Gibraltar HMS (Aircraft Carrier)

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john sefton
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Gibraltar HMS (Aircraft Carrier)

Post by john sefton » Sat May 27, 2017 9:01 pm

HMS Gibraltar was to have been a 45,000 ton aircraft carrier, ordered from Vickers Armstrong on 15 September 1943, but cancelled in October 1945.
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aukepalmhof
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Re: Gibraltar HMS (Aircraft Carrier)

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:12 pm

The 80p stamp designed after plans, shows the aircraft carrier HMS GIBRALTAR one of the Malta class, the class was ordered during World War II. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta-cla ... ft_carrier
15 October 1945 her order was cancelled after World War II and she was never laid down.

Gibraltar 2017 80p sg?, scott?
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