History

Served as a seaplane carrier prewar carrying 7 aircraft, 5 seaplanes and 2 landplanes. Requisitioned in 1939 for use as troopship.

Battle Honours
No information

Captains
No information on WWII Captains.

Squadrons and Aircraft
No information on squadrons
7 (5 seaplanes and 2 landplanes)

Associations and Reunions
No information

Ship name	Vindex
Class
Type	Seaplane Carrier
Ships in Class
Launched
Tonnage	2950 Tons
Engines	Three shaft diesel direct drive turbines (11000shp)
Speed in Knots	23
Armament	Two Single 12pdr LA.
Crew Complement	218
Range	995 at 10kts
Length (ft/inches)	110.03m
Beam (ft/inches)	12.8m
Draught (ft/inches)	4.03m
Flight Deck length (ft/inches)	19.5m
Flight Deck width (ft/inches)	7.62m
Armour	none
Number of aircraft carried	7 (5 seaplanes and 2 landplanes.)
Fate of carrier
Notes

FURTHER INFORMATION   HMS Vindex - Information by British Forces.com   Sturtivant, R & Ballance, T  (1994). 'The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm' Published by Air Britain (Historians) Ltd, 1994 ISBN: 0 85130 223 8 The World’s Warships 1941 by Francis E. McMurtrie (1944). Janes London 1941 1st ed.  Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II by Francis E. McMurtrie (Editor)(1984). 320 pages. Crescent Books; ISBN: 0517679639   World Aircraft Carrier Lists and Photo Gallery - from 1913 to 2000. Naval History Information Center, Haze Gray & Underway

       Last Modified: 23-2-2001

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