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{{short description|1941 Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy}}
{{other ships|HMS Victorious}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2014}}
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{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = HMS Victorious (R38) aerial c1959.jpeg
| Ship caption =''Victorious'' in 1959, after her refit
}}
{{Infobox ship career
| Hide header = 
| Ship country = United Kingdom
| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}}
| Ship class = 
| Ship name = ''Victorious''
| Ship ordered = 13 January 1937
| Ship builder = [[Vickers-Armstrong]]
| Ship laid down = 4 May 1937
| Ship launched = 14 September 1939
| Ship christened = 
| Ship commissioned = 14 May 1941
| Ship recommissioned = 
| Ship decommissioned = 13 March 1968
| Ship original cost = £50 million
| Ship in service = 
| Ship out of service = 
| Ship renamed = 
| Ship reclassified = 
| Ship refit = 1950–1957
| Ship struck = 
| Ship reinstated = 
| Ship fate = [[ship breaking|Scrapped]], 1969
| Ship badge = [[File:VictoriousBadge.jpg|80px|left]]
| Ship motto = Per coelum et aequorem victrix (Through air and sea victorious)
| Ship honours = *Cape of Good Hope 1795 
*St Lucia 1796
*Egypt 1801 
*Walcheren 1809 
*Rivoli Action 1812 
*''Bismarck'' Action 1941 
*Norway 1941–42 
*Arctic 1941–42 
*Malta Convoys 1942 
*Biscay 1942 
*Sabang 1944 
*Palembang 1945 
*Okinawa 1945 
*Japan 1945
| Ship identification = [[Pennant number]]s: 38, R38, 38
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Hide header = 
| Header caption = 
| Ship class = [[Illustrious-class aircraft carrier|''Illustrious''-class]] [[aircraft carrier]]
| Ship displacement = *As built: 23,207 tons lightship, 28,619 tons full load
*Post-refit: 35,500 tons full load
| Ship length = *As built: 673&nbsp;ft (205&nbsp;m) waterline
*743&nbsp;ft 9 in (226.70&nbsp;m) overall
*Post-1957 refit: 778&nbsp;ft 3 in (237.21&nbsp;m) overall
| Ship beam = *(waterline) As built: 95&nbsp;ft (29&nbsp;m) 
*Post-1957 refit: 103&nbsp;ft (31.4&nbsp;m) over bulges
*(flight deck) 145&nbsp;ft 9 in (44.42&nbsp;m)
| Ship draught = *(full load) As built: 28&nbsp;ft (8.5&nbsp;m) 
*Post-1957 refit: 31&nbsp;ft (9.45&nbsp;m)
| Ship propulsion =3 shafts, 3 geared [[steam turbine]]s
| Ship speed = {{convert|30.5|kn|lk=in}}
| Ship range = {{convert|11000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|14|kn}}
| Ship endurance = 
| Ship power = *6 × [[Admiralty 3-drum boiler]]s
*{{cvt|111000|shp|lk=on}}
| Ship complement = *As built: 817 (ship) + 394 (air group)
*post refit: 2,200 (including air group)
| Ship sensors = 
| Ship EW = 
| Ship armament = *16 × [[QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun|4.5 inch]] (8 × 2)
*48 × [[QF 2-pounder naval gun|2-pounder]] (6 × 8)
*21 × [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|40 mm]] AA (2 × 4, 2 × 2, 9 × 1)
*45 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20 mm]] AA (45 × 1)
| Ship armour = *flight deck: 3"
*hangar deck: 2"
*side belt 4"
*hangar sides: 4"
| Ship aircraft = *During [[World War II]]:
*included: [[Fairey Albacore|Albacore]], [[Grumman TBF Avenger|Avenger]], [[Fairey Barracuda|Barracuda]], [[F4U Corsair|Corsair]], [[Fairey Fulmar|Fulmar]], [[Supermarine Seafire|Seafire]], [[Hawker Hurricane|Sea Hurricane]], [[Fairey Swordfish|Swordfish]], [[Grumman F4F Wildcat|Wildcat]], [[F6F Hellcat]]
*1941:
*36 [[Fairey Fulmar|Fulmar]]/[[Fairey Albacore|Albacore]]
*1943:
*52 [[Grumman F4F Wildcat#Martlet Mk IV|Martlet IV]]/[[Grumman Avenger|Avenger]]
*1945:
*54 [[F4U Corsair|Corsair]]/[[Grumman Avenger|Avenger]]
*Post-refit aircraft included:
*[[Fairey Gannet|Gannet]], [[Supermarine Scimitar|Scimitar]], [[Hawker Sea Fury|Sea Fury]], [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Sea Hawk]], [[de Havilland Sea Vixen|Sea Vixen]], [[Blackburn Buccaneer|Buccaneer]]
}}
|}

'''HMS ''Victorious''''' was the third {{sclass|Illustrious|aircraft carrier}} after ''Illustrious'' and ''Formidable''.  Ordered under the 1936 Naval Programme, she was laid down at the [[Vickers-Armstrong]] shipyard at [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] in 1937 and launched two years later in 1939. Her commissioning was delayed until 1941 due to the greater need for escort vessels for service in the [[Battle of the Atlantic]].

Her service in 1941 and 1942 included famous actions against the battleship [[German battleship Bismarck|''Bismarck'']], several [[Arctic convoys]], and [[Operation Pedestal]]. She was loaned to the United States Navy in 1943 and served in the south west Pacific as part of the Third Fleet. In 1944 ''Victorious'' contributed to several attacks on the [[German battleship Tirpitz|''Tirpitz'']]. The elimination of the German naval threat allowed her redeployment first to the [[Eastern Fleet]] at [[Colombo]] and then to the [[British Pacific Fleet|Pacific]] for the final actions of the war against Japan.

After the war, her service was broken by periods in reserve and, between 1950 and 1958, the most complete reconstruction of any Royal Navy carrier. This involved the construction of new superstructure above the hangar deck level, a new angled flight deck,{{sfn|Watton|1991|p=9}} new boilers and the fitting of [[Type 984 radar]] and data links and heavy shipboard computers, able to track 50 targets and assess their priority for interrogation and interception. The reduction of Britain's naval commitment in 1967, the end of the [[Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation]], and a fire while under [[refit]], prompted her final withdrawal from service, three to five years early, and she was scrapped in 1969.

==Construction==
''Victorious'' was one of two ''Illustrious''-class aircraft carriers ordered from [[Vickers-Armstrong]] under the 1936 Construction Programme for the Royal Navy.{{sfn|Hobbs|2013|pp=83–84}}{{sfn|Chesneau|1998|p=103}}{{efn|The other being the lead ship of the class, {{HMS|Illustrious|87|2}}{{sfn|Hobbs|2013|pp=83–84}}}}{{efn|Sources differ on the order date: Watton states 13 January 1937,{{sfn|Watton|1991|p=8}} Apps states 18 January 1937,{{sfn|Apps|1971|p=31}} and Hobbs states 13 April 1937.{{sfn|Hobbs|2013|p=84}} }}  The cost of the new carriers was estimated to be [[Pound Sterling|£]]2,395,000 each.{{sfn|Hobbs|2013|p=84}} ''Victorious'' was [[Keel laying|laid down]] at Vickers' Walker Naval Yard, [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]] on 4 May 1937 as Admiralty Job Number J4035 and [[Yard number]] 11.{{sfn|Hobbs|2013|p=91}} Construction was slowed by the unavailability of armour plate,{{sfn|Hobbs|2013|p=91}} with ''Victorious'' [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 14 September 1939, with Augusta Inskip, wife of [[Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote|Thomas Inskip]], the [[Lord Chancellor]], as sponsor.{{sfn|Apps|1971|pp=33–34}} The carrier was commissioned at the shipyard on 29 March 1941, leaving Walker for [[Sea trials]] and passage to [[Rosyth dockyard]] on 16 April 1941.{{sfn|Hobbs|2013|p=91}}
==World War II==

