In this small selection you will see a truly extraordinary number of people at her launch at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, one of the last images of her in 1941 before being sunk by German submarine U-18 and some very happy survivors returning home after the sinking.
There are also some interesting aircraft that flew from her decks during her short operational naval life.
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