Ship Details

Rig

Majestic Class Aircraft Carrier

Built

1944

Built In

Tonnage

19,550 15,700

Built By

Dimensions

698 x 80 x 25

Demise

1948 Dec.: Commissioned into R.A.N. 1949 May: Arrived in Sydney. 1950 July: Return voyage to England. 1951 Oct: Operations in Korean waters. 1953 Mar.: Voyage to UK for Coronation. 1953 Oct.: Operations in Korean waters. 1962 Mar.: Recommissioned as a fast troop transport. 1964 May.: Transported troops to Malaysia. 1965: Delivery of troops to Vung Tau, Vietnam. Became known as the Vung Tau Ferry. 1972 Mar.: Completed her last of 23 return voyages to Vientnam. 1975 Oct.: Sold to South Korean Shipbreakers. 1975 Dec.23: Towed from Sydney.

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