===''Bismarck'' episode===
The first task given to the newly commissioned aircraft carrier was to ferry [[Hawker Hurricane]] fighters to [[Malta]]. 48 crated Hurricanes were loaded aboard ''Victorious'' at Rosyth on 14 May 1941, and on 15 May she sailed for [[Scapa Flow]] to join [[Convoy WS 8B]] to the [[Middle East]].{{sfn|Apps|1971|pp=35–36}}{{sfn|Hobbs|2013|p=92}} Following the [[Operation Rheinübung|sortie]] of the {{ship|German battleship|Bismarck}} and cruiser {{ship|German cruiser|Prinz Eugen||2}}, ''Victorious'', despite not being worked up and having an understrength air wing (consisting of the nine [[biplane]] [[Fairey Swordfish]] [[torpedo bombers]] of [[825 Naval Air Squadron]] and a flight of [[Fairey Fulmar]] fighters{{sfn|Hobbs|2013|p=92}}{{sfn|Apps|1971|p=38}}), was ordered to take part in the hunt for ''Bismarck'' and ''Prinz Eugen'', sailing from Scapa Flow with the battleship {{HMS |King George V|41|2}}, the battlecruiser {{HMS|Repulse|1916|2}} and 4 [[light cruiser]]s on the evening of 22 May.{{sfn|Kennedy|1984|pp=31–32, 37–38}}{{sfn|Apps|1971|p=40}}<ref name= vic>{{cite web | last = Mason | first = Geoffrey B | year = 2003 | title = HMS ''Victorious'' | work = Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2 | publisher = Naval history | url = http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-04CV-Victorious.htm | access-date = 20 November 2008}}</ref>

[[File:Aerial photography of HMS Victorious.jpg|thumb|left|HMS ''Victorious'' in 1941]]
Late on 24 May 1941, ''Victorious'' launched nine of her Swordfishes, followed by three Fulmars to track the German battleship, with two more Fulmar later launched to relieve the first three Fulmars.{{sfn|Apps|1971|pp=42–43}} The Swordfish, under the command of [[Eugene Esmonde]], flew through foul weather and attacked ''Bismarck'' in the face of tremendous fire from [[anti-aircraft]] guns, scoring a hit to the 320 mm armoured belt with a torpedo.{{Efn |This torpedo caused minor flooding in void compartments, but the shock was substantial. Petty Officer Kurt Kirchberg was thrown against the catapult and later died from a severe head injury. Several other crewmen were injured, including several broken bones (how many is not clear in the source). Expeditions to ''Bismarck''{{'}}s wreck found the main armor belt was pushed in several centimeters due to this hit.{{sfn|Garzke|Dulin|Jurens|2019|p=305}}}}{{sfn|Apps|1971|pp=43–46}} No aircraft were shot down during the attack, but two Fulmars ditched after they could not find the carrier in the dark because a rain squall had moved in and the carrier's [[homing beacon]] had failed.{{Efn | The crew of one aircraft was never found, but the two-man crew of the second was recovered by SS ''Ravenshill''.{{sfn|Apps|1971|p=47}}}}{{sfn|Garzke|Dulin|Jurens|2019|p=307}} ''Victorious'' took no further part in the chase; aircraft from {{HMS|Ark Royal|91|2}} disabled ''Bismarck''{{'}}s steering gear, thus contributing to her sinking three days later.{{sfn|Apps|1971|pp=48–50}} Esmonde received a [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] for his part in the action.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=35275|supp=y|page=5357|date=12 September 1941}}</ref>

===Convoy and other Arctic duties===
On 31 May 1941, ''Victorious'' set out in another attempt to deliver the Hurricanes, sailing with troop [[convoy WS 8X]]. On 4 June 1941 a Swordfish of 825 Squadron from ''Victorious'' spotted the German supply ship ''Gonzenheim'' north of the [[Azores]]. ''Gonzenheim'' had been intended to support the ''Bismarck'' but was subsequently [[Scuttling|scuttle]]d when approached by the battleship {{HMS|Nelson|28|2}} and cruiser {{HMS|Neptune|20|2}}.{{sfn|Apps|1971|p=50}}{{sfn|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|p=66}} On 5 June, ''Victorious'' was detached to [[Gibraltar]],<ref name=vic /> where the Hurricanes were uncrated by ''Victorious''{{'}}s crew,{{sfn|Hobbs|2013|p=92}} with 20 Hurricanes transferred to ''Ark Royal''. The two carriers left Gibraltar on 13 June to carry out [[Malta_convoys#Operation_Tracer|Operation Tracer]] to deliver the Hurricanes to Malta, with 47 aircraft being launched on 14 June from a position south of the [[Balearic Islands]]. 43 Hurricanes landed safely on Malta.{{sfn|Apps|1971|p=50}}{{sfn|Shores|Cull|Malizia|1987|p=238}} ''Victorious'' returned to the naval base at [[Scapa Flow]] on 19 June with 63 captured crewmen from ''Gonzenheim''.{{sfn|Apps|1971|p=51}}

''Victorious'' embarked a new air wing in early July, consisting of the Fulmar-equipped [[809 Naval Air Squadron]] (NAS) and two squadrons ([[827 Naval Air Squadron|827 NAS]] and [[828 Naval Air Squadron|828 NAS]]) equipped with the [[Fairey Albacore]] torpedo bomber.{{sfn|Apps|1971|p=53}} To provide support to the Soviet Union following the [[Operation Barbarossa]] the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the carriers ''Victorious'' and {{HMS|Furious|47|2}} were ordered to conduct [[Operation EF (1941)]] attacks on the ports of Kirkenes and Petsamo in the far north of Norway and Finland respectively.{{sfn|Apps|1971|p=53}} On 26 July a task force including the two carriers set out from [[Seyðisfjörður]] in Iceland. For the first part of the operation, the task force escorted the minelayer {{HMS|Adventure|M23|2}}, on passage to [[Archangelsk]] with a cargo including [[Naval mines|mines]], before leaving ''Adventure'' on 30 July. On 31 July the carriers launched their airstrikes, with ''Victorious'' launching 20 Albacores escorted by 12 Fulmars against [[Kirkenes]], while ''Furious'' launched nine Sorwdfish and nine Albacores escorted by 6 Fulmars against Petsamo (now [[Pechenga (urban-type settlement), Murmansk Oblast|Pechanga]], Russia). The attack against Kirkenes encountered heavy air opposition, with 11 Albacores and 2 Fulmars being shot down, while the attack on Petsamo lost another Albacore and two Fulmars.{{sfn|Apps|1971|pp=54–59}}{{sfn|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|p=75}}{{sfn|Jenkins|1972|p=284}}

