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HMS ''Vengeance'' was a ''Colossus''-class Aircraft Carrier of the Royal Navy . She was laid down on 16 November 1942 at Swan Hunter , launched 23 February 1944 , and commissioned on 15 January 1945 . SERVICE HISTORY ''Vengeance'' left for the Far East to reinforce the British Pacific Fleet . Immediately after the end of the Second World War , ''Vengeance'' was dispatched to Hong Kong to reoccupy the Colony to prevent a Coup De Main by Chinese Forces . ''Vengeance'' then joined the other ''Colossus''-class ships in repatriating Prisoners Of War . After returning to the UK, ''Vengeance'' served as flagship of the 3rd Aircraft Carrier Squadron for two years. The ship was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy on 13 November 1952 . ''Vengeance's'' Australian service was uneventful, and the highlights of her service were escorting the Royal Yacht SS ''Gothic'' and returning the aircraft of No. 77 Squadron RAAF from Japan . After three years of service in the Southern Hemisphere , ''Vengeance'' returned to the Royal Navy on 12 August 1955 . ''Vengeance'' was sold to Brazil on 14 December 1956 . The ship was commissioned in the Brazilian fleet as NAeL ''Minas Gerais'' . After being decommissioned, ''Vengeance'' was briefly put up for auction at EBay.com . The auction was placed by an anonymous seller from Brazil, but was removed before the auction completed because eBay forbids the sale of military ordnance. She was ultimately taken to India and broken up for Scrap . REFERENCES SEE ALSO
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