Arromanches

Arromanches was an aircraft carrier of the French Navy, which served from 1946 to 1974. She was previously HMS Colossus (15) of the Royal Navy. She was the name-ship of the Colossus class of light carriers. She was commissioned in 1944, but did not see any action in World War II. She served with the British Pacific Fleet in 1945–46, as an aircraft transport and repatriation ship.

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15; HMS Colossus; R15; R95
speed 25 knot, 
light aircraft carrier, shipwreck, Colossus-class light aircraft carrier, Vickers-Armstrongs, Royal Navy, French Navy, 

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World War II Q362

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ship launching

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ship commissioning

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SB2Cs on the deck of the French aircraft carrier Arromanches in the Gulf of Tonkin, late 1953

Roland-toutain-arromanches-1952

Crew muster on French aircraft carrier Arromanches in the Gulf of Tonkin, January 1954

Arromanches (R95) with Hellcat landing c1953

Arromanches (R95) flight deck 1951

Arromanches (R95) anchored off Da Nang c1954

Helldivers flying over carrier Arromanches (R95) in the Gulf of Tonkin c1953

F8F Bearcat lands on the French aircraft carrier Arromanches in the Gulf of Tonkin, late 1953

French aircraft carrier Arromanches in Tourane (Danang) Harbor, 7 October 1951

French ships off Da Nang on 7 October 1951

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Arromanches	shipwreck, light aircraft carrier, Colossus-class light aircraft carrier	Wikidata
commons	image		SB2Cs on the deck of the French aircraft carrier Arromanches in the Gulf of Tonkin, late 1953		Commons
commons	image		Roland-toutain-arromanches-1952		Commons
commons	image		Crew muster on French aircraft carrier Arromanches in the Gulf of Tonkin, January 1954		Commons
commons	image		Arromanches (R95) with Hellcat landing c1953		Commons
commons	image		Arromanches (R95) flight deck 1951		Commons
commons	image		Arromanches (R95) anchored off Da Nang c1954		Commons
commons	image		Helldivers flying over carrier Arromanches (R95) in the Gulf of Tonkin c1953		Commons
commons	image		F8F Bearcat lands on the French aircraft carrier Arromanches in the Gulf of Tonkin, late 1953		Commons
commons	image		French aircraft carrier Arromanches in Tourane (Danang) Harbor, 7 October 1951		Commons
commons	image		French ships off Da Nang on 7 October 1951		Commons