During August, ''Victorious'' embarked [[817 Naval Air Squadron|817]] and [[832 Naval Air Squadron|832 Squadrons]], both equipped with Albacores to replace 827 and 828 Squadrons.{{sfn|Apps|1971|p=61}} From 24 to 30 August 1941, ''Victorious'' formed part of the distant escort force for the eight merchant ships of Operation Dervish, the first [[Arctic convoys of World War II|Arctic convoy]] of the war as they sailed from Iceland to Arkhangelsk, and then covered the aircraft carrier {{HMS|Argus|I49|2}} which was delivering Hurricanes to [[Murmansk]] (Operation Strength).{{sfn|Ruegg|Hague|1993|pp=20–21}}{{sfn|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|p=79}} On the return journey, ''Victorious'' launched attacks on 12 September against shipping in [[Vestfjorden (Norway)|Vestfjorden]], claiming two merchant ships sunk, including the Norwegian [[Hurtigruten]] coastal steamer [[SS Barøy (1929)|''Barøy'']], and against the [[Glomfjord power plant|Glomfjord hydro-electric power plant]], an aluminium factory and a radio station. No opposition was encountered.{{sfn|Apps|1971|pp=63–64}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Lawson |first =Siri Holm |url= http://www.warsailors.com/homefleet/shipsb1.html#baroy |title=D/S Barøy |access-date=27 July 2010 |work=War Sailors}}</ref> On 8 October, ''Victorious'' carried out another attack against shipping off Norway, with her Albacores damaging two merchant ships with bombs.{{sfn|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|p=90}}{{sfn|Apps|1971|p=65}}

In November 1941, decrypted German [[Enigma machine|Enigma]] signals indicated a break-out into the Atlantic by the German warships [[German cruiser Admiral Scheer|''Admiral Scheer'']] and [[German battleship Tirpitz|''Tirpitz'']].{{efn|In fact, only ''Scheer'' was planned to sortie.{{sfn|Blair|2000|p=378}} }} ''Victorious'' was deployed to Iceland with the battleships {{HMS|King George V|41|2}} in response, working with the American battleships {{USS|Idaho|BB-42|6}} and {{USS|Mississippi|BB-41|2}}, and cruisers {{USS|Wichita|CA-45|6}} and {{USS|Tuscaloosa|CA-37|2}} to patrol the [[Denmark Strait]] in order to intercept any breakout.{{sfn|Blair|2000|p=378}} While [[Adolf Hitler]] cancelled the planned sortie on 17 November,{{sfn|Blair|2000|pp=378–379}} ''Victorious'' continued patrols with the [[Home Fleet]] to stop any breakout, often in very poor weather, until the end of 1941.{{sfn|Apps|1971|pp=65–66}}

On 19 February 1942, ''Victorious'' left Scapa Flow in company with the battleship {{HMS |King George V|41|2}}, the cruiser {{HMS|Berwick|65|2}} and seven destroyers to attack shipping in the [[Tromsø]] region, but on 21 February an [[RAF Coastal Command]] aircraft spotted the German cruisers ''Admiral Scheer'' and ''Prinz Eugen'' on passage to Norway, and the British force was diverted to try and intercept the German ships, which turned back towards Germany on being sighted. On the night of 22/23 February ''Victorious''  launched two forces of 10 and 7 Albacores to search for and attack ''Scheer'' and  ''Prinz Eugen'' but they failed to locate their targets in conditions of poor visibility. Three of the Albacores were lost during the operation. The German force was not unscathed, as ''Prinz Eugen'' was torpedoed by the British submarine {{HMS|Trident|N52|2}}, sustaining damage that took months to repair.{{sfn|Apps|1971|pp=68–72}}{{sfn|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|p=125}} 

In March 1942, the threat posed by ''Tirpitz'', now based in Northern Norway, resulted in the [[Home Fleet]] providing a strong covering force, including ''Victorious'', for the concurrent Arctic convoys [[Convoy PQ 12|PQ 12]] (out-bound) and [[Convoy QP 8|QP 8]] (return).{{sfn|Ruegg|Hague|1993|pp=27–29}} On 6 March 1942, ''Tirpitz'' and three destroyers sortied from [[Trondheim]] to attack the two convoys in [[Operation Sportpalast]]. On 7 March 1942, the German destroyer [[German destroyer Z14 Friedrich Ihn|''Friedrich Ihn'']] encountered the Soviet freighter '' Izhora'', a straggler from QP 8. The freighter managed to report by radio that she was under attack by a surface ship before being sunk, informing the British that a German force was at sea and near the convoys.{{sfn|Konstam|2018|pp=33–34}}{{sfn|Apps|1971|pp=75–76}} When [[Ultra (cryptography)|signals intelligence]] indicated that ''Tirpitz'' was heading back to Norway, ''Victorious'' was ordered to search for and attack the German battleship. Six Albacores were flown off ''Victorious'' on 0640 hr on 9 March to search for ''Tirpitz'', followed by a strike force of 12 torpedo-armed Albacores at 0732 hr. One of the search aircraft spotted ''Tirpitz'' and directed the strike force to its target, but when the Albacores attacked, the attack was unsuccessful, with all torpedoes missing and two Albacores being shot down.{{sfn|Konstam|2018|pp=34–40}} In the last week of March 1942, ''Victorious'' formed part of the covering force for convoy [[Convoy PQ 13|PQ 13]] and [[Convoy QP 9|QP 9]]. The carrier received significant weather damage from a [[Beaufort scale#Modern scale|force 9 gale]] with {{convert|65|ft|m|abbr=on}} waves buckling the ship's bow plating and forward bulkheads and requiring a short refit at Rosyth to repair the damage.{{sfn|Ruegg|Hague|1993|pp=29–31}}{{sfn|Apps|1971|p=81}} ''Victorious'' continued to provide cover for Arctic Convoys for the rest April 1942, helping to provide cover for convoys [[Convoy PQ 14|PQ 14]], and [[Convoy QP 10|QP 10]]. From the end of April, until June, Anglo-American forces (including the US ships ''Washington'', ''Tuscaloosa'', and ''Wichita'') covered convoys [[Convoy PQ 16|PQ 16]], [[Convoy QP 12|QP 12]], PQ 17, and [[Convoy QP 13|QP 13]], after which ''Victorious'' returned to Scapa Flow.<ref name=vic />

The Arctic convoys had been suspended temporarily after the heavy losses suffered by [[Convoy PQ 17]] when twenty-three out of thirty-six ships were sunk.  This was after the convoy had been scattered in the belief that an attack was imminent by the German warships [[German cruiser Admiral Hipper|''Admiral Hipper'']], [[German cruiser Deutschland|''Lützow'']], [[German cruiser Admiral Scheer|''Admiral Scheer'']], and [[German battleship Tirpitz|''Tirpitz'']].

===Pedestal===
{{main|Operation Pedestal}}
The suspension of the Arctic convoys released ''Victorious'' to take part in a "last chance" attempt to resupply Malta – [[Operation Pedestal]]. Malta-bound [[Convoy WS 21S]] departed Britain on 3 August 1942 escorted by ''Victorious'' with {{HMS|Nelson|28|6}} and cruisers {{HMS|Nigeria|60|2}}, [[HMS Kenya (14)|''Kenya'']] and [[HMS Manchester (C15)|''Manchester'']]. Exercises ([[Operation Berserk]]) were performed with aircraft carriers {{HMS |Indomitable|R92|6}}, [[HMS Furious (47)|''Furious'']], [[HMS Eagle (1918)|''Eagle'']] and ''Argus'' to improve operational techniques.<ref name=vic />

''Pedestal'' began on 10 August 1942 and involved a great array of ships in several coordinated groups; two battleships, four aircraft carriers, seven cruisers and thirty two destroyers. Some of the carriers were transporting aircraft for Malta's defence and fourteen merchant ships carried supplies. On 12 August 1942 ''Victorious'' was slightly damaged by an attack from Italian bombers.<ref name=vic /> ''Eagle'' was less fortunate, being torpedoed and sunk by a German [[U-boat]] on her return journey to Gibraltar. Ultimately ''Pedestal'' was a success for the allies: supplies, including oil and reinforcing [[Supermarine Spitfire]]s allowed Malta to hold out, albeit at the cost of the loss of nine merchant ships, one aircraft carrier, two cruisers, and a destroyer.

