Arromanches
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | Arromanches | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | light aircraft carrier | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | France, United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | French Navy, Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | East China Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Taiwan | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 41 km from land |
| Position | 25.0333, 122.3333 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Arromanches (French pronunciation: [aʁɔmɑ̃ʃ]; R95) was an aircraft carrier of the French Navy, which served from 1946 to 1974. She was previously HMS Colossus (15) of the Royal Navy. She was the name-ship of the Colossus class of light carriers. She was commissioned in 1944, but did not see any action in World War II. She served with the British Pacific Fleet in 1945–46, as an aircraft transport and repatriation ship.
In 1946, she was loaned to the French Navy, and renamed Arromanches; she was bought by the French in 1951.
Arromanches participated in the First Indochina War in four campaigns from 1948 to 1954, and the Suez Crisis of 1956. In 1968 she was converted to an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) carrier. She was decommissioned in 1974, and broken up in 1978.
Location
- Recorded position: 25.0333, 122.3333 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: East China Sea
- Nearest coast: Taiwan
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article French aircraft carrier Arromanches (revision 1377181883), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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