Aircraft carrier 2b.

Andrew Suddaby
Sun, 05/05/2019 - 02:14
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Aircraft carrier 2b.

The flag just visible on a short mast at the stern looks like a White Ensign.  According to tradition the crew are starting to line the decks of the carrier for its entry into the harbour.  The sailors are wearing whites and have white headgear.  If it was a Royal Naval vessel that would be Summer gear, so a more accurate date would be sometime in the Summer. (Andrew S)

Date picture taken
1 Aug 1951
Tags
Aircraft carrier
Author(s)
Malcolm Trousdale
Gallery
Trousdale, Malcolm (1951-53)

Comments

Thanks David.  According to the Internet, the Theseus and Triumph were sister ships in the Colossus class of light fleet carriers - maybe there were more!  I understand that they were commissioned at the end of WWII and were both deployed to serve in a carrier group during the Korean War.  I guess that the three photographs of this ship could be of either of the carriers as they would both have visited Hong Kong during their deployment.  Regards, Andrew