In September 1942, ''Victorious'' was taken in hand for a refit that included the installation of an [[Combat Information Centre|aircraft direction room]]. After trials, she was ready to participate in the North African landings.<ref name=vic />

===Operation Torch===
{{main|Operation Torch}}
In November 1942, ''Victorious'' took part in the North African landings. [[Operation Torch]], which involved 196 ships of the [[Royal Navy]] and 105 of the [[United States Navy]], landed about 107,000 Allied soldiers. Ultimately successful, Operation Torch was the precursor to the later invasions of [[Sicily]], Italy and France. ''Victorious'' provided air cover during the landings and made air attacks at [[Algiers]] and [[Fort Duree]]. Four of her [[Grumman F4F Wildcat]] fighters landed at [[Blida]] airfield to accept its surrender.<ref name= vic />

She left for Scapa Flow on 18 November and, while en route, [[Fairey Albacore]]s of [[817 Naval Air Squadron|817 Squadron]] [[depth charge]]d {{GS|U-517||2}} off [[Cape Finisterre]]. The submarine's structure was badly damaged and she was scuttled; surviving crew were rescued by [[HMS Opportune (G80)|HMS ''Opportune'']].<ref name=vic />

===Service with the US Navy===
{{USS |Hornet|CV-8|6}} was sunk and {{USS|Enterprise|CV-6|6}} was badly damaged at the [[Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands]], leaving the [[United States Navy]] with only one fleet carrier, {{USS |Saratoga|CV-3|6}}, operational in the Pacific.  In late December 1942, ''Victorious'' was loaned to the US Navy after an American plea for carrier reinforcement.<ref>{{Harvnb|Apps|1971|pp=113–114}}</ref> Whilst in US service she was assigned the radio call sign "Robin" and was informally known as "USS Robin" tongue-in-cheek.<ref>{{cite web |title=USS Robin |url=https://www.armouredcarriers.com/uss-robin-hms-victorious |website=Armoured Aircraft Carriers in WW2 |access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref>{{rs|date=December 2023}} After crossing the Atlantic from [[Greenock]], via the [[Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda|Royal Naval Dockyard]] on the [[Imperial fortress]] [[British Overseas Territory|colony]] of [[Bermuda]], to refit in the United States at the [[Norfolk Navy Yard]] during January, 1943. Her [[Fairey Albacore]] torpedo-bombers were replaced with [[Grumman Avenger]]s, requiring the arrestor wires to be strengthened. A new "7 wire" was added on an extension to the aft-end of the flight deck, which increased deck space. ''Victorious'' was also equipped with the US Navy YB-type aircraft-homing system, TBS (Talk Between Ships) system, surface- and air-search radars, a vertical plotting board, and American cypher machines. Additional 20mm and 40mm anti-aircraft guns were fitted, along with American Mark 51 fire-control directors. A control station was added to the hangar deck, and a new fire-suppression system for the crew spaces.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1943/beyond-guadalcanal/uss-robin.html |title=USS Robin: When the CNO Needed a Royal Navy Carrier; HMS Victorious in the Pacific, 1943 |last=Fries |first=Carsten |date=2023-01-18 |website=United States Naval History and Heritage Command |access-date=2023-07-15}}</ref> ''Victorious'' passed through the [[Panama Canal]] on 14 February to operate with United States forces in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]]. Her crew suffered an outbreak of [[diphtheria]] and medical supplies were dropped to her by air on 21 February.<ref name="BPFp15">{{Harvnb|Hobbs|2011|p=15}}</ref>

[[File:HMS Victorious USS Saratoga Noumea 1943.jpg|thumb|HMS ''Victorious'' and USS ''Saratoga'' at Nouméa, 1943]]

''Victorious'' arrived at [[Pearl Harbor]] in March 1943 and was fitted with heavier arrester wires as RN wires had proved too light for the [[Grumman TBF Avenger|Grumman Avenger]] aircraft. Additional AA guns were also fitted. She sailed for the south-west Pacific, arriving at Nouméa, New Caledonia, on 17 May to form [[Carrier Strike Group 1|Carrier Division 1]] with USS ''Saratoga''.<ref>{{Harvnb|Apps|1971|pp=119–121}}</ref> She sortied immediately for a week with Task Force 14, including ''Saratoga'' and battleships ''North Carolina'', ''Massachusetts'', and ''Indiana'', sweeping against reported Japanese fleet activity, but without contact. Six aircraft were lost to accidents.  Rear Admiral [[DeWitt Ramsey]], commanding the division, carried out evaluation exercises and patrol sweeps in June and determined that ''Victorious'' had superior fighter control but handled Avenger aircraft poorly because of their weight. Accordingly, he transferred 832 Squadron FAA to the ''Saratoga'' and US Carrier Air Group 3 to the ''Victorious''. Thereafter, ''Victorious''{{'}}s primary role was fighter cover and ''Saratoga'' mainly handled strikes. 

On 27 June, TF14 was redesignated Task Group 36.3 and sailed to provide cover for the invasion of [[New Georgia]] (part of [[Operation Cartwheel]]). ''Victorious'' spent the next 28 days continuously in combat operations at sea, a record for a British carrier, steaming 12,223&nbsp;miles{{clarify|reason=statute or nautical?|date=October 2017}} at an average speed over {{convert|18|kn}} and launching 614 sorties. Returning to Nouméa on 25 July, ''Victorious'' was recalled home. Though the Japanese had four carriers to Ramsey's two, it seemed clear that they were not intending to press their advantage and the first two carriers of the new [[Essex-class aircraft carrier|''Essex'' class]] had arrived at Pearl Harbor well ahead of schedule. ''Victorious'' left for Pearl Harbor on 31 July, leaving behind her Avengers as replacements for ''Saratoga'', sailing in company with battleship ''[[USS Indiana (BB-58)|Indiana]]'' and launching 165 anti submarine sweeps en route.  She also carried US pilots finishing their tours as well as two Japanese POWs. After a brief stop in San Diego, ''Victorious'' passed through the Panama Canal on 26 August and arrived at Norfolk Navy Yard 1 September, where specialized US equipment was removed. Returning home, she arrived at Greenock on the Clyde on 26 September 1943 where aircraft and stores were discharged awaiting refit.<ref>Hobbs David British Aircraft Carriers Seaforth 2013</ref>{{page needed|date=April 2016}}

[[File:Tirpitz altafjord 2.jpg|thumb|The German battleship [[German battleship Tirpitz|''Tirpitz'']]]]

===Attack on ''Tirpitz''===
From December 1943 until March 1944, ''Victorious'' was under refit at [[Liverpool]], where new radar was fitted.<ref name=vic /> At the end of March, ''Victorious'' with [[HMS Anson (79)|''Anson'']] and [[HMS Duke of York (17)|''Duke of York'']] formed Force 1, covering the passage of [[Convoy JW 58]]. On 2 April 1944, Force 1 joined with Force 2, composed of the aging carrier {{HMS|Furious|47|6}} and the escort carriers {{HMS|Emperor|D98|6}}, {{HMS|Fencer|D64|2}}, {{HMS|Pursuer|D73|2}}, and {{HMS|Searcher|D40|2}} as well as numerous cruisers and destroyers.  The combined force launched an attack ([[Operation Tungsten]]) on the {{ship|German battleship|Tirpitz}} in [[Altafjord]], Norway. This involved [[Fairey Barracuda|Barracudas]] in two waves, hitting the battleship fourteen times and strafing the ship's defences. Although near-misses caused flooding and there was serious damage to the superstructure, the ship's armour was not penetrated. Nonetheless, the attack put ''Tirpitz'' out of action for some months.{{Efn | Sources differ on the time taken to repair ''Tirpitz'', varying from one to three months. It appears, however, that she was ready for sea trials in July 1944.}}<ref>{{cite web | last = Rico | first = José M | title = The Battleship ''Tirpitz'' | website=K Bismarck | date = 1998–2008 | url = http://www.kbismarck.com/tirpitz.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081109121744/http://www.kbismarck.com/tirpitz.html |archive-date=2008-11-09 | access-date = 24 November 2008}}</ref> The Task Force returned to [[Scapa Flow]] three days later.

