HMS Ocean (R68)
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HMS Ocean was a Royal Navy Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carrier of 13,190 tons built in Glasgow by Alexander Stephen & Sons. Her keel was laid in November 1942, and she was commissioned on 8 August 1945.
HMS Ocean off Korea in July 1952
The first carrier landing and take-off of a jet aircraft in 1945
Ocean cruising off the coast of Korea alongside Belfast in 1952
The Minister of Defence, Earl Alexander, inspects HMS Ocean off Korea in 1952.
1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier
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The 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier, commonly referred to as the British Light Fleet Carrier, was a light aircraft carrier design created by the Royal Navy during the Second World War, and used by eight naval forces between 1944 and 2001. They were designed and constructed by civilian shipyards to serve as an intermediate step between the expensive, full-size fleet aircraft carriers and the less expensive but limited-capability escort carriers.
HMS Glory in 1946
Magnificent (left) and Powerful under construction at Harland and Wolff in 1944
Some of Sydney's Bofors guns firing during gunnery practice in 1951
HMS Glory during her 1951 deployment to the Korean War