Launched on 25 September 1902, Knyaz Suvorov was Borodino-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy. Entering service in September 1904, she sailed a month later on 15 October 1904, with the Second Pacific Squadron to break the Japanese blockade of Port Arthur.
The Japanese captured the port while the squadron was in transit and their destination was changed to Vladivostok. During the Battle of Tsushima, the ship fell out of the battle line after a shell hit her bridge, killing her helmsman and wounding her captain and Vice Admiral Rozhestvensky. Knyaz Suvorov was eventually torpedoed and sunk by Japanese torpedo boats; other than 20 wounded officers evacuated by a destroyer, there were no survivors.
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Launched on 29 October 1903, Slava was a Borodino-class battleship of the Imperial Russian Navy. Not completed until October 1905, she was too late to be included in the ships sent to relieve the siege of Port Arthur, hence missing the Battle of Tsushima. She therefore avoided the fate of her four sisters, three of which were sunk and the other captured by Japan.
During World War One, Slava served in the Baltic. On the 8th of August 1915, the Germans started clearing the mines in the Irbe Strait. Slava sortied and fired on the minesweepers, forcing them to retire. A later attempt by the Germans was accompanied by two dreadnought battleships (SMS Nassau and Posen) resulted in damage to Slava forcing her to retire.
She spent the rest of 1915 supporting Russian troops. In the summer of 1916, she resumed her support of the army, and on 12 September 1916 became the subject of the first attack by torpedo bombers against a moving battleship. All of the torpedoes missed.
During the Battle of Moon Sound, Slava was severely damaged by the German battleship König. She was ordered to be scuttled to block a channel, but instead ran around where one of her 12-inch magazines exploded. Russian destroyers fired torpedoes at her to ensure her destruction. Only one of the six fired worked. The wreck was scrapped by the Estonians in 1935.
Class and type
Borodino-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Displacement
14,415 long tons (14,646 t) (normal) 15,275 long tons (15,520 t) full load
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Originally built for the British Royal Navy as HMS Powerful, HMCS Bonaventure was a Majestic-class aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Canadian Navy. Laid down on 27 November 1943 as HMS Powerful, she was incomplete at the end of the Second World War and work on her was halted.
Canada acquired the ship in 1952 and she was completed to an altered design and commissioned on 17 January 1957. The new design incorporated the ability to land aircraft of up to 24,000 pounds (11,000 kg); enlarged aircraft lifts to 54 by 34 feet (16 m × 10 m) in order to accommodate larger aircraft, an angled flight deck, steam catapults, and optical landing system.
The aircraft carrier’s initial air group was composed of sixteen McDonnell F2H Banshee jet fighters and eight Grumman CS2F Tracker anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft along with Sikorsky HO4S ASW helicopters.
The Banshees were retired in 1962 but were not replaced. The ship’s role then changed to one of pure ASW and the air wing was modified, dropping the fighters but keeping the eight Trackers, and increasing the number of HO4Ss to fourteen. In 1963, the aircraft carrier began a refit in order to allow her operate the new Sikorsky CHSS-2 Sea King helicopters, which had been ordered to replace the HO4Ss.
Bonaventure was sold an broken up for scrap in 1971.
HMS Magnificent (left) and HMS Powerful (later HMCS Bonaventure) under construction at Harland and Wolff’s Musgrave shipyard, Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) under going heeling trialsHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) at sea in 1961 with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS BonaventureHMCS Bonaventure 1962 In Full Dress Entering or Leaving PortHMCS Bonaventure with a Sikorsky H0S4 helicopter and Grumman CS2F trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure harbouring in Stockholm, during a military event, in June 1965HMCS Bonaventure harbouring in Stockholm, during a military event, in June 1965HMCS Bonaventure in RotterdamHMCS Bonaventure with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22), in April 1959HMCS Bonaventure (CVL-22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with a Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) in heavy seasHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with a waves breaking over the bowGrumman CS2F Trackers on HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) during heavy seas HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers and Sikorsky CH-124 Sea Kings on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) at sea in 1961 with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) at sea in 1961 with Grumman CS2F Trackers and Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King helicopters on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) at sea in 1961 with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) transporting Ferret scout cars with the Recce Squadron, RCD, en-route to Cyprus in 1964HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22), celebrating the RCN’s 50th Anniversary in 1960HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure and HMCS Swansea, pictured on 18 May 1959HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) RASing with HMCS Iroquois.HMCS Skeena 207, HMCS Provider 508, HMCS Bonaventure CVL22 1966HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22), with HMCS Iroquois escortingHMCS Restigouche 257, HMCS Bonaventure CVL-22, HMCS Skeena 207HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure and HMCS FraserJune 1961 Top to bottom USS The Sullivans 537, USS Jonas Ingram 938, HMCS Bonaventure CVL 22, USS Essex, HMCS AthabaskanHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22), celebrating 10,000 trapped landingsHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22), 1957HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22), RASing with a USN shipHMCS Bonaventure along with five Destroyers, HMCS Ottawa, HMCS Margaree, HMCS Gatineau, HMCS Fraser, HMCS Provider and HMCS St-Laurent tied-up in the port of New Orleans for a six day visit.HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure, 12 December 1969HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) in 1960HMCS Bonaventure, post 1966-67 refitHMCS Bonaventure view from a Sikorsky H0S4 helicopterGrumman C2SF-1 Tracker landing on HMCS Bonaventure
Aircraft Operations
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (US Navy)
HMCS Bonaventure flight deck with a visiting USN Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Grumman CS2F Tracker
A Grumman CS2F Tracker on HMCS Bonaventure during a visit to Hamburg 1966Grumman C2SF-1 Tracker displaying armament, on HMCS BonaventureGrumman CS2F Trackers on HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) during heavy seas A Grumman CS2F Tracker taking off from HMCS BonaventureGrumman CS2F Tracker landing on HMCS BonaventureGrumman C2SF-1 Tracker landing on HMCS BonaventureGrumman CS2F Trackers on HMCS BonaventureGrumman CS2F TrackerGrumman CS2F Tracker propeller and engineGrumman CS2F tracker preparing to take off from HMCS BonaventureHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure with a Sikorsky H0S4 helicopter and Grumman CS2F trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with a Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers and Sikorsky CH-124 Sea Kings on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) at sea in 1961 with Grumman CS2F Trackers and Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King helicopters on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) at sea in 1961 with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) at sea in 1961 with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) at sea in 1961 with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deckHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) with Grumman CS2F Trackers on deck
McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee
McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee on HMCS BonaventureMcDonnell F2H-3 Banshee positioned on the steam catapult of HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22), in 1957McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee landing on HMCS BonaventureMcDonnell F2H-3 Banshees flying over HMCS BonaventureMcDonnell F2H-3 BansheeMcDonnell F2H-3 Banshee
Sikorsky HO4S-3 Sea Horse
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Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King
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