''Victorious'' was to participate in three further attacks on ''Tirpitz'', in April and May (Operations Planet, Brawn, and Tiger Claw), but these were cancelled due to bad weather and anti-shipping strikes were substituted. On 30 May, an [[acoustic torpedo]] attack by {{GS|U-957||2}} against ''Victorious'' failed and subsequently she made more shipping attacks off Norway (Operation Lombard).<ref name= vic />

===Eastern Fleet===
[[File:The Royal Navy during the Second World War A25750.jpg|thumb|Chance Vought Corsairs being readied on ''Victorious''{{'}} flight deck before the raid on Sigli in September 1944]]
In June 1944, ''Victorious'', in company with HMS ''Indomitable'', left British waters to join the [[Eastern Fleet]] at [[Colombo]], [[Ceylon]] (now Sri Lanka), where she arrived on 5 July. The Eastern Fleet, after a quiet period of trade protection and relative vulnerability, was now being reinforced with ships released from the Atlantic and Mediterranean, in preparation for offensive action against the Japanese.<ref name= jackson>{{cite book | last = Jackson | first = Ashley | year = 2006 | title = The British Empire and the Second World War | publisher = Hambledon Continuum | location = London | page = 301 | isbn = 1-85285-417-0}}</ref>

After a short preparatory period, ''Victorious'' took part in a sequence of air attacks against Japanese installations. The first was Operation Crimson on 25 July, a joint attack with HMS ''Illustrious'' on airfields near [[Sabang, Indonesia|Sabang]] in [[Sumatra]]. In late August, she provided air cover for Eastern Fleet ships that were providing air-sea rescue facilities for US Army aircraft during air attacks on Sumatra ([[Operation Boomerang]]). On 29 August, in company with HMS ''Illustrious'' and ''Indomitable'' and escorted by HMS ''Howe'', ''Victorious'' made air strikes on [[Padang, Indonesia|Padang]], [[Indaroeng]] and [[Emmahaven]] (Operation Banquet). After a short pause, on 18 September, ''Victorious'' and ''Indomitable'' attacked [[railway yard]]s at [[Sigli]] in Sumatra followed by photo-reconnaissance of the [[Nicobar Islands]] (Operation Light). During ''Light'', there was a "[[friendly fire]]" attack on [[HMS Spirit (P245)|HMS ''Spirit'']], fortunately without causing any casualties.<ref name=vic />

At the end of September, ''Victorious'' had a short interval at [[Bombay]] for repairs to her steering gear to remedy problems that had arisen during Operation Light. She rejoined the Eastern Fleet on 6 October. The next operation, ''Millet'', was her last with the Eastern Fleet. On 17 October, she launched attacks on the [[Nicobar Islands]] and [[Nancowry Island|Nancowry]] harbour, with HMS ''Indomitable'' and escorted by HMS ''Renown''. Enemy air attacks destroyed four aircraft and damaged five more. During early November, ''Victorious'' returned to Bombay for more work on her steering as more problems had arisen during ''Millet''.<ref name=vic />

===British Pacific Fleet===

====Sumatra====
The [[British Pacific Fleet]] (BPF) was formed at Trincomalee on 22 November 1944 from elements of the Eastern Fleet and ''Victorious'' was transferred to the new fleet. From November 1944 until January 1945 the BPF stayed in the Indian Ocean, training and gaining experience that they would need when working with the United States Navy. ''Victorious'', however, remained under repair at Bombay until January 1945 and missed raids on oil refineries at [[Pangkalan Brandan]] ([[Operation Robson]]).<ref name=vic />

In early January 1945, she was available for [[Operation Lentil (Sumatra)|Operation Lentil]], a repeat raid on the oil refineries at Pangkalan Brandan with HM Ships ''Indomitable'' and ''Implacable''. Further raids on Japanese oil and port installations in Sumatra were made on 16 January. By late January, the BPF had finally quit Ceylon and was en route to its new home base in [[Sydney]]. The voyage was interrupted on 24 January for another series of raids, this time on [[Pladjoe]] and [[Manna, Indonesia|Manna]] in south west Sumatra ([[Operation Meridian]]) during which there was little opposition from Japanese aircraft. This was followed on 29 January by unsuccessful attacks on oil installations at [[Soengi-Gerong]]. This time, the Japanese attempted air attacks on the British fleet but these were beaten off.  Total aircraft losses by all carriers were 16 aircraft in action and another 25 lost by ditching or on landing.  Nine [[Fleet Air Arm]] pilots captured by the Japanese were executed in April 1945.<ref name=nzetc>{{cite web | last = Waters | first = SD | title = Execution by Japanese of Fleet Air Arm Officers | publisher = New Zealand Electronic Text Centre | year = 2008 | url = https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Navy-a5.html | access-date = 26 November 2008 }}</ref>

====Okinawa====
[[File:HMS Victorious arriving at Sydney in February 1945.jpg|thumb|left|HMS ''Victorious'' and other ships of the British Pacific Fleet arriving at Sydney in February 1945]]
In early February, ''Victorious'' joined Task Force 113 (TF113) at Sydney to prepare for service with the [[United States Fifth Fleet|US 5th Fleet]]. At the end of the month, TF113 left [[Sydney]] for their forward base at [[Manus Island]], north of [[New Guinea]], and then continued, joining the 5th US Fleet at [[Ulithi]] on 25 March as Task Force 57 (TF57), supporting the [[Operation Iceberg|American assault on Okinawa]]. The task allocated to the British force was to neutralise airfields in the [[Sakishima Gunto]]. From late March until 25 May, the British carriers ''Victorious'', ''Illustrious'' (later replaced by ''Formidable''), ''Indefatigable'' and ''Indomitable'' formed the [[1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron]] commanded by Vice Admiral [[Philip Vian]] and they were in action against airfields on the Sakishima Islands (Operations Iceberg I and Iceberg II) and [[Formosa]] (Operation Iceberg Oolong).<ref name=vic />{{Sfn | Vian | 1960 | pp = 172–91}}

The British carriers were attacked by ''[[kamikaze]]'' suicide aircraft and ''Victorious'' was hit on 4 and 9 May and near-missed on 1 April, but her armoured flight deck resisted the worst of the impacts.  She remained on station and was back in operation within hours on each occasion, despite damage to an aircraft lift and steam piping in her superstructure. Three men were killed and 19 of the ship's company were injured.<ref name=vic />
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====Japan====
After May 1945 the British Pacific Fleet withdrew to Sydney and Manus for refits and, in the cases of ''Victorious'', ''Formidable'' and ''Indefatigable'', for repairs to battle damage. The British fleet rendezvoused with the [[US 3rd Fleet]] on 16 July and became effectively absorbed into the American structure as a part of TF38 for the "softening up" of Japanese resistance within their home islands.{{Sfn | Vian | 1960 | p = 193}}

