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R.87 Illustrious
Royal Navy aircraft carrier
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| 1937/04/27 Vickers Armstrong, Barrow | 1939/04/05 | 1940/05/25 | 1956/11/03
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 42/05 | JoinInd | ||||
| 42/08 | Watchtower demonstration Force in Bengal Bay | ||||
| 43/01 | LeftInd-sail to Europa | ||||
| 44/01 | EastFlt | JoinInd | |||
| 44/04/16 | 44/04/19 | Cockp | BEF/70 | raid -Sabang (24xCorsair, 21xBarracuda) | 81 107 |
| 44/05/06 | 44/05/17 | Trans | BEF/70 | raid Surabaya | |
| 44/05/17 | sinking/share Wa101, P-36 in Surabaya (24xCorsair, 18xAvenger) | 107 | |||
| 44/06/19 | BEF | strike Port Blair, Andaman Is. (42xCorsair, 15xBarracuda | 81 107 | ||
| 44/06/20 | raid -Port Blair (Andamans) | ||||
| 44/07/22 | 44/07/26 | Crims | BEF/Sommerville | raid -Sabang | |
| 44/11/17 | 44/11/21 | Outfl | raid -Pangkalan Brandan (36xCorsair, 15xAvenger) | 107 | |
| 45/01 | joinPac | ||||
| 45/01/16 | 45/02/04 | Meridi | BPF/63 | raid Palembang | |
| 45/03/02 | 45/03/?? | Sydney (drydock) - emergency repairs | 108 | ||
| 45/03/23 | 45/04/15 | Iceber | 57.2 | 86 | |
| 45/04/01 | Iceber | 57.2 | damage(kami) off Okinawa > repairs | ||