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HMS Eagle was laid down during WW2 but served the UK and NATO into The Cold War and the jet age.
In the final years of World War Two, the British Royal Navy had begun construction of the Audacious Class of aircraft carriers. The 4 ships were HMS Audacious, HMS Irresistible, HMS Africa and HMS Eagle.
The were designed to help win the war but also to accommodate the larger, next generation of aircraft that were in development.
They were not completed by the end of world war 2 and due to financial restraints, HMS Africa and HMS Eagle were cancelled.
HMS Irresistible and HMS Audacious would continue however and were renamed Ark Royal and Eagle, after previous lost carriers.
These aircraft carriers would help develop the British Royal Navy and their carrier fleet technology and see large changes to aviation at sea. From propeller driven aircraft and into the jet age with the McDonnel Douglas F4 Phantom.
She would see action in the Suez Crisis as well as playing her part in major NATO exercises as the cold war intensified.
Several refits and rebuilds would see the evolution of the angled flight deck as well as optical landing systems.
HMS Eagle was a formidable aircraft carrier that helped develop military aviation at sea and moved most definitely into the jet age.
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