Naval
art gallery of HMS Indefatigable. Ivan Berryman artist gallery of
prints depicting British carrier HMS Indefatigable. This gallery
includes all prints by Ivan Berryman which feature the Royal Navy
aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable.
HMS Indefatigable laid
down 3rd November 1939 and built at John Brown Shipyard on the Clyde.
She was launched on the 8th of December 1942 and completed in May
1944.In July and August 1944, HMS Indefatigable's aircraft made
unsuccessful strikes on the Tirpitz. In November 1944 she sailed
from Portsmouth, heading for the Far East. Embarked were 887 and
894 Sqdns Seafire and 820 Sqdn Avenger NAS. On the 1st of April
1945, the carrier was hit by Kamikaze, killing 21 and injuring 27.
The incident also temporarily disabled the flight deck. In July
and August 1945, Indefatigable commenced strikes over Japan. On
the 15th August 1945, without knowing of the ceasefire, Indefatigable's
Avenger aircraft took part in the last air combat of WW2, shooting down
8 of 12 Japanese Zeros, and losing one Seafire. In December 1946,
she was placed in reserve and was finally towed to the
Gareloch in June 1955, to be sold to the British Iron and Steel Corp for
scrapping.
