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Re: RN Aircraft Carriers: Centaur Class 1953
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 4:21 pm
by Pelican
A nice article containing many photos
Historic Indian Carrier Set To Be Scrapped After 58 Years Of Service With Two Navies
The long history of INS Viraat, formerly HMS Hermes, included combat service in the Falklands War.
BY THOMAS NEWDICK OCTOBER 1, 2020
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... Rn8mViVWks
Re: RN Aircraft Carriers: Centaur Class 1953
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 6:36 pm
by Pelican
HERMES AND VICTORIOUS AT ADEN IN 1967
Re: RN Aircraft Carriers: Centaur Class 1953
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 11:31 pm
by Pelican
HERMES
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Re: RN Aircraft Carriers: Centaur Class 1953
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 3:21 am
by Brian James
Centaur Class Light Fleet Carrier HMS Hermes pictured c1965.
Re: RN Aircraft Carriers: Centaur Class 1953
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 6:39 am
by timlewin
the meeting of Hermes and Victorious at Aden is covered in the "Carrier Command" chapter of Lewin of Greenwich, it should be in the thread about books but I will try to post it later for those who haven't seen it.
Re: RN Aircraft Carriers: Centaur Class 1953
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 10:58 am
by timlewin
On arrival off Aden on 6 May, therefore, the captain of the Hermes found himself
involved in a good deal of intensive briefing on a fast-moving situation. The British High
Commissioner was Sir Humphrey Trevelyan, the joint Commander in Chief Middle East Admiral
Sir Michael LeFanu, the Land Force Commander Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Tower and the
Air Officer Commanding Air Vice Marshal Andrew Humphrey. This was an exceptionally able
and effective team and Lewin, who already knew both LeFanu and Humphrey, was quickly able
to establish good working relations with them all.
The situation was also a busy one on the water. The modernised carrier Victorious was
already present, with a number of destroyers and frigates, and the opportunity was taken to
mount an exercise between the two forces under the control of the Flag Officer Second in
Command Far East Fleet, Rear Admiral Edward Ashmore. But the main business was twofold:
support of the forces up-country, where the Royal Air Force was fully stretched in its efforts to
contain rebels in the Radfan and surrounding areas, and demonstrations of power to give
confidence to those elements of the local leadership who wished to support the constitutional
position.
Both these requirements were fully met over the next two weeks. Tribute was
generously paid by LeFanu in a signal to the Ministry of Defence on 19 May, outlining the
achievements of Victorious and Hermes during that time: over 200 sorties up-country including
Sector reconnaissance, Border Air Defence Patrols, Air Defence Exercises, live firing exercises
controlled by Forward Air Controllers, Airborne Early Warning trials and exercises, with in
addition two highly impressive demonstration operations and fly-pasts on 12 and 17 May.
Re: RN Aircraft Carriers: Centaur Class 1953
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 11:00 am
by timlewin
the full story with a bunch of photos at the end;
tim
Re: RN Aircraft Carriers: Centaur Class 1953
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:47 am
by DaveH
As said before , Third Commission uner TTL will always beremembered and I remember the Aden bit very well, especially the channel we scooped out between Aden - Gan - and Singapore .
Those sorties over Aden were something to watch , in particular the full lift to show strength .
Re: RN Aircraft Carriers: Centaur Class 1953
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:06 am
by Brian James
Leander Class ASW Frigate HMS Argonaut pictured with Centaur Class Light Fleet Commando Carrier HMS Albion,conducting an underway replenishment and Vertrep with Tide Class Replenishment Oiler RFA Tideflow in 1971.
Re: RN Aircraft Carriers: Centaur Class 1953
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:27 am
by designeraccd
Here is CENTAUR gassing up.......
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