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Gibraltar HMS (Aircraft Carrier)
Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 9:01 pm
by john sefton
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.
Re: Gibraltar HMS (Aircraft Carrier)
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:12 pm
by aukepalmhof
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?