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On this Day in 1945
Launch of HMS Hercules
HMS Hercules (R49) was a Majestic class aircraft carrier built by Vickers-Armstrong on the River Tyne, launched 22nd September 1945 by Lady Cripps & Sir Stafford Cripps. The ship had been ordered during the Second World War, however, her construction was suspended in 1956, following the end of the war. Later she was purchased by the Indian Navy, completed in 1961 and renamed as the "INS Vikrant" - India's first aircraft carrier.
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