HMS Victorious (R38)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Victorious. HMS Victorious in 1959 History United Kingdom Name: Victorious Ordered: 13 Jan 1937 Builder: Vickers-Armstrong Cost: £4.05million Laid down: 4 May 1937 Launched: 14 September 1939 Commissioned: 14 May 1941 Decommissioned: 13 March 1968 Refit: 1950–57 Identification: Pennant numbers: 38, R38, 38 Motto: Per coelum et aequorem victrix (Through air and sea victorious) Honours and awards: 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 Fate: Scrapped 1969 Badge: General characteristics Class and type: Illustrious -class aircraft carrier Displacement: As built: 23,207 tons lightship, 28,619 tons full load Post-refit: 35,500 tons full load Len...