HMS Leviathan (R97)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article does not cite any references or sources. (May 2008) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.

See HMS Leviathan for other ships of this name.

HMS Leviathan was a Majestic-class aircraft carrier laid down at Swan Hunter on 18 October 1943, and launched on 7 June 1945. However, the ship was suspended after World War II ended, and, unlike the other members of her class she was never completed. She was scrapped before ever being commissioned. Her engines were removed and installed in the HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81) during it's 1968 overhaul pending a sale to Argentina.

v • d • e Majestic-class aircraft carrier Royal Navy Majestic · Terrible · Magnificent · Leviathan · Hercules · Powerful Royal Australian Navy Melbourne (formerly Majestic) · Sydney (formerly Terrible) Royal Canadian Navy  Canadian Forces Maritime Command Magnificent · Bonaventure (formerly Powerful) Indian Navy Vikrant (formerly Hercules) List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy