HMS Implacable

HMS Implacable was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy during World War II. Upon completion in 1944, she was initially assigned to the Home Fleet and attacked targets in Norway for the rest of the year. She was subsequently assigned to the British Pacific Fleet (BPF) where she attacked the Japanese naval base at Truk and targets in the Japanese Home Islands in 1945. The ship was used to repatriate liberated Allied prisoners of war (PoWs) and soldiers after the Japanese surrender, for the rest of the year. Implacable returned home in 1946 and became the Home Fleet's deck-landing training carrier, a role that lasted until 1950. She briefly served as flagship of the Home Fleet in 1950. During this time she participated in many exercises and made a number of port visits in Western Europe. She was placed in reserve in 1950 and converted into a training ship in 1952, and served as flagship of the Home Fleet Training Squadron. The ship was considered for a major modernisation in 1951–1952, but this was rejected as too expensive and time-consuming. Implacable was decommissioned in 1954 and sold for scrap the following year.

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R86
mass 32630 tonne, speed 32 knot, length 233.6 metre, beam 29.18 metre, draft 8.81 metre, 
Implacable-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier, Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

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1944 HMS Implacable

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ship launching

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order

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ship breaking

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ship decommissioning

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ship commissioning

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keel laying

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keel laying

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HMS Implacable off Greenock A24111

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A27667

HMS Implacable AWM 019037

HMS Implacable (R86) MOD 45139827

The Royal Navy during the Second World War FL6505

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visiting HMS IMPLACABLE. FL6502

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A27668

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A30363

HMS Implacable (R86)

Fleet Air Arm aboard HMS Implacable

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Implacable off Greenock A24111		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A27667		Commons
commons	image		HMS Implacable AWM 019037		Commons
commons	image		HMS Implacable (R86) MOD 45139827		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War FL6505		Commons
commons	image		King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visiting HMS IMPLACABLE. FL6502		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A27668		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A30363		Commons
commons	image		HMS Implacable (R86)		Commons
commons	image		Fleet Air Arm aboard HMS Implacable		Commons