During the second half of July, aircraft from ''Victorious'' took part in a series of attacks on Japanese shipping, transport and airbases on [[Honshu]] and around the [[Seto Inland Sea|Inland Sea]]. In one notable attack in July, aircraft of [[849 Squadron NAS|849 Squadron]] from ''Victorious'' located the Japanese [[escort aircraft carrier|escort carrier]] [[Japanese aircraft carrier Kaiyo|''Kaiyo'']] at [[Beppu Bay]] in [[Kyūshū]] and attacked her, inflicting serious damage that kept the ship out of the remainder of the war.<ref name= nas849>{{cite web | title = 849 Squadron | work = Fleet Air Arm Archive | date = 2000–2001 | url = http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Squadrons/849.htm | access-date = 1 December 2008 | archive-date = 30 March 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090330111713/http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Squadrons/849.htm | url-status = usurped }}</ref> In the main, however, British aircraft were excluded from the actions against the major Japanese naval bases; the Americans, for political reasons, preferred to reserve these targets for themselves.{{Sfn | Vian | 1960 | pp = 205–6}}<ref>{{citation | last = Sarantakes | first = Nicholase | title = The Short but Brilliant Life of the British Pacific Fleet | newspaper = JFQ | issue = 40 | page = 88 | publisher = ndupress | date = 2006 | url = http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/jfq_pubs/4017.pdf | access-date = 1 December 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061213153148/http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/jfq_pubs/4017.pdf | archive-date = 13 December 2006 }}</ref>

====War's end====
''Victorious'' was scheduled to leave for [[Manus Island]] with [[Task Force 37]] (TF37) on 10 August 1945 to prepare for the anticipated invasion of Japan ([[Operation Olympic]]), and actually left on August 12, then proceeding to Sydney. The surrender of Japan on 15 August rendered the invasion moot. The [[British Pacific Fleet]] (BPF) commander had agreed to stay for one more day's operations, but the British arrangements could not stretch to a further delay and fuel shortages were insurmountable.{{Sfn | Vian | 1960 | pp = 213–4}} The steering faults that had hampered ''Victorious'' in the Indian Ocean in late 1944 are believed to have continued.<ref name= vic />

On 31 August, ''Victorious''{{'}}s ship's company took part in the [[Victory Parade]] in [[Sydney]].<ref name= vic />

==Post-war==
[[File:HMS Victorious bow shot 1959.jpg|thumb|HMS ''Victorious'' in 1959 with British and U.S. Navy aircraft parked on the flight deck.]]
''Victorious'' left Australia in September 1945, arrived back in Britain on 27 October and undertook three trips to collect servicemen and [[war bride]]s of British servicemen from Australia and the Far East.<ref>{{cite web | title = Australian War brides | publisher = Plymouth City Council | url = http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/warbrides | access-date = 16 January 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071013050015/http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/warbrides | archive-date = 13 October 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> In the winter of 1946–47, the first deck trials with the [[Hawker Sea Fury]] (Mark 10) took place aboard ''Victorious'', leading to its approval for carrier operations in early 1947.<ref name= fury>{{cite web | title = Hawker Sea Fury | work = Fleet Air Arm Archive | date = 3 April 2000 | url = http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/aircraft/Seafury.html | access-date = 4 December 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160827142131/http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/aircraft/Seafury.html | archive-date = 27 August 2016 | url-status = usurped }}</ref>

''Victorious'' was reduced to the reserve at [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]] on 15 January 1947, on completion of her trooping duties. From June that year she was modified at [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth Dockyard]] with additional accommodation and classrooms and on 1 October 1947, joined the [[Home Fleet]] Training Squadron, replacing the battleship {{HMS|Nelson|28|2}}. In July 1948, ''Victorious'' was deployed to [[Portland Harbour]] in support of the [[Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics|sailing events]] at the [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London Olympic Games]]. In 1949 she was refitted at Rosyth and took part in several training cruises and Home Fleet exercises.{{sfn|Hobbs|2013|p=97}}

The ship was extensively reconstructed and modernised at [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth Dockyard]] between 1950 and 1958.  This took over eight years because of frequent design changes to allow for new technologies. {{cnspan|And in particular, the decision in 1953 that she would have to have her original steam turbines replaced, to be viable past 1964, which meant much work had to be redone, and a new flight deck installed twice over.|date=December 2023}}  The cost of the reconstruction increased from 5 million pounds to 30 million pounds{{Sfn | Hobbs | 2014 | pp = 44–47}} creating what was in many respects a new ship.{{Sfn | Hobbs | 2014 | p = 46}}  Her hull was widened, deepened, and lengthened; her machinery was replaced with [[Foster-Wheeler]] boilers; her hangar height was increased; new armament of 3&nbsp;inch (76&nbsp;mm) guns was installed; a fully [[angled flight deck]] (of 8 degrees) and steam catapults were added. Her radar equipment was extensively altered to include up to date equipment, and included the first type 984 3-D radar system to be installed on a ship.<ref name="faa">{{cite web|url=http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Ships/Victorious.html|title=HMS ''Victorious''|date=2000–2001|work=Fleet Air Arm Archive|access-date=21 November 2008|archive-date=23 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323224306/http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Ships/Victorious.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> While it was hoped she could operate a full air group of 50 aircraft, the rapid increase in size of the jets coming into service limited her to operating no more than 28 aircraft (including helicopters).

[[File:British carriers Victorious (R38), Ark Royal (R09) and Hermes (R12) underway c1961.jpg|thumb|left|''Victorious'' leads {{HMS|Ark Royal|R09|2}} and {{HMS|Hermes|R12|2}} in 1961]]
On 25 September 1958 Commander J. D. Russell drowned in his Supermarine Scimitar after a failed attempt to land on ''Victorious'' for the first time after her refit. Although the landing hook engaged the arrestor wire, the wire itself snapped due to improper rigging and the aircraft then rolled slowly over the side. It sank very slowly, but the plane-guard helicopter crew couldn't release the pilot, and it was seen that Cdr Russell had opened his canopy and then closed it again, possibly an effect of gravity on the heavy frame. The other seven Scimitars in the stream diverted away to Yeovilton.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

In 1960, after recommissioning into the Home Fleet on 14 January 1958, with work-ups and deployments in the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea, she portrayed both herself and HMS ''Ark Royal'' during the filming of the British film ''[[Sink the Bismarck!]]''.  This was despite post-war modifications significantly altering her appearance – the addition of an angled deck and a [[Type 984 radar|Type 984]] "searchlight" radar. The actor [[Kenneth More]] who had served aboard ''Victorious'' as a junior officer, played a fictitious Admiralty Director of Operations.  He is shown giving the order to detach ''Victorious'' from [[Convoy WS 8B]], which was forming in the River Clyde in order to move almost 20,000 troops to the Middle East.

