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6, 2014. Vian transferred his flag to her sister ship Implacable that day and the ship stopped off at Fremantle and Cape Town en route. The ship was transferred to the British Pacific Fleet at the end of the year and attacked Japanese-controlled oil . HMS Indefatigable Message Board Messages 25 through 49 - MaritimeQuest 10th Attacked airfield and installations at Gossen and carried out air minelay between Lepsoy and Haramsa, Island H.m.s. Indefatigable 3rd Class, Fleet US Command as [7] The sides of the hangars were either 1.5 inches (38mm) or 2 inches (51mm). She was completed in 1944, and her aircraft made several attacks that year against the German battleship Tirpitz, inflicting only light damage; they also raided targets in Norway.The ship was transferred to the British Pacific Fleet (BPF) at the end of the year and attacked Japanese . (Note: targets by P Kemp). battleship sunk during THE FORGOTTEN FLEET 74. A new requirement was issued: The ideal aircraft complement would now be 48. POW and The ship arrived at Sydney on 18 September and began a leisurely refit that lasted until 15 November. The Japanese fighters shot down one Seafire on their first pass and crippled an Avenger. Indefatigable was present at the formal surrender of the Japanese on 2 September in Tokyo Bay. August Brown, David K., p. 51, fn. Construction work was slowed and then suspended after the outbreak of hostilities. Implacable and Indefatigable also had a considerably reworked flight deck arrangement. 21213, 253; McCart, p. 156, No. Contents List En route they were attacked by a dozen Zeros in the last British air combat of the war. National Savings campaign in March. f W a r S e r v i c and formatting is required, IMPLACABLE further editing and formatting is required,