HMS Vindex

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HMS Vindex (D15) was a Nairana-class escort carrier of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War. She was built at Swan Hunter shipyards in Newcastle upon Tyne. When construction started in 1942 she was intended as a merchant ship, but was completed and launched as an escort carrier, entering service at the end of 1943.

1943  WikimediaWikidata
D15; IMO 5282689
Nairana-class escort carrier, escort carrier, Royal Navy


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    1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
    1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
    1943 HMS Vindex
    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    1943-12-03T00:00:00Z
    1943-12-03T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1943-05-04T00:00:00Z
    1943-05-04T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1971-08-01T00:00:00Z
    1971-08-01T00:00:00Z
    ship breaking
    1942-07-01T00:00:00Z
    1942-07-01T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
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