''Victorious'' took part in [[Operation Vantage]] in support of [[Kuwait]] in July 1961.<ref>{{cite web|last1=White |first1=Christopher J |last2=Robinson |first2=Peter |date=2008–2010 |title=Gulf War Part 1: Operation Vantage |work=Historical RFA |url=http://www.historicalrfa.org/rfa-conflicts |access-date=16 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418064345/http://www.historicalrfa.org/rfa-conflicts |archive-date=18 April 2010 }}</ref> Later in 1961 she would sail to join the [[British Eastern Fleet|Far East Fleet]]. In 1964, she provided support for the newly independent state of [[Malaysia]] against territorial expansion by its neighbour, [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston | work = Times Obituaries | publisher = R Jerrard | date = 19 September 2000 | url = http://www.rjerrard.co.uk/royalnavy/vict/vict.htm | access-date = 5 December 2008}}</ref> Her passage through the Sunda Strait caused the [[Sunda Straits Crisis]] between August and September 1964, which was settled peacefully when Indonesia agreed to allow ''Victorious'' to return through the Lombok Strait.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Easter |first1=David |title=Britain and the confrontation with Indonesia, 1960-66 |date=2004 |location=London |publisher=Taurus Academic Studies |isbn=978-0-85772-115-0 |pages=102–103}}</ref> In April 1966 she departed again to serve with the Far East Fleet for a year, during which she proved capable of landing and then launching a US Navy Phantom F-4 from {{USS |Ranger|CV-61|6}},<ref>{{Citation | last = Hobbs | title = Ship Monthly | date = Oct 2014a | page = 47}}.</ref> returning to the UK for a refit period from June 1967.

=== General characteristics after reconstruction ===
[[File:HMS Victorious Malta 1967.jpg|thumb|''Victorious'' in [[Grand Harbour]], [[Malta]] en route back to the UK following her 1966–1967 Far East cruise]]
General characteristics of ''Victorious'' after reconstruction.<ref>{{Harvnb|Preston|1995|p=496}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
| Displacement
| 30,530 tons standard, 35,500 tons full load
|-
| Length
| 781&nbsp;ft (238&nbsp;m)
|-
| Beam
|103&nbsp;ft 6&nbsp;inch (31.5&nbsp;m) water line, 157&nbsp;ft (47.8&nbsp;m) flight deck
|-
|Draught
|31&nbsp;ft (9.5&nbsp;m)
|-
|Machinery
| 3 shaft Parsons geared turbines, 6 Foster wheeler boilers
|-
|Armour
|
* Belt 4&nbsp;inch
* Hangar side 4&nbsp;inch
* Flight deck 3&nbsp;inch
* Hangar deck 2&nbsp;inch
|-
|Armament
|
* 12 × [[3"/50 caliber gun|3 inch/50 guns]] (6×2)
* 6 × 40&nbsp;mm Bofors (6x1)
|-
|Aircraft
|36 
|-
|Radar
| Type 984, Type 974, Type 293Q
|-
|Crew
|2400
|}

=== Decommissioning ===
[[File:EA-1F VAW-13 HMS Victorious 1963.jpeg|thumb|A US Navy [[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|Douglas EA-1F Skyraider]] (electronics countermeasures aircraft) making a touch-and-go landing on HMS ''Victorious'' in 1963]]
On 11 November 1967, after the completion of the 1967 refit and shortly before the start of what was intended as the ship's final commission, there was a relatively small fire, which was rapidly extinguished, in the chief petty officers' [[mess]] (resulting in one death and two hospitalisations<ref>{{citation |author=Maurice Foley, Secretary of State for Defence |title = HMS "Victorious" (Fire) | publisher = UK Parliament | work = Written Answers (House of Commons Debates) | date = 16 November 1967 |volume= 754 |at=c192W| url = https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1967/nov/16/hms-victorious-fire | access-date = 28 February 2009}}</ref>). Although damage was relatively minor, the fire coincided with a reduction of the defence budget and a manpower shortage for the Royal Navy. Together with the 1966 decision to phase out fixed-wing naval aviation, it was decided at very short notice not to recommission ''Victorious''. Her captain was told of this just one day before the scheduled recommissioning ceremony. The ceremony was held by the ship's crew anyway as a "[[Wake (ceremony)|wake]]" for the ship.{{Sfn | Apps | 1971 | pp = 238–242}}  She was [[paid off]] in 1968 and placed on the Disposal List in 1969. She was sold later that year to [[British Shipbreakers]] and towed on 13 July 1969 to [[HMNB Clyde|Faslane Naval Base]], where she was [[Ship breaking|broken up]].<ref name= vic />{{Efn | There are differences between sources on the precise details of the circumstances of ''Victorious''{{'}}s demise.}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+Final air wing 1966–67<ref>{{Cite web| title = HMS Victorious (R38) |work= Seavixen.org | url = http://www.seavixen.org/index.cfm?fa=contentGeneric.amsybmvkhafrbbal&pageId=56720 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110728095526/http://www.seavixen.org/index.cfm?fa=contentGeneric.amsybmvkhafrbbal&pageId=56720 | archive-date = 28 July 2011 |date=2011 | df = dmy-all }}.</ref>
|-
!Squadron!!Aircraft type!!Number of<br />aircraft!!Role
|-align=center
|[[801 Naval Air Squadron|801 NAS]]||[[Blackburn Buccaneer|Buccaneer S2]]||9||Strike
|-align=center
|[[893 Naval Air Squadron|899 NAS]]||[[De Havilland Sea Vixen|Sea Vixen FAW2]]||10||Fleet Air Defence
|-align=center
|rowspan=2|[[849 Naval Air Squadron|849A NAS]]||[[Fairey Gannet AEW|Gannet AEW3]]||4||Airborne Early Warning
|-align=center
|[[Fairey Gannet|Gannet COD4]]||1||Carrier On-Board Delivery
|-align=center
|[[814 Naval Air Squadron|814 NAS]]||[[Westland Wessex|Wessex HAS.3]]||5||Anti-Submarine Warfare
|-align=center
|Ships Flight||[[Westland Wessex|Wessex HAS.1]]||2||Search and Rescue
|}

