An item reported that Royal British Navy ordered the building of the aircraft repair ship Unicorn at the shipyard Harland&Wolf, Belfast, England with as main task the maintenance of the engines of aircraft which was hardly possible to execute on board of aircraft carriers.
Note
1.Maintenance
aircraft carrier. Building costs 2.531.000 pound sterling. Building ordered on
14 April 1939, laid down with yard number 1031 on 26 June 1939, launched on 20
November 1941, completed on 12 March 1943, decommissioned January 1946,
recommissioned mid 1949, never realized plans to modernize her in 1951-November
1952 to be started in July 1954, decommissioned on 17 November 1953, reserved
since March 1957, to be disposed since 1958, sold to be broken up in June 1959
which was completed at Troon in 1960. Pennant 172. Fitted out with a flight
deck.
