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HMS Colossus/Arromanches 1/400 Scale

A256 1/400 Colossus/Arromanches $59.95

The fourth and last HMS Colossus (R15) had a relatively brief time with the Royal Navy.
She was the name-ship of the Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carriers,
which were smaller derivatives of the Illustrious-class carriers. She was launched in 1943 and
commissioned in 1944. She served with the British Pacific Fleet 1945-46, prior to being loaned to France.

She was renamed Arromanches in 1946 and lent to the French Navy. While in French service, she participated in the
First Indochina War in 1948 for three months. She was later purchased by the French in 1951. In the following year,
she returned once again to Indochina, this time as French warship.
These modifications allowed her to operate Breguet Alizé aircraft.

In 1968 she was converted to an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) carrier, operating up to 24 helicopters.
She was decommissioned in 1974 after a long career with the French Navy. She was broken up at Toulon in 1978.