeance
HMAS Vengeance With Fairey Fireflies and Hawker Sea Furies on Deck
HMAS Vengeance With Fairey Fireflies and Hawker Sea Furies on Deck
HMAS Vengeance 1953
HMAS Vengeance 1953
A Bristol Sycamore Helicopter XA221 on HMAS Vengeance Lift
A Bristol Sycamore HR.50 Helicopter XA221 on HMAS Vengeance Lift
HMAS Vengeance
HMAS Vengeance
HMAS Sydney (III) HMAS Vengeance (foreground) and the Destroyer HMAS Anzac (III) in 1953
HMAS Sydney (III) HMAS Vengeance (foreground) and the Destroyer HMAS Anzac (III) in 1953
HMAS Sydney (III) HMAS Vengeance (foreground) and the Destroyer HMAS Anzac (III) in 1953
HMAS Sydney (III) HMAS Vengeance (foreground) and the Destroyer HMAS Anzac (III) in 1953
HMAS Sydney (III) (foreground) HMAS Vengeance and the Destroyer HMAS Anzac (III) in 1953
HMAS Sydney (III) (foreground) HMAS Vengeance and the Destroyer HMAS Anzac (III) in 1953
HMAS Vengeance in 1953 with Fairey Firefly Aircraft on the Deck
HMAS Vengeance in 1953 with Fairey Firefly Aircraft on the Deck
Two Bristol Sycamore type 171 helicopters hover above the aircraft carrier HMAS Vengeance.
Two Bristol Sycamore type 171 helicopters hover above the aircraft carrier HMAS Vengeance.
A Bristol Sycamore Helicopter Being Refuelled on HMAS Vengeance Flight Deck
A Bristol Sycamore Helicopter Being Refuelled on HMAS Vengeance Flight Deck
HMAS Vengeance Arriving in Devonport on 5 August 1955 at the Conclusion of her RAN Service
HMAS Vengeance Arriving in Devonport on 5 August 1955 at the Conclusion of her RAN Service
HMAS Vengeance and HMAS Sydney together
HMAS Vengeance and HMAS Sydney together