==Squadrons and aircraft==

{| class="wikitable"
|+Squadrons embarked<ref name="sqdp402">{{Harvnb|Sturtivant|Ballance|1994|p=402}}</ref>
! Naval Air Squadron 
! Dates !! Aircraft
|-
|[[809 Naval Air Squadron|809]]
|January 1941 – November 1942
|[[Fairey Fulmar|Fulmar II]]
|-
|[[825 Naval Air Squadron|825]]
| May–June 1941
|[[Fairey Swordfish|Swordfish I]]
|-
|[[800 Naval Air Squadron|800Z]]
|May–June 1941
|Fulmar I
|-
|[[820 Naval Air Squadron|820]]
|June 1941
|Swordfish I
|-
|[[828 Naval Air Squadron|828]]
|July–August 1941
|[[Fairey Albacore|Albacore I]]
|-
|[[827 Naval Air Squadron|827]]
|July–August 1941
|Albacore I
|-
|820
|July 1941 – January 1942
|Fairey Albacore|Albacore I
|-
|[[817 Naval Air Squadron|817]]
|August 1941 – November 1942
|Albacore I
|-
|[[832 Naval Air Squadron|832]]
|August 1941 – December 1942
|Albacore I
|-
|[[802 Naval Air Squadron|802 detachment 8]]	
|September 1941
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|Martlet I]]
|-
|[[885 Naval Air Squadron|885]]
|June–August 1942
|[[Hawker Hurricane variants#Sea Hurricanes|Sea Hurricane Ib]]
|-
|[[884 Naval Air Squadron|884]]
|July–November 1942
|[[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire V]]
|-
|[[801 Naval Air Squadron|801 detachment]]
|Aug 1942
|Sea Hurricane Ib
|-
|[[896 Naval Air Squadron|896]]
|September 1942 – September 1943
|Martlet IV
|-
|[[898 Naval Air Squadron|898]]
|October 1942 – October 1943
|Martlet IV
|-
|882
|October 1942 – September 1943
||Martlet IV
|-
|832
|January – September 1943
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|Avenger 1]]
|-
|[[1834 Naval Air Squadron|1834]]
|February 1944 – October 1945
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|Corsair II/IV]]
|-
|827
|March–April 1944
|[[Fairey Barracuda|Barracuda II]]
|-
|[[829 Naval Air Squadron|829]]
|March–July 1944
|Barracuda II
|-
|[[831 Naval Air Squadron|831]]
|March–August 1944
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|March 1944 – October 1945
|Corsair II/IV
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|[[1837 Naval Air Squadron|1837]]
|July–Sept 1944
|Corsair II
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|[[1838 Naval Air Squadron|1838]]
|July 1944
|Corsair II
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|September 1944
|Barracuda II
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|December 1944 – October 1945
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|November 1957 – July 1958
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|June 1958 – March 1962
|[[Supermarine Scimitar]]
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|August 1958 – February 1959
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|September 1958 – June 1960
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|[[893 Naval Air Squadron|893]]
|September 1958 – February 1960
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|November 1958 – December 1958
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|February 1959
|Sea Venom FAW22
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|June–August 1959
|Sea Venom FAW22
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|July 1959 – March 1962
|Sea Vixen FAW1
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|September 1959 – December 1959
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|January 1960 – February 1960
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|December 1961
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|June 1960 – March 1962
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|August 1960 – April 1962
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|September 1960
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|July 1963 – August 1963
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|August 1963 – July 1965
|[[Blackburn Buccaneer|Buccaneer S1]]
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|August 1963 – June 1967
|Wessex HAS1
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|849A
|August 1963 – July 1965
|Gannet AEW3
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|893
|August 1963 – July 1965
|Sea Vixen FAW1
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|August 1963
|Sea Vixen FAW1
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|893
|November 1965 – June 1967
|Sea Vixen FAW2
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|849A
|June 1966 – June 1967
|Gannet AEW3
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|801
|May 1966 – May 1968
|Buccaneer S2
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== Footnotes ==
{{Notelist}}

===References===
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book |last=Apps |first=Michael |year=1971 |title=Send Her Victorious |location=London |publisher= William Kimber & Co |isbn= 0-7183-0102-1}}
* {{cite book |last=Blair |first=Clay |author-link=Clay Blair |title=Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters 1939–1942 |year=2000 |location=London |publisher=Cassell & Co. |isbn=0-304-35260-8}}
* {{cite book | last = Chesneau | first = Roger | year = 1998 | title = Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present: An Illustrated Encyclopedia  | location = London | publisher = Brockhampton Press | isbn = 1-86019-87-5-9 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Garzke |first1=William |last2=Dulin |first2=Robert |last3=Jurens |first3=William |title=Battleship ''Bismarck'' |publisher=Naval Institute Press |year=2019 |isbn=978-1-59114-569-1|name-list-style=amp}}
* {{cite book|last1=Hobbs|first1=David|title=British Aircraft Carriers: Design, Development and Service Histories |year=2013|location=Barnsley, UK |publisher=Seaforth Publishing |isbn=978-1-84832-138-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Hobbs|first=David|title=The British Pacific Fleet: The Royal Navy's Most Powerful Strike Force |year=2011 |publisher=Seaforth Publishing |location=Barnsley, UK|isbn=978-1-5267-0283-8}}
*{{cite book |last1=Hobbs |first1=David |title=HMS ''Victorious'': Detailed in the Original Builder's Plans |date=2018 |publisher=Seaforth Publishing |location=Barnsley, UK |isbn=978-1-5267-3734-2}}
* {{Cite news| first = D. | last = Hobbs | title = HMS ''Victorious'': The Highly Adaptable Carrier | newspaper = Ships Monthly | date = December 2014}}
* {{cite book|last=Jenkins |first=C. A. |title=HMS ''Furious''/Aircraft Carrier 1917–1948: Part II: 1925–1948 |series=Warship Profile |volume=24 |year=1972 |publisher=Profile Publications |location=Windsor, UK}}
*{{cite book |last=Kennedy |first=Ludovic |author-link=Ludovic Kennedy |title=Pursuit: The Chase and Sinking of the ''Bismarck'' |year=1984 |publisher=Bantam Books |isbn=0-553-23795-0}}
*{{cite book |last=Konstam |first=Angus |title=Sink the ''Tirpitz'' 1942–44: The RAF and Fleet Air Arm Duel with Germany's Mighty Battleship |year=2018 |location=Oxford |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-4728-3159-0}}
* {{cite book|editor1-last=Chumbley|editor1-first=Stephen|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995 |year=1995 |publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=1-55750-132-7 |chapter=United Kingdom |last1=Preston |first1=Antony|pages=479–543|author-link=Antony Preston}}
* {{cite book |last1=Rohwer |first1=Jürgen |last2=Hümmelchen |first2=Gerhard |title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945 |year=1992 |location=London |publisher=Greenhill Books |isbn=1-85367-117-7}}
* {{cite book |last1=Ruegg |first1=Bob |last2=Hague |first2=Arnold |title=Convoys to Russia 1941–1945 |year=1993 |location=Kendal, UK |publisher=World Ship Society |isbn=0-905617-66-5|name-list-style=amp}}
* {{cite book |last1=Shores |first1=Christopher |last2=Cull |first2=Brian |last3=Malizia |first3=Nicola |title=Malta: The Hurricane Years |year=1987 |location=London |publisher=Grub Street |isbn=0-948817-06-2|name-list-style=amp}}
*{{cite book | last1=Sturtivant | first1=Ray | last2= Ballance | first2= Theo |title = The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm | year = 1994 |publisher = Air Britain (Historians) |location = Tonbridge, UK |isbn =0-85130-223-8|author-link1=Ray Sturtivant|name-list-style=amp}}
* {{cite book | last = Vian | first = Philip | year = 1960 | title = Action This Day | location = London | publisher = Frederick Muller|author-link=Philip Vian}}
* {{Cite book |last=Watton |first=Ross |title=The Aircraft Carrier ''Victorious'' |publisher=Naval Institute Press |year=1991 |isbn=1-55750-026-6 |series=Anatomy of the Ship}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book | last=Belote | first=James | year=1975 |title=Titans of the Seas|location=New York|publisher=Harper & Row |isbn = 0-06-010278-0}}
* {{cite book | editor-last = Blackman | editor-first = V. B | year = 1951 | title = Jane's Fighting Ships 1950–51 | location = London | publisher = Sampson Low, Marston}}
*{{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau |editor1-first=Roger |publisher=Mayflower Books|location=New York|year=1980|isbn=0-8317-0303-2 |chapter=Great Britain |last1=Campbell |first1=N. J. M.|pages=2–85}}
* {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman| year=1988| title=British Carrier Aviation: The Evolution of the Ships and Their Aircraft | publisher= Naval Institute Press|location= Annapolis, Maryland |isbn= 0-87021-054-8|author-link=Norman Friedman}}
*{{cite book|editor1-last=Jordan|editor1-first=John|publisher=Osprey|location=Oxford, UK|year=2020|title=Warship 2020|isbn=978-1-4728-4071-4|last1=Hobbs|first1=David |chapter=The Reconstruction of HMS ''Victorious''|pages=67–81}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.armouredcarriers.com/ Armoured aircraft carrier action and damage reports, 1940–1945]
* {{Citation | url = http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/pages/aircraft_carriers/hms_victorious_38.htm | publisher = Maritime quest | title = HMS ''Victorious'' | type = photo gallery}}.

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