HMS Triumph, a 13,350-ton Colossus class light fleet aircraft carrier built at Hebburn-on-Tyne, England, was completed in April 1946. She served actively during the post-World War II years, and played an important role in the early months of the Korean War, when she was the only Royal Navy carrier in the Far East. Triumph was a training ship during the mid-1950s and was converted to a heavy repair ship during 1958-65. She passed out of service in the mid-1970s and was scrapped in 1981.
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Photo #: NH 97010 HMS Triumph (British Aircraft Carrier, 1946) Underway off Subic Bay, Philippines, during joint U.S. & U.K. naval exercises, 8 March 1950. Planes on her deck include Supermarine Seafire 47s of 800 Squadron, forward, and Fairey Fireflys aft. Photographed from a USS Boxer (CV-21) plane. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 140KB; 740 x 540 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-416423 USS Rochester (CA-124) Senior U.S. and British naval officers confer on board Rochester, flagship of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, during the early days of the Korean War. The original photograph is dated 1 July 1950. Those present are (from left to right): Captain A.D. Torlesse, RN, Commanding Officer of HMS Triumph; Rear Admiral John M. Hoskins, USN, Commander, Carrier Group, Seventh Fleet; Vice Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, Commander, Seventh Fleet; and Rear Admiral Sir William G. Andrewes, RN, Commander, British Commonwealth Forces. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 107KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-417148 First Korean War Carrier Air Strikes, 3-4 July 1950 A North Korean railroad train is attacked just south of Pyongyang by planes from the joint U.S.-British Task Force 77, 4 July 1950. The carriers involved were USS Valley Forge (CV-45) and HMS Triumph. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 190KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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2 October 1999
Coding updated 15 April 2001