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From: Paul Benyon <>
Subject: Re: [Mar] HMS Victorious - Carrier
Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 08:54:28 +0100
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Hi Patrick

The only R02 I can find in my own database is the destroyer ZEST, when
she was commissioned, which no doubt became an "F" something, in later
years, when she was an ASW frigate, which probably rules her out.

According to the Hazegrey site, which seems more interested in recording
pennant nos. than most sites:

http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/uk_index.htm

R2 was ILLUSTRIOUS, until changed to R87 under the NATO designation
system, which probably rules her out ?

So regret not a lot of help

Paul

On Fri, 2 May 2003 07:53:57 +0100, "Brian Cave"
<> wrote:

>Like a lot of these things - it depends on when you are talking about, for
>instance during WWII Flag R superior denoted destroyers, and R09 was the
>destroyer CADIZ. At this time ARK ROYAL was pendent No. 91 and VICTORIOUS
>38.
>
>Post war, at the time when ARK ROYAL was designated R09, then VICTORIOUS was
>R38.
>
>HTH
>Brian
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Patrick Hill" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 10:38 PM
>Subject: [Mar] HMS Victorious - Carrier
>
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> You know what its like - over a friendly pint - when someone says 'RR02
>was the pennant number for HMS Victorious,' and you know they are wrong but
>can't remember exactly what it was? Well I have just had one of those
>pints!
>>
>> RO9 was the Ark, so RR02?
>>
>> Be very grateful for the answer.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Patrick
>>
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