HMS Vindex (1943)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Vindex
- Launch Year
- 1943
- Type
- Aircraft Carrier
- Class
- Escort carrier
- Pennant Number
- D15
- Launched
- 1943
- Built at
- Swan Hunter
- Commissioned
- 1943
- Armament
- Escort carrier air group
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Escort carrier
- Notable for
- Convoy escort carrier
- Fate
- Transferred after war
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Vindex was a Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the escort carrier.
Service History
HMS Vindex served as a escort carrier and is chiefly noted for convoy escort carrier.
Historical Significance
HMS Vindex represents an important example of escort carrier development in Royal Navy history.